Innovation in General (incl. HCD)

The Office of Innovation launched the Portfolio Sense-Making initiative to mainstream the concept of innovation portfolio management across FAO teams and Divisions/Offices at HQ, Regional and Country levels. Portfolio Sense-Making involves systematically analyzing and visualizing innovation projects and their key data to understand their interrelationships, strengths, areas for improvement and potential impacts, thereby facilitating informed decision-making and strategic alignment with Organizational goals.

The World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of people-centred smart city development globally. Serving as a foundational reference for drafting the International Guidelines on People-Centred Smart Cities, the report offers qualitative and quantitative insights into smart city trends, challenges and opportunities, including fresh data on regional variations, the digital divide, skills gaps and much more.

Building on the work of Challenge Works and UN-Habitat, this guide helps local government leaders and innovators apply challenge-driven innovation in cities. It offers a step-by-step approach, real-world examples, practical tips, and useful resources to tackle urban challenges using innovation.

The Innovation Strategy outlines the guiding principles of UNFPA’s innovation trajectory, reaffirming our commitment to being future-focused and fostering an environment where transformative ideas and solutions can thrive.

Explore how 40 UN Entities are leveraging innovative thinking, technologies and new way of working in their work.

This comprehensive action plan encourages UN entities and teams to adapt the actions to the current stage of their journey, setting ambitious targets for each step.

Browse our living library showcasing events related to UN 2.0 priority areas taking place during the Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly 2024.

This session provides a platform for Member States to delve into how stronger capabilities in data, digital, innovation, foresight and behavioural science can accelerate national priorities and progress.

Learn how experts are advancing these and other enablers to sustainably embed new skills and approaches in organisations.

This discussion will spotlight how connectivity, digital transformation and strategic foresight can be harnessed to re-envision how children learn.

UNDP Accelerator Labs Network and Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design launch "UNTAPPED: Collective Intelligence for Climate Action"

Hear from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and senior UN leaders as they lay out the vision for a modernized UN.

Explore how 40 Entities are leveraging new approaches and cutting-edge technologies in their work.

The WFP Innovation Accelerator Year in Review 2023 showcases the tangible impact of its efforts to source, support and scale innovations ending hunger and achieving the SDGs.

Witness the newest cohort of cutting-edge startups and social entrepreneurs pitch live in front of potential funders, government officials, and industry leaders.

Hear the stories of young climate innovators from around the world nominated and supported by global accelerators and selected by #Innovation30.