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Blockchain for Public Good: Insights from UNDP’s Paris Convenings
Insights from UNDP’s Paris Convenings

Where does AI actually help a city? Ten municipalities spent three days finding out
Inside the CEF x AI Bootcamp in Podgorica, Montenegro – and what it taught us about building AI capability in local governments The CEF x AI Bootcamp, held […]

AI x Cities webinar series: Session 1 – Starting where cities actually are
While information about AI is abundant, space to make sense of what it means in practice is not. That gap between the global AI conversation […]

UNDP and the Stellar Development Foundation extend partnership to scale proven digital payment solutions
UNDP and the Stellar Development Foundation extend their partnership to scale blockchain-based digital payment solutions across country office programmes.

What blockchain VDAP opens for UNDP colleagues
What blockchain VDAP opens for UNDP colleagues Connecting internal talent with live blockchain and AI workstreamsJune 26, 2026 | NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT UNDP teams […]

A year of NGO empowerment: What we’ve done so far
Starting a platform for civil society development/transformation in 2020 was no easy feat, given the tumultuous state of the world. However, through innovative and community-centered […]

What we learned from mapping the first 1000 civil society organizations in the Muslim world
After one year of collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on supporting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) in 57 OIC […]

Documenting our portfolio induction journey for the Mayors for Economic Growth initiative
As we kick-off our online course on portfolio thinking in collaboration with the EU, we will be updating this blog with weekly live entries, snippets […]

The EU, in partnership with UNDP, to promote inclusive local economic growth and innovation in EaP countries
We are excited to announce that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has started the implementation of the EU & UNDP Mayors for Economic Growth […]

UNDP’s BOOST sets out to amplify digitalization efforts across the region
The acceleration of the digital transformation will be crucial to weather the crisis and ensure long-term growth as we enter a “new normal.” We’d like […]

What we can learn from Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls about data stewardship
Michael Jordan will shed light on personal data stores; we’ll use the full Bulls team to illustrate data cooperatives, and coach Jackson will help us […]

Digital Impact Investment – an interview with Marina Petrović, Robert Pašičko, Rawad Rizk & Dr. Nikola Markovic
UNDP AltFinLab and UNDP Lebanon have created a system solution and technical platform together with the Social Impact Network. The platform, built during the DLT4EU […]

Track-and-Trace: Creating Fairer and More Transparent Supply Chains for Women-Owned Cooperatives in Morocco
UNDP AltFinLab explains their Track-and-Trace project, led under the DLT4EU accelerator programme, and addresses how the application of DLTs help solve societal and environmental challenges […]
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