innovation

Slowing productivity growth across Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has prompted governments to look beyond broad structural reforms. Industrial policy, targeting specific sectors, activities, or enterprises, has surged as a …

Europe’s economy continues to adjust to multiple overlapping shocks, and the recovery remains gradual. EU GDP growth is projected to remain moderate, at around 1 percent in 2025, supported mainly by private consumption and front-loaded exports. At …

BRUSSELS, March 12, 2026—Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania could raise labor productivity by up to 10 to 15 percent through wider adoption of digital technologies, particularly software and AI-enabled tools, …

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reported that an estimated 318 million people worldwide now face crisis levels of hunger or worse, with hundreds of thousands already experiencing famine-like conditions. …

Throughout 2025, UNDP Saudi Arabia worked alongside key national institutions to deliver strategic initiatives that strengthen long term capacities and accelerate Vision 2030 priorities. The overarching objective remained consistent, supporting …

On January 9, 2023, lawmakers in Vietnam approved a Resolution on National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, during the National Assembly’s second extraordinary meeting …