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Innovation Scaling
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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July 1, 2025
UN Innovation Update 2025 #1
This first edition of the 2025 UN Innovation Update showcases how 31 UN entities are testing, scaling, and applying practical solutions across health, climate, education, humanitarian action, and more, to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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June 11, 2025
Connectivity for Refugees: Partnering to Connect the Forcibly Displaced
This session spotlights the Connectivity for Refugees initiative and its partners advancing affordable and accessible connectivity for forcibly displaced people.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
June 9, 2025
Catalysts for Change – Scaling Innovations Together for Global Impact"
A panel discussion with project leads, donors, and supporters of innovation.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 05: Gender Equality
April 8, 2025
WFP Innovation Accelerator 2024 Year in Review
With colleagues, partners and supporters, the WFP Innovation Accelerator achieved significant results in 2024 in deploying innovative solutions worldwide.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
Humanitarian Action
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 06: Clean Water & Sanitation
SDG 07: Affordable & Clean Energy
December 11, 2024
UN Innovation Update 2024 #2
Explore how 40 UN Entities are leveraging innovative thinking, technologies and new way of working in their work.
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April 22, 2024
UNTAPPED: Collective Intelligence for Climate Action
UNDP Accelerator Labs Network and Nesta’s Centre for Collective Intelligence Design launch "UNTAPPED: Collective Intelligence for Climate Action"
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 07: Affordable & Clean Energy
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
April 18, 2024
UN Innovation Update 2024
Explore how 40 Entities are leveraging new approaches and cutting-edge technologies in their work.
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April 8, 2024
WFP Innovation Accelerator - Year in Review 2023
The WFP Innovation Accelerator Year in Review 2023 showcases the tangible impact of its efforts to source, support and scale innovations ending hunger and achieving the SDGs.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
SDG 01: No Poverty
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 06: Clean Water & Sanitation
November 9, 2023
Scaling Social Innovation: A Ugandan Case Study
This webinar explores how UNDP Uganda partnered with Jumia, a global e-commerce company, to digitalise informal market vendors.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
October 24, 2023
UN Innovation Update 2023
The UN Innovation Update highlight how 40 UN Entities from across the system are leveraging innovative approaches in their work.
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September 16, 2023
Breaking the Scale Barrier: From SDG Innovation to SDG Achievement
The event shines a light on lessons learnt from moving from a global portfolio of experiments to scaling successful innovations system-wide.
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September 13, 2023
Scaling with Confidence: Effective M&E in Guiding Decisions for Scaling Innovations
The webinar explored various methodologies and best practices for evaluating innovations, and advice on how to utilise evidence strategically to facilitate their journey towards scale.
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September 7, 2023
Scaling The Summit: A Primer on how to Scale Innovations for Impact for the UN System
The Primer presents key questions alongside additional resources that can guide the evaluation of whether an innovation has the required support for scale, and can also serve as a framework for checking the readiness or ability of an innovation to be taken to the next level.
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August 23, 2023
Lessons in Scaling: UNDP's Role in Digitalizing Informal Market Vendors in Uganda
The story illustrates why, when and how UNDP is (or isn’t) well-suited to help social innovations scale, and what constraints can emerge when working with the private sector to do so.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
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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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