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The strong commitment to good governance remains a vital pillar in the operations of the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵTB). In this regard, the Tenth Session of the Council of the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries was held virtually on 11¨C12 December 2025. This was the third such gathering in the calendar year. The meeting reviewed progress made during 2025 and discussed and¡­

By Burcu Tamga? M?rel, Associate Programme Management Officer From 2¨C4 December 2025, I had the privilege of accompanying our Managing Director, Mr. Deodat Maharaj, to Doha, Qatar, for the High-level Meeting on ¡°Forging Ambitious Global Partnerships for Sustainable and Resilient Graduation of Least Developed Countries¡± co-hosted by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¡­

By Deodat Maharaj Gebze, T¨¹rkiye Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our world. It has helped a few companies in developed countries set record-breaking profits. This week, Nvidia, a leading US AI company, hit a market value of USD5 trillion. Nvidia, together with the other six technology companies known as the Magnificent Seven, reached a market capitalisation of USD22 trillion. This value easily eclipses the combined GDP of the¡­

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Technology Bank, in collaboration with Medtronic and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has released a new study examining how the medical technology (MedTech) sector can respond to the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for more than 70% of global deaths. Through in-depth fieldwork in Bangladesh and Rwanda, the study analyzed innovation culture, intellectual property (IP) frameworks¡­

By Burcu Tamga? M?rel, Associate Programme Management Officer Partnerships are at the heart of everything we do at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Technology Bank. Every day, I witness how science, technology, and innovation (STI) can transform lives in the world¡¯s Least Developed Countries (LDCs)¡ªbut only if we build the right bridges and create genuine opportunities for collaboration. In August 2025, I had the privilege of accompanying our Managing Director, Mr. Deodat¡­

By El?in Torlak, Communications and Knowledge Management Expert Earlier this month, I had the chance to attend the Third Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in Awaza, Turkmenistan, as part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Technology Bank delegation. It was held from 5¨C8 August 2025 under the theme ¡°Driving Progress through Partnerships.¡± For the 32 LLDCs, geography itself creates unique challenges. Without direct access to the sea, trade is slower¡­

By Deodat Maharaj Gebze, T¨¹rkiye Artificial intelligence and the use of frontier technologies are already transforming trade and boosting prosperity, particularly for developed, and some developing countries. This ranges from digital exchange of documents, the digitalisation of trade processes and leveraging online platforms to fast-track cross-border trade. The rapid adoption of new technologies will further consolidate the dominance of world¡­

The meeting with the Prime Minister of Uganda focused on advancing Technology Needs Assessments, boosting agriculture with technology, and building national capacities for long-term development.

By Burcu Tamga? M?rel, Associate Programme Management Officer Partnerships are at the heart of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Technology Bank¡¯s work. Our mission is simple yet ambitious¡ªempower the world¡¯s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by harnessing the transformative power of science, technology, and innovation (STI) to drive sustainable development. This July, that mission took center stage at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)¡­

By Asl? Hekimo?lu & Ousmane Bocuum The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville was more than a global convening¡ªit was a place where ideas, commitments, and personal connections came together with a shared purpose: creating opportunities for Member States, and most importantly for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), to harness science, technology, and innovation (STI) for sustainable graduation and growth¡­