UNU research focuses on the challenges faced by the United Nations and its Member States. Our current research portfolio supports all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 to inspire global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges.
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Expert Support for Good Practice Identification, Capacity Development, and Internationalisation
Empowering DGA to identify public sector digital transformation best practices, enhancing skills for award recognition and submissions globally.
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Global Assessment of Responsible AI in cities (AI4Cities)
Enhance city governance with AI through a global survey assessing the technology's use, focusing on service design and human-centered data, to inform robust policy recommendations.
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Capacity Building Programme for Public Sector Executives in Egypt
Enhance Egypt's public sector via UNU-EGOV's tailored training, focusing on digital governance, corruption reduction, and judiciary reforms.
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Service 360: Dubai the Model Center expert advise on public sector innovation, monitoring and measurement
The Dubai Model Centre project aims to revolutionize public service delivery, enhancing efficiency and customer satisfaction through innovative models and expert global collaboration.
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Measuring the Margins: A Global Framework for Digital Inclusion
Advancing global digital inclusivity by creating a comprehensive framework and validated metrics, to guide policymakers in fostering social and economic integration for marginalized communities.
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Cape Verde Digital Action Plan
Developing Cape Verde's Digital Action Plan to modernise government services.
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Supporting the functioning of food markets by facilitating timely access to market information
The project will leverage digital technologies to collect food and price data to monitor the actual cost of living of vulnerable groups in Mozambique.
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Digital Access as a Human Right in Cities
Exploring urban digital divides and promoting digital access as a human right through UNU-EGOV and Digital Future Society's white paper, featuring research, stakeholder insights, and global case studies.
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Gendered implications of Artificial Intelligence on the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Southeast Asia
The project will examine uses of AI in relation to the Women, Peace and Security agenda, to investigate applications, gender risks, and solutions.
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Comparative Study on the Digitalisation of Public Service Delivery in the Western Balkans (WB), the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Beyond
Enhancing digital public service delivery in selected regions by comparing them against EU SDGR standards, focusing on life events like birth and business management.