This course gives aspiring young entrepreneurs a clear understanding of the path of entrepreneurship, the risks and rewards of being an entrepreneur, as well as the business start-up process. Young men and women will benefit from enhancing their entrepreneurial mindset and developing skills to identify and act on opportunities. It takes you through the main concepts behind innovation, allowing you to understand how innovation adds value to your business, why it is important to consider it in your strategy, and how to operationalize it. As an entrepreneur, you probably have heard a lot about innovation, especially if you are working with digital technologies. However, Innovation is not only a concept that fits the digital world, it is a process that places the needs of the customer at the centre of any offering.

Big data and data analytics emerged quickly in the past decade and they aren't buzz words; they are a reality and they are all making an impact in education. Learning analytics are becoming essential for data-driven decisions in education. A key component of the future of learning institution, as they are used to optimize learning environments for students and employees. The data generated by digital learning ecosystem can guide training managers in making informed data-driven decisions, and students seeking for a personalized learning experience. By taking this course you will learn how to make data-driven decisions to optimize learning and the environments in which it occurs. The course is designed to increase your understanding of learning analytics and it will prepare you to make data-driven decisions about education improvement using a broad range of data collection, analytical, and visualization methods.

The UN Global Pulse Accelerator is the United Nations’ programme for turning promising innovative solutions into real-world impact at scale. Selected teams can expect an intensive, hands-on experience designed to turn high-potential ideas into real-world results. Through an expert-led workshop, cross-agency collaboration, and tailored technical support, teams will build concrete, realistic strategies to scale their solutions The Accelerator welcomes UN-led teams with piloted solutions through an annual call for applications, with a thematic focus that evolves each cycle to reflect emerging priorities across the UN system.

A place to learn open geospatial information in support of the United Nations Through the UN Maps Learning Hub, UN Mappers offers a self-training platform accessible to anyone discovering open geospatial information to support the United Nations development and peacekeeping efforts. This platform includes a series of courses to learn basic and advanced features of OpenStreetMap editing, QGIS analysis and map making and how to leverage the UN Maps application.