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June 8, 2022
[UN BeSci Week] Behavioural Design for Central Bank Digital Currency and Digital Payments
This session sheds light on how the IMF applied behavioural research and human-centered design to support the design and development of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and for the digitisation of payment systems.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
May 31, 2022
Learn & Earn - Language Learning in the Era of Web 3.0
Imagine getting paid to learn a foreign language. This webinar shares the story of Letmespeak.org (LMS), a place to play, learn English and earn.
SDG 04: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
May 25, 2022
UNDP's Digital Strategy & Transformation - Towards #nextGenUNDP
UNDP's Chief Digital Officer and his team present UNDP’s Digital Strategy and key implementation initiatives such as the Digital Advocates Network, the UNDP Data Strategy and Digital X, a digital innovation scaling accelerator.
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May 25, 2022
The SG's 2020 Innovation, Data & Digital Capacity Mapping
The assessment explores the state of organisational capabilities and cultures across over the UN System - this year's edition puts a focus on data and digital topics, in addition to innovation.
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May 25, 2022
How NFTs can give more Children the Chance to learn online
This webinar explores how non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can raise funding for the work of the UN.
SDG 04: Quality Education
May 25, 2022
Blockchain Technologies in the Humanitarian Sector
This webinar discusses the fundamentals of blockchain, various applications in the humanitarian sector, and how WFP has implemented blockchain to help serve its beneficiaries.
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May 25, 2022
UNicoins - Digital Tokens for the UN
This UN Blockchain Group session shares an update on UNicoins, the YoungUN-led project that aims to encourage cross-UN collaboration through tokenisation.
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May 25, 2022
Creating Sustainable Value Chains through Blockchain (Part 6 of the "Blockchain Technology for Climate Policy Implementation" Webinar Series)
The 6th webinar in the series provides an overview of blockchain in the context of sustainable value and supply chains.
SDG 13: Climate Action
May 25, 2022
Managing Carbon Emissions through Blockchain (Part 5 of the "Blockchain Technology for Climate Policy Implementation" Webinar Series)
The 5th webinar in the series provides an overview of blockchain in the context of international carbon markets and meta-registries.
SDG 13: Climate Action
May 25, 2022
Supporting Mitigation Finance through Blockchain (Part 4 of the "Blockchain Technology for Climate Policy Implementation" Webinar Series)
The 4th webinar in the series provides an overview of blockchain in the context of mitigation finance, infrastructural investments and offsetting projects.
SDG 13: Climate Action
May 25, 2022
Webinar Series on "Digital Transformation for Cities & Communities"
This webinar series investigates the expanding role of digital transformation in driving innovation, sustainable growth and inclusion as well as responding to crisis situations in cities and communities.
SDG 13: Climate Action
May 25, 2022
Blockchain-Based Data Management for Supporting IoT and Smart Cities & Communities (Part of the "Digital Transformation for Cities & Communities" Webinar Series)
This webinar explores the growing role of blockchain in accelerating smart cities and communities, with special focus on the role of standards in accelerating the adoption of blockchain.
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May 25, 2022
Enhancing Adaptation Finance through Blockchain (Part 3 of "Blockchain Technology for Climate Policy Implementation")
The third webinar in the series provides an overview of blockchain in the context of adaptation finance and parametric insurance.
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May 25, 2022
Blockchain and Climate Change
This webinar discusses how blockchain technologies contribute to and can help to respond to the challenges posed by climate change.
SDG 13: Climate Action
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