⏰ Exactly 2⃣ weeks to go!

Don't miss James Tan as he unravels the 'What?', 'Why?' & 'How?' behind the use of #IoT in urban areas. Holding a double portfolio in GovTech (Singapore) & JTC, he's well experienced in geospatial, robotics & digital twin tech!

➡️ bit.ly/UNDPWCS

#SmallIslandDevelopingStates are evolving into Small Island DIGITAL States. They're tapping into digital tools to accelerate national development, enhance public service delivery, and empower citizens.

Ahead of #SIDS4 , learn how digital can be adopted: undp.org/publications/s…

Digital is revolutionizing how we…

📚 Empower girls’ education
🛒 Create new marketplaces for small farmers
🏥 Improve early disease detection

And more! Want to explore the United Nations’s #digital programming in action? Join the new UN Digital Community: bit.ly/JoinUNDC

📡 Through #DataAnalytics and #Science -based approaches, Singapore is transforming #climate challenges into opportunities for a more resilient and sustainable future.

Discover about the secrets to Singapore’s success in our article with Singapore EDB: undp.org/policy-centre/…

🗞️ JUST ANNOUNCED!

The Digital Public Goods Alliance adds the Data to Policy Navigator to its #DigitalPublicGoods Registry.

The Navigator is a free and easy-to-use tool that helps policymakers use data to design more inclusive and sustainable policies. Explore it now: datatopolicy.org

What exactly is #artificalintelligence , why is it important to #cities and how is it actually working in practice?

We're excited to welcome Cha-Ly Koh on our plenary at the World Cities Summit to answer these and more!

⏰ Less than a month to go! bit.ly/UNDPWCS

#SMUYPHSL  Professor of Law and CAIDG faculty member Prof Heng Wang (Heng Wang王衡) recently contributed to a new blog series on “Central Bank Digital Currencies for Financial Inclusion” with UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development: smu.sg/edlf.

From 🇧🇸 The Bahamas to 🇳🇬 Nigeria, central bank digital currencies #CBDCs are being adopted & have the potential to foster more inclusive finance. But, they also bring with them risks & challenges.

📚 Explore CBDCs with Heng Wang王衡 in our blog series: go.undp.org/cbdcfi1

💰UN Development is working w/ NBC CAMBODIA to improve MSMEs’s access to #financing through the Universal Trusted Credentials (UTC) initiative.

🤝Today, we launched the working group bringing together private & public stakeholders for implementing the UTC in 🇰🇭.

From deploying drones to fight deforestation in Cabo Verde to using gamification to boost financial literacy in Trinidad and Tobago, the #digital future in #SIDS is only just beginning.

Explore the opportunities & challenges for youths in going digital: bit.ly/hdtly

Watch the full video of the 'Digital Public Infrastructure Fireside Chat: Tapping on DPIs to Accelerate Digital Development in SEA' of #FOI2024 now! buff.ly/3Wvepbc

🔔 Register for #FestivalofInnovation 2025 to stay ahead of the curve: buff.ly/4aWQtCg

SIDS are evolving into Small Island Digital States.

Join UN Development for the Digital Pathways for #SIDS 2.0 conference starting today until 1st of May in Port of Spain 🇹🇹

See how we are leveraging technology to drive change in the region #SDGs : go.undp.org/ZJf

Introducing our next speaker at the World Cities Summit!

Rohan Samarajiva will be giving a 'Lightning Talk' on the backbone of #SmartCities : Connectivity 📶

What is the connectivity that we need now for 'Smarter Cities'? Find out with us on 4 June: bit.ly/UNDPWCS

Empowering #GirlsInICT ✨
‘How Digital is Transforming the Lives of Young People in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)’ includes a case study featuring Mihna Zahir, a 🇲🇻 data scientist and her work in the digital space. More on her inspiring journey: 🔗bit.ly/3QhwJ3Q

🚀 Deep tech needs women and girls as much as they need deep tech.

👩‍🔬 This #GirlsInICT Day, join us in honoring the outstanding women scientists and unsung heroines shaping the future of #deeptech , and inspiring the next generation of female innovators!
undp.org/policy-centre/…

.UN Development's @RobertOpp joined the ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD).

The event explored possibilities for establishing a new digital platform that can help bridge the #digitaldivide and contribute to #SustainableFinancing around the world. (1/2)

⚡️We're pleased to share that Angel Hsu will be joining us at the World Cities Summit this June!

An academic who is also a regular govt advisor & experienced #TED speaker, Angel will expand on #remotesensing in cities & how it can enhance #urban lives: bit.ly/UNDPWCS

Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore is taking a dip into investing in innovative tech to manage coastal risk and buck up the #climate -resilience of transport infrastructure in small island developing states ( #SIDS ).

🔖 Read on to find out more!
buff.ly/4aGOv8J

Great conversation today w/ #Generation17 young leaders. We discussed ways to expand our collaboration around the 🌍 & 🆕 report on how digital is transforming the lives of young people in #SmallIslandsDevelopment States.
➡️tinyurl.com/369j83mr

By harnessing #data -driven insights for #science -based solutions, Singapore 🇸🇬 leads by example in the sustainable management of urban landscapes in the fight against #climatechange

Understand the strategies in Singapore’s climate journey in our article: undp.org/policy-centre/…