UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development

As a platform for knowledge and policy, the @UNDP Global Centre, Singapore is identifying and driving inclusive digital solutions for development.

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

📢 We are hiring for a Senior Programme Advisor to provide programme coordination, technical analysis, and stakeholder engagement support for @UNDPtech's work around digital and AI, as well as climate and sustainability.

👉 Apply by 10 November: https://t.co/tTNhlloFqE

[UN Volunteers @UNVolunteers]

1.7+ million people in #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 are registered volunteers.

And Saudi skills go global too.

Funded by @MEPSaudi, UN Volunteer Mutlaq brings youth voices into @UNESCAP in Thailand🇹🇭 and Abdullah works on AI safety with @UNDPtech in Singapore🇸🇬.

https://t.co/uNEusN9Rjh

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

Air quality. Data monitoring. AI governance.

How are these connected and how can they support decision making and action in the field of #airpollution?

Join us in learning more at the Closing the Air Quality Monitoring Gap dialogue this coming Monday: https://t.co/pra1Vfbayb

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

How can developing countries adopt AI without deepening tech dependence?

Across2⃣forums, a theme that emerged was the shift towards 'strategic interdependence' – helping countries identify which tech layers they should control, whom they might partner & how to maintain agility.

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

What happens when AI doesn’t speak your language? Millions risk being left out of the services and opportunities AI creates. @UNDP's #EveryLanguageMatters is a call to action to governments for coordinated public action on inclusive Language AI.

More: https://t.co/r4ajgbM8oj

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

Tech Week Singapore is just upon us!

Thinking about how governments and enterprises in APAC are navigating the current discourse on AI sovereignty?

Join our Digital and AI Lead, Jayant Narayan, on the panel next Tuesday (29 Sept). Find out more: https://t.co/wAI9IgHRCx

[UN Development @UNDP]

Every ton of material reused, recovered, repaired, or recycled avoids future extraction, transport, processing, and disposal.

Circularity can reduce emissions while supporting economic development.

Explore our blog: https://t.co/nwV0PQPYaf

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

What are you doing to build a Digit'all future? 🌍

Join Digit'all Voices at Digital @ UNGA this month. Share how you're creating real change through technology: connectivity, digital skills, accessibility, or innovation.

⏰ Deadline: 13 September
🔗 https://t.co/EaTBo2Aes3

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

It was a pleasure to welcome Nikolas Myint, UN Resident Coordinator from @UNinMalaysia, to @UNDPtech this week.

Sustainable development calls for concerted efforts, and it is crucial to find synergies and opportunities for collaboration. Grateful to the team for the exchange!

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

“Air pollution is everyone’s problem, but no one’s KPI... A systems approach becomes inevitable when no single institution controls the outcome.” - @afreenundp

Learn more about connecting data, innovation, and institutional change for cleaner air: https://t.co/FfhIHxRKAM

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

What are you doing to build a Digit'all future? 🌍

Share your video and bring your story to the UN General Assembly. Every day, people use technology to make life better for others.

Deadline: 13 September ⏰

For more information ➡️ https://t.co/hgSH3xVNTO

[UNDP Zambia @UNDPZambia]

One text. One tap. And someone's savings are gone. Emmanuel Njovu is building ZED Shield, AI-powered security to stop digital scams before they land.🛡️

📖Learn about his @timbuktooafrica #MukubaUnipod #RootlabIgnite journey: https://t.co/Y9LwMpE6v2

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

When discussing digital transformation, cybersecurity is often treated as an afterthought.

However, research has shown that cybersecurity can be an enabler and is key to helping countries reap the full benefits of digitalization ➡️ https://t.co/eTA8GtEymj

[Marcos Athias Neto @marcosathias]

Climate action & peacebuilding are stronger when young people can shape the decisions that affect them & their communities.

On #YouthDay, read how @UNDP is supporting a 🆕 generation of climate peacebuilders across some of the 🌏's most fragile settings.

https://t.co/JsewCpucvM

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

AI adoption is happening. But does it mean to be ready?

It is no longer only about whether countries are prepared before adoption; it is whether they can shape adoption as it unfolds.

What have we learnt so far from 26 @UNDP AI Landscape Assessments?

🔗 https://t.co/bQRqYxLXIl

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

🗓️Deadline extended to August 9!

We are looking for solutions delivering measurable impact & shaping a more inclusive digital future!

Apply now for the Digital@UNGA Awards celebrating outstanding digital initiatives, policies, partnerships & leadership!
https://t.co/NyP67oOkCt

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

What does it mean to adopt a systems approach to circularity?

Gathering perspectives from professionals working in policy, philanthropy, digital and research, our recent blog explores the conditions necessary to scale circular solutions across cities ➡️ https://t.co/ojcQBvYJ6Q

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

Small Island Developing States are making strong progress in digital transformation, but connectivity alone does not guarantee impact.

Learn how SIDS can move from digital presence to utility by strengthening trust, coordination & institutional capacity: https://t.co/apbozu7uOa

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

Happy to be partnering @MFAsg and the Civil Service College again for the FOSS for Good Executive Program!

This year's program saw senior officials from 14 FOSS member states in town for a week-long exchange on Digital Governance, Cybersecurity & AI Adoption for Public Service.

[UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development @UNDPtech]

AI is transforming societies. But it is entering public systems faster than governance can keep pace.

Drawing on engagements in 11 countries & territories, this new report examines what AI adoption in practice reveals about trust, safety & AI performance➡️https://t.co/do55fQR0Cl