UNDP's Digital Journey
Gayan Peiris, Head of Data and Technology, CDO�United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP Digital Strategy
Digital Transformation at UNDP
Ongoing Priorities
Our Offer to Partners
Agenda
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The strategy has 3 key objectives
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Our Offer to Partners
Agenda
Digital Transformation at UNDP
UNDP Digital Strategy
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Agenda
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Pathways to a Digitally Native UNDP
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Digital
Community
Digital Fitness and Digital Leadership
Digitally Native UNDP
Examples
Data and Digital Guides
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The Digital Fitness Programme (DFP) ensures UNDP is able to use digital to amplify our development impact in countries
50 +
Country Office Programme Deliveries
708 +
people trained
TBL in Dec 2023
First RR & DRR Digital Leadership Training
The Digital Advocates Network are dedicated focal points that drive forward the digital agenda at the country-level
Distributed across
131
UNDP Country Offices serving a UNDP-wide CoP Digital
Regional Digital Workshops
3 days
76 participants
7+ panel sessions
Data Strategy is focused on governance, people and technology
Governance
People
Technology
PARTNERSHIPS
GUIDERAILS
DATA ARCHITECTURE
Establish approaches to collect and analyze data transparently, responsibly, and effectively
Invest in a modern technology architecture that enables UNDP to become a data-enabled organisation
Ensure expertise is in-place to leverage data while establishing baseline capacity across organization
Effective and Ethical Use of Data
Sustainable �Development
STRENGTHENED DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING
DATA PROJECTS DELIVERED AT SCALE
A STRONG DATA CULTURE
A DATA SAVVY GLOBAL WORKFORCE
FUTURE READY GREEN DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND TOOLS
Structure and Processes
Data Governance Group
Data Literacy
Data Network�coordinated by Dedicated Data Team
Unified�Data Hub
Self Service Capabilities
Data�Innovation
Data Principles
Strengthening Data Collection and Analysis
Development Data Partnership - DDP
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Other Ongoing Priorities
Continuing to embed digital into UNDP’s standard processes - such as corporate reporting processes and procurement processes.
Evolving capabilities and capacities in digital programming areas across UNDP, prioritised together with GPN.
Examples
Evolving & expanding UNDP communities on data and digital
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Digital Transformation at UNDP
UNDP Digital Strategy
Agenda
Our Offer to Partners
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Agenda
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Digital solutions
Fragmented and opportunistic approach
‘Techno-optimism’
Three fundamental shifts
Rights-based and inclusion-first approach
Holistic and strategic approach
Digital (eco) systems
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Think of physical infrastructure like roads, railroads, airports, internet cables, cell towers that generates economic opportunity today.
What about digital public infrastructure?
Key Features
How does DPI actually work?
Siloed digital systems
Infrastructure-thinking (DPI)
DPI components: technology, governance, ecosystem
Ecosystem and markets�to catalyze innovation and value�
Governance and rules�to ensure interoperability, inclusivity and privacy�
Digital solutions�in form of building blocks that are open, interoperable and standards-based��
Technology
Governance
Ecosystem
UNDP’s Value Proposition
Experience in whole-of-society digital transformation
Expertise in people-centered development – including rights-based, inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches
Convening power across ministries and sectors
Thought Leadership in Digital Public Goods/Digital Public Infrastructure
Implementation capacity with unparalleled country presence
UN sectoral support
… etc.
Societal
Ecosystem
Connectivity
Ecosystem
'Common goods' layer
These elements together create the common technology, policy and human infrastructure that can enable equitable and thriving digital societies. Inclusion and rights for all must be situated at the center
Illustrative
E.g.:
Education
Health
Agriculture
Environment
Trade
How UNDP can work with other UN agencies at the country level
COVID Acceleration: over 250 new digital projects in more than 80 countries to respond to and recover from COVID-19
Bangladesh: Supported nation-wide A2I programme
Honduras: Deployed iVerify, an AI-driven fact-checking tool to support national elections
> 250 digital projects in more than 100 countries
Country with on-going or completed digital project
Spotlight country
LEGEND
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Palestine: Access to Justice support through supporting deployment of MIZAN DPG
Uganda: Assessed schools and digital skills with Ministry of ICT and Ministry of Education
�Rwanda: Supported Government in Cashless acceleration program, trained women and youth in cross border digital payments
Mauritania: Completed Readiness Assessment, supporting development of an e-id pilot
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How we support our partners in digital transformation
Digitally-enabled programming
Inclusive Digital Ecosystems
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Digital Readiness Assessments
Digital Development
Compass
AI Readiness Assessment
ITU-UNDP Joint Facility on Digital Capacity
UNDP Digital Guides
Digital Standards
DPI Playbook
Data Governance Toolkit
Digital Inclusion Navigator
Digital X Solutions Catalogue
Strategy Setting
Examples
Digital Public Goods
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Global actors�& processes
Catalytic Partners
(Local and regional) Implementers & supporters
Tech stack�& communities
UNDP is co-leading the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) which stewards the DPG agenda
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Existing Digital Public Goods
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iVerify: misinformation detection tool
Digital MRV system & Carbon Registry
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Thank you!�
Get in touch with me at gayan.peiris@undp.org