Governance is Key for Digital Public Infrastructure Success
The digital technologies that serve as the ‘infrastructure’ of widespread digital transformation are increasingly recognised as key drivers of development.
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New UNDP Handbook: How Lower-Income Cities Can Use Drones
Uncrewed aerial vehicles – UAVs, often known as drones – have garnered significant interest amongst city administrations as potential tools for public and...
Apply Now! $100,000 UNDP Grant Funding to Scale Your Digital Solution
UNDP created the Chief Digital Office in 2019 and observed hundreds of digital projects and challenges faced by UNDP, governments, and partners. From this experience,...
Have You Read the UNDP Digital Strategy for 2022-2025?
Digital technology is a fundamental force for change in this century, reshaping economies, government, and civil society – thereby impacting almost every aspect...
UNDP Wants Your Input on How to Use Telehealth Solutions Successfully
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed health systems under significant strain over the past 18 months, highlighting the importance of innovative models of healthcare...
What is the Digital Technology Solution Stack for Country Resilience?
A year ago, Skye Gilbert, Director, Digital Square, PATH and I wondered whether the COVID-19 pandemic would accelerate the pace of digital transformation, and recommended...
The Role of Open Source Hardware in COVID-19 Digital Response
There has been a long history – both successful and less positive – of open source in international development. This has been driven by the creativity,...
Apply Now: $25,000 for COVID-19 Digital Detect and Protect Solutions
COVID-19 is an unprecedented global health and humanitarian emergency. It threatens to create devastating social, economic, and political crises that could leave...
Five Examples of United Nations Agencies Using Blockchain Technology
Blockchain technologies have the potential to help the international community reduce transaction costs, lower the risk of fraud, control financial risks and protect...
5 Fantastic Guides to Developing Project Monitoring and Evaluation Programs
Development professionals work to make positive change happen through their programs and initiatives. However, it is very hard for them to measure their projects’...