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We use innovation, prototyping and applied research methodologies to develop innovative solutions that accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

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How we work

 

We work in a local testbed in Hamburg, Germany, that allows for ideas, tools, scenarios and solutions to be prototyped and tested before deploying them in cities around the world.

 

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TEAM

Who we are

 

We are an interdisciplinary and diverse team of urban experts, software developers and technology specialists developing testable pilot projects and tools in Hamburg and beyond.

 

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“Digital technologies have the potential to serve people, improve public services and contribute to sustainable urbanization, but persistent digital divides remain. By establishing this Accelerator, UN-Habitat and our partners are contributing to building an inclusive digital society, developing digital capacity and fostering digital cooperation, as promoted by the UN Secretary-General”. ‍

—Maimunah Mohd. Sharif, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat

 

 
 
 

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Digital Innovation, Climate Change and Cities: UNITAC Hamburg at Urban October 2021

On 21 October, UNITAC Hamburg organized a virtual event as part of Urban October 2021. The session explored three of the most impactful developments of our times: Climate change, urbanization and digital innovation. Cities of all sizes are growing rapidly and urban areas are responsible for around 70 per cent of global carbon emissions.

UNITAC x eThekwini: Using AI to Map Informal Settlements in eThekwini, South Africa

eThekwini has the largest number of informal settlements of any municipality in South Africa. Currently, it houses over 580 urban informal settlements encompassing 314,000 households, which comprises over a quarter of the city’s population. Continued urbanization and a swingling supply of well-located land have resulted in a multitude of vulnerabilities experienced by its population.

UN Habitat and the Federal Republic of Germany establish a United Nations ‘Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities’ (UNITAC Hamburg) at the HafenCity University in Hamburg

UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for sustainable cities, with support from the UN Office for Information and Communications Technology (UN-OICT), and in collaboration with HafenCity University Hamburg, are implementing the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC Hamburg) which will be located at the HafenCity University in Hamburg, Germany.

Speech by Minister of State Niels Annen at the Virtual Launch of the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC)

It is a great honour for Germany, for my home town Hamburg and for me to host the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC).

 

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We provide strategy, tools and capacity to assist cities and communities to better plan, implement, manage and monitor sustainable urbanisation utilizing digital technology.

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