Connecting with Confidence - Managing Digital Risks to Refugee Connectivity

The Office of Innovation launched the Portfolio Sense-Making initiative to mainstream the concept of innovation portfolio management across FAO teams and Divisions/Offices at HQ, Regional and Country levels. Portfolio Sense-Making involves systematically analyzing and visualizing innovation projects and their key data to understand their interrelationships, strengths, areas for improvement and potential impacts, thereby facilitating informed decision-making and strategic alignment with Organizational goals.

This webinar provides a non-technical introduction to Blockchain, introducing key concepts and outlining when blockchain might be the right technology to use, as well as case studies from UN Women and UNCDF.

The 2020 Compendium covers 260+ cases and projects run by 36 UN entities ranging from smart agriculture and food systems to transportation, financial services, and healthcare – including AI solutions to combat COVID-19.

This session provides UN colleagues, particularly those in foresight and policy roles, with crucial updates on Intergenerational Equity in the UN context and beyond, definitions and tools to start thinking and acting on the IGE agenda.