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A set of 23 innovations for agriculture and improved nutrition in the East & Southern Africa region has been documented in this Catalogue of Innovations.

Highlights from the innovation efforts of UN Entities in the first quarter of 2021.

This report showcases good practices on utilising technology to support older persons and effective policy interventions in promoting the development of technology for ageing societies.

This report provides an overview of the status of energy innovation; proposes actionable recommendations and assesses the catalytic impacts they can have.

This 5 year strategy guides the Digital Public Goods Alliance and lays the groundwork for collaboration with governments, industry, the UN, civil society, and more.

The overarching goal of the strategy is to enable missions to implement their mandates more effectively and to enhance the safety and security of peacekeepers by harnessing the potential of digital technologies as well as mitigating risks, while positioning peacekeeping to continue to evolve in its use of technology.

Highlights from the innovation efforts of UN Entities in the third quarter of 2021.

The 2021 Global Innovation Index presents the global innovation ranking with a special focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on innovation.

A policy framework for responsible limits on facial recognition including an use case on law enforcement investigations.

The report explores the applicability and scope of digital technologies for enabling circularity in the lifecycle of electronic devices.

The paper focuses on e-waste derived from wireless infrastructure for mobile Internet connectivity, connected devices and data storage with examples from mobile networks, IoT and data centres.

This report showcases the full range of measures that are being deployed to better understand the Earth’s system, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience to the climate crisis.

This brief showcases how two large Chinese companies leverage advanced liquid-cooling systems to cool their data centres.

Frontier technologies to protect the environment and tackle climate change, the latest report – developed by ITU together with UNECE; UNESCO; UN Environment; UNFCCC; United Nations Global Compact; UNIDO; UN-Habitat; and UN-Women – begins by exploring what is changing on our planet, why these changes are taking place, and who is most at risk as a result.

The Directory showcases ITC's innovations in Data & Research, Digital Transformation and Organizational Transformation.

This documentation, which includes a series of human-centered stories, summarizes the results achieved and lessons learned in the UNFPA China Live streaming Comprehensive Sexuality Education Project.