UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub

Accelerating global change through digital, AI and innovation 🌐

For updates and insights on innovation, 👉 @UNDP_innovation

[UNDP Africa @UNDPAfrica]

#UNOpenSourceWeek is underway.

On Friday, we launch the Africa Accelerator for Digital Public Infrastructure (#AA4DPI).

Supporting African countries to build inclusive, interoperable and scalable digital systems.

Learn more: https://t.co/VRPH2YO6qH

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

🌍 Tech doesn't transfer between countries unchanged — it needs testing in real conditions first. Here's what happened when Japanese innovators field-tested their solutions in Tanzania 🇹🇿 & Bangladesh 🇧🇩 👇
https://t.co/ij5UhqxSIg

[UN OICT @UN_OICT]

Tune in by watching live as we launch Open Source x AI Day at UN Open Source Week 2026! 🌍

Be part of the conversation on how open innovation and artificial intelligence can shape a more equitable and sustainable future. #OpenSource #AI

Co-led w @ODET_UN https://t.co/npC17VzqDi

[Marcos Athias Neto @marcosathias]

The rise of digital platforms, AI & social media has accelerated the spread of hate speech, misinformation & disinformation.

See how @UNDP is working w/ communities to tackle root causes, break cycles & strengthen trust & social cohesion.

https://t.co/sc0kVffkx7

Say #NoToHate

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

130 African innovators. 1.5M GPU hours. A model trained on a $150 device, running offline in Luganda. Our new op-ed on how Africa-Europe collaboration is rewriting the rules of AI infrastructure 🌍🤖

Read more 👉 https://t.co/uXHMMdGevZ

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Day 1 at #UNOpenSourceWeek: The UN Tech Over brings people together to tackle real UN challenges and build practical solutions. Today's about moving from talk to action, proving open source can turn global goals into real tools and advance the Global Digital Compact. 🌐

[UN OICT @UN_OICT]

Today, UN Tech Over Days starts #UNOpenSourceWeek!

UN Tech Over brings people together to work on real UN challenges and build practical solutions.

Omar Mohsine, UN Open Source Coordinator, welcomed audience with opening remarks.

Stay tuned for more!

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Bologna delivered. African innovators. 7 partnership commitments. Thematic sessions on sovereign AI infrastructure, open-source AI, and ecosystem design. @AIHub4SD & partners are advancing what Africa-Europe AI cooperation requires #BolognaAIHub
Read more: https://t.co/Inr94MN46j

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Catch us at #UNOpenSourceWeek 2026

[UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @ODET_UN]

24 hours to go. Tomorrow, #UNOpenSourceWeek 2026 opens at UN Headquarters, New York.

Panels, workshops, hackathons, and community-led events will connect policy with implementation across open source, AI governance, and DPI.
🔗 https://t.co/AirDKBDFmV

With @UN_OICT

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

What structures must countries build before deploying AI responsibly? Keyzom Ngodup Massally & Ugo Blanco explore how developing nations can create millions of high-value AI governance jobs by building the "human layer" first.

https://t.co/6b7O1sKPhr

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Safeguards help make Digital Public Infrastructure more trusted, more inclusive, and better able to support public value.

The DPI Safeguards Accelerator is now accepting applications for its first cohort.

Apply by 30 July 2026: https://t.co/082unB8oOU

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Bologna delivered. African innovators. 7 partnership commitments. Thematic sessions on sovereign AI infrastructure, open-source AI, and ecosystem design. @AIHub4SD and partners are advancing what Africa-Europe AI cooperation requires.

#BolognaAIHub #MatteiPlan #AI4Africa

[Doreen Bogdan-Martin @ITUSecGen]

From DPI to AI capacity building, @ITU & @UNDP are working hand-in-hand to unlock tech for humanity.
Through #UN80, we’re also leading the charge to make expertise from across the @UN system more accessible to countries.

Pleasure to co-host the briefing with @alexanderdecroo

[UN Development @UNDP]

“There is no responsible AI without business leadership grounded in partnerships.”

Ahead of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026, @UNDPDigital’s @zakhozhyi reflects about AI, equity, and sustainable development. https://t.co/6I1OGoIWpq

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

#HappeningNow: @UNDP & @ITU joint briefing for Member States, co-hosted by @alexanderdecroo & @ITUSecGen 🌐

Spotlighting our shared work on digital connectivity, DPI, AI capacity development & Digital@UNGA.

Together building a digital future that leaves no one behind. 🤝

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Today at @AIHub4SD Bologna Ecosystem Event, African innovators, Italian HPC institutions, and European partners at DAMA Tecnopolo, advancing practical cooperation on sovereign, sustainable AI infrastructure.

#BolognaAIHub #MatteiPlan

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

Excited to be working towards right-sizing #AI Infrastructure to scale innovations in Africa. @AIHub4SD, and partners, convene at DAMA Tecnopolo to advance sovereign, sustainable AI infrastructure between Africa and Europe.

#BolognaAIHub #MatteiPlan #AI4Africa #AIHub4SD

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

AI is reshaping public services & decision-making, but are citizens meaningfully involved in shaping it?

@UNDP & DemocracyX explored Participatory Technology Assessments (pTA) as a tool for more democratic, inclusive AI governance.

Watch the recording: https://t.co/I3a5XMarc3

[AI Hub for Sustainable Development @AIHub4SD]

The #AIHub4SD has been recognized in the @G7 Ministerial Declaration on Digital & Technology under France’s Presidency. Launched under Italy’s #G7 Presidency & co-led by @MIMIT & @UNDP, the AI Hub is helping African innovators scale through compute, talent, trust, and financing

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

📢Nominations for the inaugural 50in5 Awards have been extended to 5 June, 11:59pm PDT.

Strong global interest means more time to nominate across Collaboration, Impact, and Individual Contribution.

Learn more & nominate now: https://t.co/0Exrvu1hQw