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BOOST, Portfolios
September 9, 2026

UNDP releases 2025 Slovak Transformation Fund Annual Report 

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and Central Asia has published the 2025 Annual Report for the Slovak Transformation Fund (STF), highlighting how cities across the region are strengthening their capacity to manage complex urban transitions and connect…

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M4EG, Urban futures
September 2, 2026

M4EG: Leading cities when the compass fails 

Originally posted at M4EG’s website, read the full article here.  When familiar maps no longer work and the compass starts to spin, leadership is about learning to navigate the unknown. Tools alone are not the answer; if anything, cities have…

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M4EG, Urban futures
September 2, 2026

M4EG: What if the project is not the point?  

Originally posted at M4EG’s website, read the full article here.  Cities rarely move in straight lines. A tourism problem is also a skills problem, a public-service problem, a business-confidence problem and often a community-belief problem.…

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New Technologies, Strategic Innovation
August 25, 2026

UNDP and DFINITY Foundation Collaborate on Exploring Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure and Decentralized AI Deployment for Public Good

New York, Istanbul, Zurich, 25 August — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the DFINITY Foundation today announced a new partnership to explore the deployment of sovereign cloud infrastructure and decentralized artificial intelligence to…

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Innovation ecosystems, Innovative finance
August 23, 2026

UNDP AltFinLab invites UN teams to apply for the 2026 SDG Blockchain Accelerator

The UNDP Alternative Finance Lab (AltFinLab) has launched an open call for the third edition of the SDG Blockchain Accelerator, inviting UNDP Country Offices and other UN entities to submit development challenges linked to active…

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Strategic Innovation, Urban futures
August 18, 2026

UNEP provides US$1.95 million to scale up Armenia’s circular bioeconomy transition 

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through its Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), has approved over US$2.2 million in funding to accelerate Armenia’s transition towards a circular bioeconomy – strengthening municipal systems, reducing organic…

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M4EG, Urban futures
September 2, 2026

M4EG: Leading cities when the compass fails 

Originally posted at M4EG’s website, read the full article here.  When familiar maps no longer work and the compass starts to spin, leadership is about learning to navigate the unknown. Tools alone are not the…

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M4EG, Urban futures
September 2, 2026

M4EG: What if the project is not the point?  

Originally posted at M4EG’s website, read the full article here.  Cities rarely move in straight lines. A tourism problem is also a skills problem, a public-service problem, a business-confidence problem and often a community-belief problem.…

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