Innovation Library

The ever-evolving Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is profoundly impacting people’s engagement with media and information. As it continues to evolve, what are implications of generative AI for us, how can we use it to empower ourselves, and what knowledge and skillsets are needed to address its challenges? To enhance people’s critical thinking and awareness of these issues, the United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau) hosted to provide an open platform for the public, researchers, media practitioners, and relevant stakeholders to exchange ideas and engage in insightful discussions.

This publication releases the methodology behind the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) Target Similarity Assessments and identifies key lessons learned and opportunities for future applications.

This report presents five case studies of how public policy can accelerate private sector action on three transitions key to achieving the SDGs: digitalization, energy transition and decent work & social protection.

If you have followed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Summit of the Future (SoF) you have probably heard the buzz around the newly adopted Global Digital Compact. To give you an overview of everything there is to know about the GDC and answer your questions, the UN Digital Community hosted a learning session, following our UNGA & SoF Debrief of key digital insights.

Leaders from UNDP, UNICEF, UNEP, the Office of the UN Tech Envoy and more share their key takeaways and digital insights from UNGA 2024 and the Summit of the Future.

This framework aims to provide a common reference for AI policy development to ensure a level of consistency and harmonization among the policies of UN System Organizations while taking into account their distinct mandates, working modalities and operational realities.

This webinar will showcase how these AI-driven tools can be tailored to meet the unique needs of UN teams and individuals without requiring advanced IT skills or coding expertise

The Framework is the result of a multi-stakeholder approach to ensure DPI implementations mitigate risks at both the individual and societal level.

Telling people what to do doesn’t work. So how do we create the right conditions for change?

Featuring high-level representatives from countries participating in 50-in-5, this event showcased the progress being made around the world to implement safe, inclusive, and interoperable digital public infrastructure and it's potential to radically improve the well-being of both people and planet.

The Digital Inclusion Playbook 2.0 serves as a critical resource to help countries and communities advance inclusive digital transformation effectively in a world of rapidly evolving technologies and complex global dynamics.

The event brought forward-looking commitments from all stakeholders to harness innovation, science and data in a more inclusive, safe and sustainable manner.

The report presents a comprehensive overview of the state of AI in the UN System, highlighting the significant strides and ongoing efforts of UN entities and agencies towards the responsible use of AI for programmatic delivery and towards integrating AI strategically in core operations.

Browse our living library showcasing events related to UN 2.0 priority areas taking place during the Summit of the Future and UN General Assembly 2024.

​This report outlines a blueprint for addressing AI-related risks and sharing its transformative potential globally.

This webinar seeks to highlight the complexities, benefits, and risks for young people concerning video games and to understand the contexts and conditions that give rise to positive play experiences.

The webinars introduced Digital Public Goods and the Digital Public Goods Standard, exploring their importance in promoting inclusive and equitable digital access.

Reports are growing that AI capabilities are exposing children around the world to a new type of online child sexual exploitation and abuse: AI-generated CSAM. This report focuses on this emerging threat.

This webinar explores open source, the opportunities and risks associated with it, and how it can be used for the work of the UN.

The purpose for a Global Strategy on Digital Health is to promote healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, everywhere, at all ages. To deliver its potential, national or regional Digital Health initiatives must be guided by a robust Strategy that integrates financial, organizational, human and technological resources.

The report offers a summary of the "AI for All: Bridging Divides, Building a Sustainable Future" conference, which fostered a dialogue on the role of AI in shaping a more equitable world.

This Framework builds on the understanding that there is an untapped wealth of relevant knowledge and perspectives in the Global South that should be considered in the development and regulation of frontier technologies at the global level.

This report from the UN and the ILO addresses the critical issue of the uneven adoption of AI and its implications for global equity, fairness, and social justice.

Amidst the challenges confronting agriculture in Europe and Central Asia, this casebook unfolds the stories of 25 farmers and agripreneurs who have successfully embraced digital technologies.

The report presents the policy directions distilled from the UNU Macau AI Conference, a contribution of UNU to the UN Summit of the Future.