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Innovation Library
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August 15, 2022
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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
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Blockchain for Urban Development - Guidance for Urban Managers
The Guide discusses blockchain’s unique features in relation to urban development and explores its applications and the risks and challenges associated with its implementation.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
August 15, 2022
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The State of Open Humanitarian Data 2022
The report contains details on the data available for humanitarian crises with deep-dive for Somalia and the work of UNFPA.
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August 15, 2022
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Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency
The paper shines a light on six countries at the frontier of issuing central bank digital currencies in the hope of identifying insights, lessons, and open questions.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
August 15, 2022
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Automated School Location Mapping at Scale from Satellite Imagery Based on Deep Learning
This paper explores the possibility of having a scalable model that can be used to map schools across the globe.
SDG 04: Quality Education
August 15, 2022
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UNDP Digital Strategy 2022-2025
UNDP's new Digital Strategy 2022-2025 aims to get ahead of the ever-evolving digital reality and accelerate work towards achieving the SDGs. The strategy lays out UNDP’s long-term vision to help create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet.
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August 15, 2022
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Social & Behavioural Insights COVID-19 Data Collection Tool for Africa
A tool to help collect and use social and behavioural data that is locally-relevant in the response to COVID-19.
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
August 15, 2022
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Young People & COVID-19: Behavioural Considerations for Promoting Safe Behaviours
This policy brief provides relevant insights from behavioural evidence and considerations for those promoting COVID-19 preventive behaviours among young people.
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
August 15, 2022
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Digital Agriculture in Action - AI for Agriculture
This publication aims to raise awareness about existing AI applications in agriculture and to inspire stakeholders to develop and replicate the new ones.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
SDG 01: No Poverty
August 15, 2022
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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
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Catalyzing Innovation for Women Entrepreneurs
The reports sheds light on challenges women entrepreneurs face: What financial service improvements would better fit their needs, and how they’ve been impacted by and adapted to the pandemic?
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 01: No Poverty
August 15, 2022
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Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age (Draft for Comments)
The Action Plan recognizes that digital innovations have the potential to help mitigate the triple planetary crisis - three fundamental shifts are necessary to achieve this vision.
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 14: Life Below Water
SDG 15: Life on Land
August 15, 2022
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Machine Learning for Official Statistics
This publication presents the practical applications of machine learning within statistical organisations and discusses their value added, challenges and lessons learned.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
August 15, 2022
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Standards & Digital Transformation - Good Governance in a Digital Age
The brochure provides insights into the key drivers of the digital transformation and its implications for sustainable development, particularly people, prosperity and planet.
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
August 15, 2022
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The Future of Knowledge - A Foresight Report
This report seeks to inform ongoing discussions regarding the means for countries to scale up their resilience, develop recovery plans, and shift toward more sustainable and inclusive development pathways.
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August 15, 2022
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Enhancing Efforts to Prevent Violent Extremism by Leveraging Behavioural Insights
This report showcases the methods, results and lessons learned from Behavioural Insights (BI) experiments aiming to use BI as a tool to strengthen the participation of women and youth in programmes to prevent violent extremism.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
August 15, 2022
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Geospatial Tools and Applications for Climate Investments
This catalogue promotes a number of geospatial tools that can support the design and implementation of large agricultural programmes.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
SDG 13: Climate Action
August 15, 2022
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Towards Open & Transparent Forest Data for Climate Action: Experiences and Lessons Learned
The publication presents the results, experiences and lessons learnt from FAO's efforts to increase transparency in the forest sector.
SDG 15: Life on Land
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
August 15, 2022
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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
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Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children: Digital Technology, Play and Child Well-Being
As digital technology plays an increasingly important role in children’s development, the report aims to create practical tools that empower stakeholders to put the well-being of children at the centre of digital design..
SDG 04: Quality Education
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 05: Gender Equality
August 15, 2022
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Blockchains for a Sustainable Postal Future
This study provides an overview of the potential use of blockchain in the postal sector with emphasis on improving postal logistics and facilitating inclusive postal financial services.
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
August 15, 2022
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Behavioural Insights in Employers’ Choice of Recruitment Services for Domestic Work
This report presents the results of a randomised control trial designed to identify the most effective messaging to trigger the behaviour of employers of domestic workers and influence their choice of recruitment agencies when hiring domestic workers.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
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