I met with Petri Uusikylä to learn more about how his interest in complexity had evolved and how it influences his view of evaluating development and social change
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The 4IR Is Here. Do We Need to Design Development Initiatives Differently?
It is easy to get carried away with the promises of technology when we read about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or 4IR.
How to evaluate innovation? In conversation with Jordi del Bas
Innovation is a confusing buzzword. There is no clarity and that what innovation is can be very subjective. Is the lack of a clear definition of innovation a problem in terms of evaluating innovation? What do the evaluators of innovation look for when they are called in to do their work?
Digital futures and the governance systems of tomorrow. In conversation with Shivam Gupta
The economic and social consequences of digital innovation require, and will continue to require, political responses to take advantage of the opportunities that these innovations can bring to society. The challenge for government and regulators is that the speed at which these technologies evolve is… Read More
Experimenting with innovation and accelerating development in Vietnam. In conversation with UNDP’s Ida Uusikylä
Vietnam is one of 60 countries where UNDP has established Accelerator Labs. The aim is to instil innovation principles and approaches into the work of the projects that UNDP implements and into the way UNDP works. At the end of January, I went to Helsinki… Read More