Dfinity is taking part in a new programme led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that aims to connect development challenges with technology solutions involving blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud technology.
The SDG Blockchain Accelerator is being run through the UNDP Alternative Finance Lab and is open to UN teams with active programmes and specific development challenges they want to address. Applications are open until 30 September.
Selected UN teams will work with technology partners to explore potential solutions for practical challenges within existing development programmes. The programme covers blockchain, decentralised AI and cloud technologies, with an emphasis on applying these tools to identified development needs rather than technology development in isolation.
Dfinity, the organisation behind the Internet Computer Protocol, is participating alongside Cardano Foundation, Stellar, Partisia MPC and FLock.io. The programme is being delivered by UNDP AltFinLab in strategic partnership with Chain for Good.
The initiative reflects the UNDP’s broader work exploring alternative financial and digital technologies for development programmes. For participating teams, the programme provides an opportunity to test how emerging technologies could be applied to specific operational or development-related challenges.
The involvement of several technology organisations also brings different approaches to decentralised infrastructure, digital assets, privacy-preserving computing and artificial intelligence into the programme.
Participation does not guarantee that a particular technology will be adopted by participating UN teams. The value of the programme will depend on the challenges presented, the solutions developed and whether those solutions can be applied effectively within existing programmes.
UN teams with an active programme and a defined challenge can apply for the SDG Blockchain Accelerator until 30 September.
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