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Innovation, Digital Government Transformation and Changing Mindsets in the Caribbean SIDS (2024 - 2027)

The project aims to enhance the capacities of government officials to promote new mindsets needed in support of digital transformation and innovation and changing mindsets for stronger public institutions, to ensure the benefits of improved service delivery and leave no one behind...

National recovery strategies for selected small island developing states (January 2023 – June 2027)

Lead by UN DESA (DPIDG, EAPD, DSDG, UNFFS) and in partnership with UNECA, RCOs in the respective Countries, UNCTs, and UNITAR, this project aims to strengthen the capacity of Mauritius, Seychelles, Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica to formulate and implement integrated...

Strengthened capacities of developing countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative to advance the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through enhanced development policy synergy, mutual learning and people-to-people ex

As governments make renewed efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, coordinated approaches and innovative solutions are needed to ensure that its ambitious goals are realized and that the progress towards sustainable...

The Use of New Technology Policy Experimentation and Regulatory Sandboxes for Digital Transformation in the Republic of Kazakhstan: A Pilot Initiative (2021 - 2024)

Technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and hold the potential to break through some of the most complex challenges. There are, however, numerous risks and complexities of digital...

Strengthening national capacities to design and implement a public sector innovation strategy for accelerating progress toward the SDGs (October 2024 - September 2027)

The project aims to assist the efforts of governments in four target countries - Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, by encouraging the prioritization of innovation practices and fostering innovation experimentation in the public sector in line with their existing national development…

Cross-Border Digital Cooperation between the United Nations and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (2025–2029)

This five-year initiative, led by UN DESA in partnership with the United Arab Emirates, aims to accelerate digital transformation across Arabic-speaking countries in Western Asia and North Africa. Through three strategic work streams, the project will foster policy innovation, enhance knowledge…

Strengthening Local and Regional Government Capacities for SDG Localization in Africa (October 2024 – March 2027)

This project aims to support subnational and local governments in six African countries—Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zambia—to accelerate inclusive SDG implementation. The focus is on strengthening capacities for SDG localization, enhancing governance, and…

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