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August 15, 2022
Top 100 UNWTO Tourism Start-Up Competitors
An overview of the 100 most outstanding tourism proposals, selected by the UNWTO Innovation Team.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
August 15, 2022
SDG Global Startup Competition - 25 Innovators Working for a More Sustainable and Innovative Tourism
Meet the 25 winners of the SDG Global Startup Competition, working for a More Sustainable and Innovative Tourism, selected as the most disruptive startups that directly contribute to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs.
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August 15, 2022
UNWTO - Solutions for Restarting Tourism
In response to the COVID-19 impact on tourism, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened a space to share startups and companies working for restarting tourism. Setting innovation and sustainability as the new normal
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
August 15, 2022
Blockchain for Sustainable Energy & Climate in the Global South
The report illustrates a road map to accelerate the clean energy, low-carbon transition, and climate change mitigation through blockchain technology.
SDG 07: Affordable & Clean Energy
SDG 13: Climate Action
August 15, 2022
Precision Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers
This report explores data-driven farm management and the applications it enables, through real-world examples and use cases.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
August 15, 2022
Early Warning and Anticipatory Action
The Bulletin explores anticipatory action and early warning systems to reduce the impact of natural disasters.
SDG 13: Climate Action
August 15, 2022
Industry 4.0 for Inclusive Development
This study focuses on industry 4.0 with regard to automation and data-driven changes in manufacturing technologies and processes and the trend towards the use of smart factories, predictive maintenance, 3D-printing and smart sensors.
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
August 15, 2022
The Future is Equal: Gender Equality in the Technology Industry
This report analyzes the key barriers faced by women in the workplace of the technology industry as well as identifies effective national policies and company initiatives on promoting gender equality in China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
June 17, 2022
IMF Climate Innovation Challenge Pitch Event
How might we integrate climate change into economic analysis to promote green policies?
SDG 13: Climate Action
June 15, 2022
Bridging the Technological Divide: Technology Adoption by Firms in Developing Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic drove a big uptake of technology, especially digital technologies. This report takes advantage of this shift to delve into which firms have adopted and use technologies and to what purpose.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
May 25, 2022
Industry 4.0’s true potential in advancing the attainment of the SDGs and shaping Society 5.0
Exploring the future of manufacturing and industries: Industry 4.0’s true potential in advancing the attainment of the SDGs and shaping Society 5.0.
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May 25, 2022
Webinar Series "Industrial Development and the 4th Industrial Revolution"
A series of 14 awareness-raising webinars that explore the potential of 4IR digital technologies in inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
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May 25, 2022
ICTs for Wildlife Conservation
The event explored digital technologies for wildlife protection, ranging from the role of satellite images for monitoring wildlife, IoT to make poaching predictable and using Apps to combat illegal wildlife trade.
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May 25, 2022
Innovate4Cities Climate Change Conference
The Innovate4Cities conference focused on Science and Innovation partnerships driving inclusive, resilient and climate neutral cities.
SDG 13: Climate Action
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
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
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