Post by Francine Pickup

Proud to launch the UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group (BAG) with Haoliang Xu at Proof of Talk in Paris🇫🇷 today. UNDP AltFinLab 👉 Where can blockchain deliver public value? At UNDP, our approach is grounded in real development challenges across trust, financial inclusion, transparency, coordination, identity and access to services. The question is not whether the technology works, but how it can be adopted responsibly, sustainably and inclusively within public systems🏛️. We are already seeing pilots, from digital payment systems in Haiti to alternative financial profiling for entrepreneurs in The Gambia, where blockchain-enabled approaches may help close these gaps. But these remain early, and the focus must be on what truly adds value and complements existing infrastructure systems. 🎯 A strong start to what we hope will be a practical platform for turning innovation into real impact.🌐 We look forward to working with partners to advance this important agenda! UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub (Accelerator Labs) Algorand Foundation Arbitrum Avalanche Foundation Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA) Blockchain for Impact (BFI) Cardano Foundation Cointelegraph Interchain Foundation DFINITY Foundation Dubai Blockchain Center Ethereum Foundation Filecoin Foundation FLock.io Funding the Commons Giveth InfStones Kraken NEARWEEK Nordic Blockchain Association Stellar Development Foundation Sui Foundation The Blockchain Center Abu Dhabi Web3 Foundation Learn more: go.undp.org/qVG Our recent report: New Tech, New Partners: Transforming Development in the Digital Era http://Go.undp.org/55e