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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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August 15, 2022
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Reaching Financial Equality for Women
A 10-point action plan for governments and businesses to rebuild stronger after COVID-19 by prioritizing women’s digital financial inclusion.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
August 15, 2022
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Open Government - Citizen Engagement Toolkit
The citizen engagement toolkit is a brief guide aimed at promoting engagement in and implementation of open government in the Arab region.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
August 15, 2022
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Connecting with Confidence - Managing Digital Risks to Refugee Connectivity
The emergence of connectivity as aid is a significant step in the evolution of humanitarian assistance. In this report, UNHCR explores the management of digital risks to refugee connectivity.
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August 15, 2022
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Advancing Women’s Digital Financial Inclusion
The report outlines 10 policy options for governments to rapidly work towards digital financial inclusion of all women.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 01: No Poverty
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
August 15, 2022
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Technology & Innovation Report 2021 - Catching Technological Waves: Innovation with Equity
The Report examines the crucial issue of technological change and inequality.
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August 15, 2022
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A Practical Guide to Using Blockchain within the UN
An easy-to-use, practical guide for the UN and public sector, complete with definitions, decision-making tools and use cases, helping you to evaluate if blockchain is the correct tool for your next solution.
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August 15, 2022
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The Role of Digital Labour Platforms in Transforming the World of Work
This report explores how digital labour platforms are transforming the way work is organised, enterprises, workers and society.
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
August 15, 2022
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Guidelines for Responsible Digital Payments
The Guidelines aim to provide a helpful tool supporting responsible practices in the move from cash to digital payments to reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth.
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August 15, 2022
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Behavioural Insights to Respond to COVID-19
Explore how UN Entities are leveraging behavioural science to respond to COVID-19.
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August 15, 2022
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UN Innovation Update - COVID-19 Special Edition
Explore how UN Entities are leveraging innovation to respond to COVID-19.
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August 15, 2022
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UN Innovation Update - COVID-19 Special Edition 2
Explore how UN Entities are leveraging innovation to respond to COVID-19.
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August 15, 2022
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UN Innovation Update (Q3 2020)
Highlights from the innovation efforts of UN Entities in the third quarter of 2020.
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August 15, 2022
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Using Social Media in Community-Based Protection
This guide shows how UNHCR staff and partners can develop a Community-Based Protection strategy, using Social Media in a way that respects UNHCR’s data protection policy and PoCs’ rights to privacy and security.
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August 15, 2022
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A Behavioural Insights Toolkit for Entrepreneurship Programming
The Behavioural Insights Toolkit for Entrepreneurship Programming is aimed at practitioners looking to complement their entrepreneurship policy and practice with behavioural approaches.
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 08: Decent Work & Economic Growth
August 15, 2022
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UN Innovation Update - Best of 2020
Highlights from the innovation efforts of 40+ UN Entities throughout 2020.
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August 12, 2022
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The State Of Open Humanitarian Data 2021
The report aims to increase awareness of the data that is available to inform humanitarian operations around the world and to highlight what is missing.
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August 11, 2022
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Mainstreaming Gender in the Training Cycle
The toolkit offers concrete lenses to allow learning designers and innovators to examine and optimise the effectiveness of their innovations, through the lenses of Power, Access, Participation, Dignity and Impact.
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SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 04: Quality Education
SDG 03: Good Health & Well-Being
July 26, 2022
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Inclusive by Design: Accelerating Digital Transformation for the Global Goals
Digital transformation must be intentionally inclusive if it is to contribute to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. This policy brief explores the concept of inclusive digital transformation and what it involves in practice.
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July 22, 2022
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Foresight Playbook
The Foresight Playbook explores entry points to incorporate foresight approaches, methodologies, and tools into UNDP’s work with the aim of building anticipatory capacities to better respond to risk, uncertainty, and opportunities in the future.
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July 15, 2022
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United Nations Behavioural Science Report
Explore how 25 UN Entities are applying behavioural science in the UN Behavioural Science Report.
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July 11, 2022
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Recap from the 2022 UN Behavioural Science Week
The 2022 UN Behavioural Science Week brought together colleagues from 18 UN Entities to explore how the UN is applying behavioural science to progress on its mandates.
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July 11, 2022
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Protecting Children in Cyberconflicts
Just as digital technologies have transformed myriad aspects of daily life, they are now transforming war, politics and the social fabric. This analysis examines ways in which cyberconflict adversely affects children and offers actions that could strengthen safeguards to protect them.
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July 6, 2022
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Reimagining Development through a Global Learning Network
Annual Report of UNDP's Network of Accelerator Labs
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July 5, 2022
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GenderTech Toolkit: Building digital solutions for, with, and by girls
UNICEF EAPRO Gender and Innovation team developed a toolkit with best practices, to support innovators, designers and implementers of digital products and services, to benefit girls and young women equally and help close the gender digital divide
SDG 04: Quality Education
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 06: Clean Water & Sanitation
SDG 09: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
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