UNDP sponsors campaign to promote crypto, AI to governments

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will launch a “Government Blockchain Academy” next year to train governments on using blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and other digital tools to support growth and reduce ￰0￱ UNDP said on Monday that it will work with the Exponential Science Foundation, a nonprofit that supports blockchain and AI, to create and launch the ￰1￱ launches blockchain academy to guide governments UNDP said many governments use blockchain and AI technologies on a small scale , but lack the skills, knowledge, and structure to implement them in real programs that improve services for ￰2￱ agency wants to help policymakers deal with gaps in digital infrastructure and prepare them for the rapid changes happening in the global ￰3￱ academy will teach governments to build digital credentials for citizens to access healthcare, education, and welfare services, especially in areas with weak record ￰4￱ matters of finances, the program will promote digital payments and financial services for communities where people still have no access to banks.

Moreover, the academy will guide policymakers on how to use blockchain to reduce fraud, waste, and misuse of funds by making transactions easier to track and ￰5￱ it comes to climate control, the program will explore ways in which governments can use tokens and smart contracts in climate finance, like monitoring carbon credits and supporting green environmental ￰6￱ Cerovic, who leads the UNDP’s work for Europe and Central Asia, said the Government Blockchain Academy will help governments deal with the issues that traditional methods failed to solve ￰7￱ prepares for phased launch starting in 2026 The UNDP announced that the Government Blockchain Academy will roll out in stages, starting with selected countries in ￰8￱ agency said it will first design the curriculum and test pilot projects to help governments learn from practical examples before scaling ￰9￱ academy will use in-person workshops combined with online courses and regional forms to make sure government officials get steady support and guidance as they develop blockchain ￰10￱ new academy is not the UNDP’s first attempt at using blockchain to support development, as it worked with the Algorand Foundation in 2023 to launch a staff-focused blockchain ￰11￱ program claims to have trained approximately 22,000 UNDP employees across 170 countries to advise governments and ￰12￱ new academy will directly train government officials, particularly policymakers, who are responsible for creating and implementing ￰13￱ academy’s launch coincides with a time when many countries are rapidly embracing blockchain and crypto-related tools.

A 2024 report by Chainalysis found that India, Pakistan, and Vietnam ranked among the top adopters of crypto technologies ￰14￱ trend shows that most countries are eager to use new technologies to increase access to financial services. However, they still face risks such as weak oversight, unclear rules, and limited technical ￰15￱ UNDP aims to ensure the adoption follows clear guidelines encouraging transparency, sustainability, and public ￰16￱ related efforts, Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, recently partnered with UNICEF out of Luxembourg to drive blockchain literacy and digital capacity among global ￰17￱ previously reported by Cryptopolitan, over the next three years, Bitget will become a member of UNICEF’s Office of Innovation Game Changers ￰18￱ will support 300,000 young people, including adolescent girls and their parents, mentors, and teachers, bringing blockchain knowledge to 8 countries: Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, and South ￰19￱ up to $30,050 in trading rewards when you join Bybit today