Zinaida, a refugee from Ukraine: “since I have ...

Several refugees from Ukraine settled in Moldova learn Romanian, with support of EU and UNDP Before the teacher finishes asking the question, several hands are raised – “Moldova is the… Continue reading Zinaida, a refugee from Ukraine: “since I have been learning Romanian, I feel I am part of the community”

20 June 2023
The value of the Learning Sprint – EU Res...

Eighteen municipalities affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including five from the Republic of Moldova and 13 from Ukraine, recently completed a five-week Learning Sprint aimed at enhancing the impact… Continue reading The value of the Learning Sprint – EU Response & Renewal Programme

19 June 2023
Did portfolios enable something in the city sys...

Reflections on the first Regional Sensemaking with nine cities under Mayors for Economic Growth (M4EG) by Elina Jarvela & Tina Stoum, Innovation, UNDP IRH   “When we started the project last… Continue reading Did portfolios enable something in the city systems that was not there before?

26 May 2023
Supporting local governments to embrace complex...

Written by Beatriz Cano Buchholz Programme Manager, CPI Europe, Tina Saeteraas Stoum, Regional Orchestrator, UNDP IRH, Aditi Soni Service Designer, UNDP IRH, Akshay AgarwalSenior Associate, CPI Asia Lessons from the joint EU… Continue reading Supporting local governments to embrace complexity and learning in Eastern Partnership for better decision-making and scaling

19 May 2023
Reimagining Batumi through a startup portfolio ...

by Tiko Tkeshelashvili, M4EG Project Manager, UNDP Georgia Irmak Ekin Karel, Strategic Innovation Designer, CHÔRA Igor Izotov, Head of Exploration, UNDP Accelerator Lab, North Macedonia [1], Rusudan Zhozhadze, Head of Batumi… Continue reading Reimagining Batumi through a startup portfolio of options

11 May 2023