As fostering innovation in the learning space continues to expand, education policymakers are weighing 2 key questions, what constitutes quality in Edtech and how to ensure it, says Government Technology, written by Natalia Kucirkova, Per Henning Uppstad, Richard Holeton and Lin Dan. 👨🎓 Read the thought-provoking opinion piece here 👉🏽 https://uni.cf/3ST6FgG, spotlighting the UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub’s EdTech4Good Framework and the Blue Unicorn Farm, which invests in EdTech tools aimed at closing critical education gaps. ⭐
UNICEF Innovation
Ideella organisationer
Stockholm, Stockholm 60 271 följare
At UNICEF Innovation, we co-create to discover, iterate and scale innovative solutions for every child everywhere.
Om oss
At UNICEF Innovation, we co-create to discover, iterate and scale innovative solutions for every child everywhere.
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Extern länk för UNICEF Innovation
- Bransch
- Ideella organisationer
- Företagsstorlek
- 51–200 anställda
- Huvudkontor
- Stockholm, Stockholm
- Grundat
- 2006
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- Innovation, Technology, Open Source, drones, 21st century skills, urban technologies, new banking tools, Data Science , Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking , Human Centred Design, Venture Fund, Partnerships, 3D-Printing, Virtual Reality, Real-Time Information, UPSHIFT och Wearables for good
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It is a busy and exciting September for UNICEF Innovation! In New York, I will join global education executives, policymakers, philanthropists and investors to discuss the latest #ArtificialIntelligence developments in global education digital transformation at the 23rd HolonIQ 'Back to School' Summit on 10—11 September. Between 11—13 September, Hanna Burkhardt will be in Singapore at GITEX HealthTech 5.0 discussing innovation and investments in emerging markets, alongside our Venture Fund invested startup founders Hyma Goparaju, PhD from Avyantra Health Technologies, and Mansi Shah from StaTwig. On 12 September, our ventures team lead, Sunita Grote, will virtually join a panel discussing the wealth of technology innovation entrepreneur talent in emerging global markets at the 2024 Social Value Connect (SOVAC) in South Korea. Meanwhile in Stockholm, Patty Alleman and I will align with Regeringskansliet, Utrikesdepartementet who is hosting the Nordic Council of International Development Ministers in an interactive conversation on the frontiers of tech enabled gender equality at the Ericsson Imagine Studio, alongside Sofia Lindelöw of Norrsken Foundation, Zaki Haider, Jacqueline Rogers and Zohra Yermeche of Ericsson. During the second half of the month, we will have an active presence at the United Nations Summit of the Future and General Assembly and New York Climate Week, including: 🔵 A UNICEF Venture Fund and Diversity Economics Institute (DEI) co-hosted conversation with impact investors on demystifying the investment potential of tech innovation in emerging markets. 🔵 Discussing the critical need for digital transformation and innovation to address the global learning crisis focused on shaping safe, inclusive, and evidence-driven digital education, in an event co-hosted by Finland, Ukraine, and Zambia, along with UNICEF. 🔵 Co-hosting the ‘NatGala’ at Goals House together with Nature2, S2G Ventures and CurvePoint Capital, where Clarabeth Concaret, Kyle E. Cordova and Noemi Florea will be representing our #Innovation30 initiative of global young climate entrepreneurs. 🔵 Discussing Digital Public Infrastructure and Goods (DPI/G) in an event organized by Digital Public Goods Alliance and UNDP, focusing on storytelling from the perspective of countries’ digital transformation, including Rumee Singh, co-founder of Rumsan- a UNICEF Venture Fund investee. Please reach out and connect if you’ll be at any of these September moments. Let's join efforts to ensure a better world for children and youth today, and coming generations.
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In collaboration with innovation-forward partners and young people, UNICEF is making #InnovationImpact by… 🧒🏿 Reaching over 42 million children in 2023 through the UNICEF Venture Fund. 🏫 Supporting 6.74 million students with increased access to connectivity since 2019 through Giga. 💥 1 million children completing UPSHIFT courses in 2023. Find out more in our 2024 Impact Brief 👉🏽 https://uni.cf/45lN51Q LetterOne, Visma, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Takeda, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Avenir (HK) Foundation, Ericsson, MUSK FOUNDATION, Meta, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, GSMA, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA, IHS Towers
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Over the summer, UNICEF Innovation hosted colleagues from UNICEF country offices around the 🌏 to participate in a weeklong programme to help shape their innovation strategies and integrate innovation thinking that benefits children by using COMPASS- a UNICEF Global Innovation Strategy Guide. ✨ COMPASS helps navigate the innovation landscape, and build a culture of innovation and ideas adapted to diverse country contexts. 👏🏽 Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3yNOG4F
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We’re thrilled to announce a new collaboration with UNICEF Innovation. By using the power of Unsplash, we’re supporting the vision for an open, inclusive, and secure digital future for all. Three members of the Unsplash community have created stunning artwork embodying four key messages from UNICEF's #SummitOfOurFuture initiative. Our goal? To get as many eyes on these messages as possible, and reach 10 million views on these images in just 30 days. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dtfTYE6X
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What we’re reading: Three Tech Innovations That Are Encouraging Gender Equality 👉 https://uni.cf/3XkO4wx by One Young World. ⚡️Dora Palfi, Co-Founder and CEO, imagi, founded her startup to make tech more inclusive to girls, “I feel strongly that no woman should be nameless in tech.” 📣 Our Game Changers Coalition also reimagines the future of tech with girls at the helm, leading the shift in building a more inclusive digital today and future.
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“Training, mentorship, and access to networks can significantly enhance the capabilities of young innovators. Also, access to diverse funding mechanisms.” Tom Kinyanjui Njoroge, CEO, Neural Labs Africa. In Devex’s Roots of Change Series, Rebecca Root interviewed Tom to highlight the journey of Neural Labs Africa, supported by the UNICEF Venture Fund 🌍. This sentiment is at the 💙 of the #SummitOfOURFuture campaign, to unlock resources to build and strengthen innovation ecosystems in emerging economies. Join us 👉🏽 https://uni.cf/future #RootsofChange #DevexSeries
A lack of investment in African tech entrepreneurs is hampering progress toward the SDGs. Neural Labs Africa CEO Tom Kinyanjui Njoroge explains why that needs to change. Produced in partnership with UNICEF Innovation #RootsofChange #DevexSeries
Why tech innovators from Africa need more backing
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"I believe we are all innovative by nature, and our calling is to serve others. For some of us, technology is the lever for impact. What's yours?", asks Ally Jr Salim, Founder, Elsa Health. Young innovators and entrepreneurs around the world, like Ally, are building an equitable and inclusive digital future. But they cannot do it alone. Let's help them fully achieve their transformational vision. 🤝🏻 Join the #SummitOfOURFuture campaign 👉🏾 http://uni.cf/future
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When Beren Kayali arrived in the aftermath of Türkiye's devastating earthquakes, her work with Deploy™ to help communities access water in crisis, was closer to home than ever before. For #WWWeek, we spoke the young entrepreneur behind the world’s first concrete pop-up water tank, about confronting the growing threat of water scarcity: https://uni.cf/3X54QhT
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“Me and my children are now living in a cleaner and safer environment," says Selina, a 43-year-old mother who lives near a Dhaka urban lake, which for years had untreated wastewater flowing into it. UNICEF's Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub in collaboration with UNICEF Bangladesh and local partners, and with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is transforming wastewater treatment systems with nature-based innovative solutions. 💧 Learn how 👉🏽 https://uni.cf/3AEIahf #ForEveryChild, water, sanitation and hygiene. #WorldWaterWeek
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