Alberto Cottica"Everyone is a science fiction writer of their own story, and the world to come". Kim Stanley Robinson at #IID2025
"In advocacy, it is difficult to stay relevant AND constructive at the same time." #IID2025
Sovereign Tech AgencyThe Sovereign Tech Agency already serves as a blueprint for a European case, and we are excited to share our journey in helping to secure the foundational digital infrastructure of the 21st century with about 300 participants from 94 countries onsite!
Tomorrow's session will be streamed at
https://istanbulinnovationdays.org/live-stream/
14:30 – 16:00 (UTC/GMT +3 hours)
Live Stream - Istanbul Innovation Days
Live in Days Hours Minutes Seconds Not able to join us in Istanbul? All Mainstage conversations of the 2025 edition will be live streamed. Full Live Stream Program March, 25th Opening Ceremony, 9:00 to 11:00 (UTC/GMT +3 hours) Welcome addresses by: Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator H.E. Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign […]
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Indigenous communities in Mexico successfully claimed a right to direct budgeting, a practice whereby communities directly decide on the allocation of a portion of government funding, bypassing municipal intermediaries.
Economic transformation and reallocation of power are two sides of the same coin! We will be talking about this at #IID2025.
"In times of stability, you should be wary of tampering with economic equilibria. Economies are complex systems, and there is a risk of unwittingly breaking things. But these are not times of stability. We are in deep crisis, and you cannot break a system that is already broken. These are times where radical innovation on the governance of the economy make plenty of sense."
Looking forward to the plenary on Alternative Economic Models at #IID2025 !
In Conversation With Alberto Cottica - Innovation by Necessity: Can Crises Push Institutions Forward? - Istanbul Innovation Days
Today we’re meeting with Alberto Cottica, R&D Specialist at UNDP Accelerator Labs to discuss how crisis impact our ability to innovate. https://youtu.be/bzfyi15Q6zs Innovation, Cottica argues, must be a continuous process – yet history shows that societies often innovate only when forced by crisis. As public institutions grapple with mounting pressures – from climate breakdown to […]
A dream come true: I'll be designing and chairing the plenary session on "Alternative economic models and finance" at the Istanbul Innovation Days 2025 – UNDP's flagship innovation event. Expect interesting questions. #IID2025
Alberto - Istanbul Innovation Days
Economist and network scientist, expert on online collaboration, collective intelligence, and participatory, networked organization, Alberto has Worked with governments and IGOs in various capacities; cofounded not-for-profit research and consulting collective Edgeryders; dabbled in civic hacking with Spaghetti Open Data. He currently works for the UNDP Accelerator Labs, where he supports the creation of an R&D […]