Serbia prepares for the AI revolution
UNDP Serbia, along with Mašinerija, organized a conference to discuss the opportunities and risks associated with the rapidly evolving AI technology in Serbia.
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Reproducing inequality: How AI image generators show biases against women in STEM
This blog explores the ways in which AI algorithms can reproduce gender stereotypes, and how this can have real-world implications for women in STEM.
Can LinkedIn data help us measure the glass ceiling?
We used LinkedIn Ad-targeting data to analyse professional gender gaps in the Western Balkans. The link to the interactive dashboard is at the end of the article.
A Hurdle Marathon
How Can Women Become Winners of the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Blog by Kristina Nikolic, Jelena Jovicic, Maja Djundic and Marina Iles.
How to Make a Portal Which Assists in Startup Development: A Serbian Experience
Blog by Kristina Jazinka Nikolic and Milan Lakicevic on the use of Design Thinking methodology to create a Web portal for Serbian startups
From ‘SimCity’ to better urban reality
How “digital twins” of real cities can help guide innovation and transform our lives. Blog by Drasko Draskovic (Head of Exploration)
How alternative data can shed a new light on depopulation in Serbia
A blog that captures learnings of the Depopulation Data Challenge winning solutions, by Drasko Draskovic and Vladimir Nikitovic
The winning solutions to the “Depopulation Data Challenge” – Population (Scientific Journal), Vol 59 No 2 (2021)
Overview of the winning solutions of the Depopulation Data Challenge by Drasko Draskovic and Vladimir Nikitovic
How Social Networks Can Track Migration – SDG Knowledge Hub, UN World Data Forum 2021
Following the UN World Data Forum 2021, the SDG Knowledge Hub wrote a story about our Forum submission, that illustrates data as a tool for social impact.
Cross border coworking conference: “How digital nomads see the region”
Kristina Jazinka Nikolic (Head of Experimentation) as the moderator at the regional panel “How digital nomads see the region”. The Conference brought together decision makers from the region’s countries, coworking space owners and managers, coworking space users, representatives from the business community, representatives from partner institutions, and digital nomads to share their experiences and recommendations
We know business as usual doesn’t work. But what does the alternative look like?
First in a three-part blog series explaining the portfolio approach as an instrument for system transformation, what it means and looks like in practice and how it differs from a traditional project approach. Based on an interview with Irena Cerovic (Head of Solutions mapping) as an early practitioner in UNDP
How can Serbian SMEs grow to be more resilient to shocks in the future?
Blog by Katarina Sajc (Portfolio Manager for SDGs, Private Sector Engagement) and Søren Vester Haldrup (Innovation Facility Fund Manager) on portfolio approach and system thinking applied on designing new portfolio on the SMEs sector in Serbia
World Economic Forum – 5 themes shaping the future of work
World Economic Forum Agenda coverage of the Future of Work report by the Accelerator Labs
Euronews: “No Magic Wand: Depopulation is becoming a frequent topic – how many people are leaving Serbia and where are they going”
Euronews article on depopulation, with video interviews with Depopulation Data Challenge winners and mentor (Serbian only)
RTS: “The South and Southeast of Serbia are practically empty, 10 percent of the academic population has left Serbia”
RTS article with interviews with Depopulation Data Challenge winners and Irena Cerovic (Serbian only)
