'Urban Reinvention' is about activating available assets, from political will to local innovation, and connecting them to new opportunities. Exciting examples from Dhangadhi, Nepal; Pasig, Philippines; and Khulna, Bangladesh show how this transformative change is achieved! A

On this World Day for Safety and Health at Work #safeday, @ILO puts a spotlight on AI & digitalization with a call to innovate-with-safety and tackle emergent risks. See concrete steps that governments, businesses, and workers can take today to maximize the use of these new tech

Urban transformation isn’t just about megacities. Cities like Dhangadhi🇳🇵, Pasig 🇵🇭, and Khulna 🇧🇩 are reshaping their futures by unlocking local assets, not waiting for miracles. Discover how emerging cities are leading first-rate innovations: go.undp.org/UJ2

A simple but timely question: How can public institutions govern and shape AI—not just deploy it? In this piece, we take you through 4 principles for #responsible #AI and to illustrate, a scenario of how this could impact a community in Sri Lanka by 2040. medium.com/@undp.innovati…

The #PasifikaFutures Report is out now! A Pacific-led blueprint supporting the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent—developed by Pacific Islands Forum & UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, with support from Peter Roberts. Read the report in full here: undp.org/pacific/public…

Circular economy is more than an environmental fix; it’s a smarter, more resilient strategy for sustainable development.  As #WCEF2025 kicks off, here’s my #OpEd in Inter Press Service on why this could be the most critical economic transformation of our era. Read: bit.ly/431VFBO

5 strategies on how #DPI can help protect citizens in #fragile contexts: system harmonization, local capacity building, leveraging technical foundations, ensuring regulatory certainty, and proactive stakeholder collaboration. The Brookings Institution George M. Ingram brookings.edu/articles/digit…

During last week's #PasifikaFutures Forum, we've reimagined what public sector innovation looks like in the Pacific. From ancestral wisdom to future-fit governance, we are designing with our partners institutions that serve their communities with care, courage, and creativity.

Tech isn't neutral - it mirrors the power structures that create it. New thinking from UN Development on building institutions that ensure technology serves society, not vice versa. go.undp.org/32Z

In a world of fast-changing development finance, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific appreciates the innovations and new opportunities that opens-up with the Japanese business sector, where entities such as みずほ銀行 who are showing that business can profit and win for sustainability goals as well.

💡 From isolated fixes to integrated futures—cities are rewriting the playbook. Our new article in Stanford Social Innovation Review shows how 15 cities in Eastern Europe & Central Asia are using systems thinking for urban transformation. Read more: t.ly/ijXA0

🔍 How can #AI foster inclusive development? At the launch of UN Development’s #HDR2025 in #Nepal, voices from the government, tech, youth and academia explored how to shape a human-centered digital future. AI must empower people—not replace them. 📘 Learn more: go.undp.org/U8c

"AI must be designed to augment rather than automate human capabilities", says Alex Oprunenco at the UNDP in Nepal #HDR2025 launch.

Explore how AI regulatory sandboxes can drive trustworthy, safe, and globally interoperable AI through real-world testing. This P-Talk compares models from the EU, the US, China, and Japan. #AI #Regulation #Policy #Innovation bit.ly/1568-APOS-7

At the Third Ministerial Conference in Bangkok on CRVS in Asia-Pacific, UN Development is pleased to support Member States in leveraging digital solutions to strengthen #CRVS and legal identity systems and build capacity to #GetEveryoneInThePicture.

Welcome Bhutan Innovation Lab :-)

Today, @UNDPindonesia and Dewan Ekonomi Nasional (DEN) signed Statement of Intent to advance #DigitalNusantara. Together, we’re supporting Indonesia’s digital transformation through Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for better, unified services. #OneNationOneService

“UNDP🇮🇩, together with UNDP in Asia and the Pacific, is proud to support DEN in this milestone. With #DigitalNusantara, Indonesia will unlock the full potential of DPI for inclusive and accountable governance,” said Mr. Norimasa Shimomura Norimasa Shimomura, UNDP Indonesia Resident Representative.

Honored to join Hon'ble Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay to launch Bhutan Innovation Lab, an initiative of PM’s Office w/ @UNDP_Bhutan to drive public sector innovation. Proud to be Bhutan’s partner in its dev & innovation journey & 🙏to our #PartnersAtCore 4 making this possible.

After our support to Citra Lab Thailand Policy Lab (TPLab), we are proud to support @UNDP_Bhutan in their exciting new #PublicSectorInnovation journey-Bhutan Innovation Lab with the Office of PM Bhutan in their mission to drive systems change,economic boost & effective public service delivery