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Innovation Library
Explore our living library of innovation-related webinars and publications developed and hosted by UNIN and UN Entities.
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May 25, 2022
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An Introduction to Behavioural Insights
This event will feature experts on Behavioural Insights that will introduce us to the concept of BI, showcasing concrete examples of applications to the SDGs.
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May 25, 2022
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Biases and Role Models: How Behavioural Insights can help design stronger Organisations and better Programmes
This session explores how behavioural insights can be applied to improve decision-making in organisations and society with a strong focus on gender equality.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
May 25, 2022
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The Threat of Social Isolation in Older Vulnerable Populations: Enabling Human Connection Through Technology During COVID-19 (WSIS TalkX)
Older persons have been particularly vulnerable in the COVID-19 pandemic, given they are more likely to have underlying medical conditions. This makes social distancing extremely important during the pandemic.
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May 25, 2022
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Ensuring quality higher education during public emergencies: Chinese Universities' e-learning capacity building experience in coping with COVID-19 (WSIS TalkX)
The webinar will highlight the process of e-learning capacity building in China through various aspects, including technological advancement, policies, teaching outcome and the future of e-learning.
SDG 04: Quality Education
May 25, 2022
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Expanding mobile internet use during Covid-19 and beyond (WSIS TalkX)
This session will look at the impact of COVID-19 on internet adoption and use.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
May 25, 2022
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Women Engineers and Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Opportunities while facing lockdown (WSIS TalkX)
Music and physiotherapist demonstrates easy activities for parents to do with their children through a live-stream session..
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May 25, 2022
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Tips and Tools for Securing a Remote Workforce (WSIS TalkX)
The webinar will review tools and tips for small and medium-sized businesses on how to secure remote workforces during the pandemic and beyond.
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May 25, 2022
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The Indian School where Students with Visual Impairment thrive in Learning despite Lockdown (WSIS TalkX)
For many children with disabilities living in the Global South, the transition to remote learning options during COVID-19 disproportionately affects them and in some cases even excludes them from online classes.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
SDG 04: Quality Education
May 25, 2022
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The Importance of Low Tech Internet Lifelines in Times of Crisis (WSIS TalkX)
Internet access forms a vital lifeline, but too many people still lack basic connectivity. A comprehensive approach can enable internet for everyone.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
May 25, 2022
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Tech and Trafficking in Persons during COVID-19 and beyond (WSIS TalkX)
While technology is often misused to facilitate human trafficking, tech development helps practitioners to prevent and investigate the crime, and support its victims
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
May 25, 2022
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Strategies and Innovation in Times of Uncertainty
This webinar features a discussion with Professor Rita McGrath of Columbia Business School.
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May 25, 2022
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Ensuring Women's Safety online amidst COVID-19 and beyond (WSIS TalkX)
COVID-19 is being described as the first major pandemic of the social media age. It sparked women and girls to use the internet with greater frequency.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
May 25, 2022
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Celebrating Successes & Failures
There are many different elements required to create a culture of innovation. This webinar explores one element thereof: embracing innovation success and failure.
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May 25, 2022
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AI for Good Global Summit - Indigenous Knowledge and AI
Guests demo an indigenous knowledge graph on the evolution of food and discuss ways it could nurture sustainable actions and make AI more culturally aware.
SDG 04: Quality Education
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
May 25, 2022
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AI for Good Global Summit - How AI impacts Chess and the Game of World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
This webinar explains recent AI developments in chess and how it impacts chess played by humans
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May 25, 2022
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AI for Good Global Summit - COVID-19: Combining crowdsourcing and AI to tackle the Pandemic
This session explores more positive synergies between AI and crowdsourcing, through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 25, 2022
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AI for Autonomous & Assisted Driving (Meeting of the ITU Focus Group)
Meeting of the Focus Group on AI for Autonomous & Assisted Driving -
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May 18, 2022
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Evidence Review on Behavioural Change in Developing Countries: Approach Paper
This review examines which interventions are effective in promoting environmental and development outcomes from individuals, households, communities and companies, and how effective efforts have been to date.
SDG 13: Climate Action
May 2, 2022
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How to Bring Projects to Scale
This brief shares WFP's experiences in scaling innovation with the wider community.
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May 2, 2022
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Innovation Matters
This podcast series explores how innovation, or experimentation with ideas to create value, is changing our world and could drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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April 13, 2022
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Behavioural Insights in Employers’ Choice of Recruitment Services for Domestic Work
This report explores how behavioural science can be used to influence the behaviour of employers when hiring domestic workers.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
April 4, 2022
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The Behavioral Insights Evaluation Guide
The goal of this guide is to recognize, identify and address human bias when engaging in evaluation.
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March 28, 2022
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Global Review of Smart City Governance Practices
The report highlights several dimensions for effective smart city governance and ways to foster a people-centered approach to smart cities.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
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