The deadline to participate in the Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest has been extended to 5 August 2025 (by midnight, GMT +2).

One of the most intractable challenges faced by development policymakers and practitioners is the economic life of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. This report by the World Bank sheds ...

The government of Ontario, Canada launched a basic income pilot in 2017. Though it was cancelled prior to official analysis in 2019, researchers were able to gather data and make findings about the ...

The pandemic highlighted distrust and misinformation in science communication, but are we diagnosing and tackling the problem correctly? Niels G. Mede discusses the central narratives for legitimacy ...

Data governance lies at the core of global problems and can alleviate or exacerbate inequalities. Data solidarity can help to distribute the risks and benefits of digital practices more equitably by ...

This e-team is dedicated to exploring and addressing the global challenges of the digital divide — the gap between those who have access to digital technology and the internet and those who do not, as ...

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can serve as a public infrastructure with open, democratic principles, though proactive deliberation is needed to avoid ensuing losses of agency, sovereignty and ...

UNESCO’s sport initiative, Fit for Life (F4L), is designed to activate, integrate and scale smart investments in sport and quality physical education to drive social and developmental outcomes. The ...

People with disabilities experience lasting impacts from a crisis, and last resort social assistance connects them to networks and services that enable survival. Ferdosi, Graefe, Lewchuk and Ross ...

The trustworthiness of science should not require scientific expertise to assess. Trustworthiness should be based on the presence of expertise, good expert community functioning, and shared values.

Theme (s) of intervention: Environmental policy / climate change, Infrastructure, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation, Urban development, Youth ...