Innovation Library

This evidence gap map presents a landscape of studies on the effectiveness of behavioural science interventions in developing countries within the context of climate change.

All around us we see exponential advances in technology, from artificial intelligence to virtual reality, social media and deep fakes. There is amazing potential, but also incredible risk. This talk share some principles to help navigate this rapidly changing world.

This paper presents a systematic review on behavioural science interventions in the human development and environmental fields in developing countries.

The report assesses data availability across humanitarian crises

UNFPA has introduced a structured future-informed approach into its strategic planning, as part of a shared response to the turbulent, uncertain, novel and ambiguous conditions we live in.

Based on interviews with key stakeholders and an analysis of national strategies and policies on AI, the report makes four recommendations, which offer different and complementary pathways towards gender inclusive AI development.

FutureCast will help you and your team explore risks and opportunities in an election context by engaging various stakeholders in thought-provoking and inclusive discussion.

This paper explores the role of STI as key enablers of catalytic actions toward achieving universal access to safe water and sanitation

Her City supports urban development from a girl’s perspective. It guides urban actors to implement projects through a step-by-step methodology providing an open and digitally accessible platform for all.

This 5-part series helps to better understand the impact of emerging technologies on financial systems and local economies around the world.

The publication offers concrete recommendations for policy-makers and educational institutions on how the uses of GenAI tools can be designed to protect human agency and genuinely benefit learners, teachers and researchers.

This publication is a compilation of 18 selected submissions from a global open call for proposals launched in 2021. The works featured cross disciplinary and geographical boundaries, and include the perspectives of academics, civil society representatives, and innovators to help shift the conversation on AI from what we do know and foresee to what we do not, the missing links.

Looking back at 2022, the DPGA Secretariat shares progress against DPGA goals.

The rapid spread of digital technologies is creating new opportunities for growth and development, but the benefits of digitalization are not automatic and women still face multiple obstacles to succeed in the digital economy.

This paper provides an overview of Quantum Computing as a technology, assessing its promise and constraints, discussing the possible role the UN can play with its wider adoption.

The event explored how innovation is understood in five UN entities, as well as what processes they use to foster innovation internally.

The webinar showcases the results of three behavioural science pilot studies on uptake of climate Information in farming decisions, adherence to slaughterhouse cleaning protocols, completion rates of online trainings.

On the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities 2022, this webinar provided a platform to exchange good practices, discuss challenges, and identify solutions in innovation and technology that support disability-inclusive development.

ITU and partners developed the “Toolkit on Digital Transformation for People-Oriented Cities and Communities” to strengthen the technical and institutional capacities of stakeholders in driving digital transformation in the urban domain.

This paper investigates the systemic challenges that African healthcare innovators experience in the quest to scale their innovations.

The Book takes a look at the state of play of green technologies responding to some of the most critical challenges of climate change with special focus on agriculture and forestry, the water sector and cities.

How can AI and other technologies help provide clean energy in a more just and equitable way? Each year, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator selects new projects and organizations that use technologies such as AI to help communities tackle sustainability issues worldwide.

The Digital Facilitation Toolkit has been created with two purposes: to support the delivery of online capacity-building strategies and to shed light on the different dimensions playing a role when facilitating online.