Innovation in General (incl. HCD)

Explore our living library of innovation-related webinars and publications hosted by the UN Innovation Network and UN Entities.

Learn about new technologies, be inspired by the application of new approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals, and leverage the work and knowledge of UN innovators to advance your innovative ideas.

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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

Interoperability of IoT and Satellite Data for Earth Observation (Part of the "Digital Transformation for Cities & Communities" Webinar Series)

With over 50 billion IoT devices deployed, there is a need to facilitate the integration of existing IoT data with more standard Earth observation data.
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
May 25, 2022

Innovation to Accelerate Progress for Women and Girls

The high-level roundtable offered a platform for a dialogue on innovative ways to remove the barriers between women and girls and their rights and choices.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
May 25, 2022

Agile in Action: Practical Ways to Create Agile Teams and Organizations

This webinar explores modern agile methodologies and how they can empower you and your team towards greater flexibility, clarity and productivity.
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May 25, 2022

Masterclass on How Innovations Can Transform the Path to the 2030 Agenda

The Masterclass combines lessons learnt on how an enabling innovation ecosystem can help new ideas take hold and scale up to support the achievement of the SDGs and demonstrates these through real-world projects.
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May 25, 2022

The Future of Storytelling

Storytelling is vital for advocacy in political affairs. This presentation focuses on the future of storytelling and how it is being shaped by emerging technologies.
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May 25, 2022

Investment & Innovation Opportunities - Sustainable Industrial Parks (in Spanish)

The webinar presents key aspects of Investment and Innovation Opportunities in Sustainable Industrial Parks in Imbabura, Ecuador.
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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

Is fish the new fashion?

Supported by FAO, a local entrepreneur in Kenya has come up with novel idea to turn fish skins that would otherwise be discarded – into profit.
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May 25, 2022

The #BuildBackBetter Challenge

The #BuildBackBetter Challenge seeks to leverage the creativity, experience and skills of colleagues from across the system to reimagine the UN together!
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May 25, 2022

Ensuring Industrial Safety & Security - Resilient, Reliable and Responsive Manufacturing Sites

This episode focuses on more resilient, reliable and responsive manufacturing sites, capable to reconfigure fast to changing external conditions.
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May 25, 2022

Introduction of E-Learning Courses "How to deal with H2S, First Aid at Workplace, Footwear Pattern Engineering, Sustainable Leather Manufacturing"

These introductory webinars aim to introduce innovation and strengthen institutional capacity building for leather manufacturing factories, effluent treatment plant staff, university lecturers and students.
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May 2, 2022

Innovation Matters

This podcast series explores how innovation, or experimentation with ideas to create value, is changing our world and could drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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January 17, 2022

Sensemaking Workshop Preparation Guide and Facilitator Guide

A guide for practitioners to run sensemaking within their organisation. Sensemaking helps organsations be more strategic, practice futures thinking and produce more impact from their programming.
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May 21, 2021

ICTs for Biological Diversity

This session highlighted innovative initiatives using ICTs for biodiversity conservation and how they can help overcome challenges and strengthen efforts to mobilize, create and drive solutions to achieve SDG 15.
SDG 15: Life on Land
March 3, 2021

ICTs for Wildlife Conservation (WSIS TalkX, Part 2)

The event explored the positive impact of digital technologies for wildlife protection, including satellite images, computer algorithms, the Internet of Things and the Cloud.
SDG 15: Life on Land

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The UN Innovation Network and many UN Entities regularly host webinars and discussions to uncover emerging good practices, showcase successful projects and learn about opportunity areas for innovation, data and digital transformation.

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