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Mission and objectives
The Global Centre for Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development (GCTISD) is a joint initiative by the Government of Singapore and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which aims at identifying and co-creating technological solutions for sustainable development. GCTISD curates partnerships, identifies solutions and connects partners and innovations with UNDP’s Global Policy Network and development partners. Innovation and technology are key to achieving sustainable development, and in order to meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda, we must accelerate adaptation, adoption and scaling where it matters most. Our host country Singapore is a global hub for finance, digital technology and start-ups, and has consistently topped regional rankings in the Global Innovation Index. Singapore promotes innovation, test-bedding and enterprise development, and has attracted many leading global companies to set up Asia-Pacific headquarters. Our key Government partners are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR), the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Public Service Division (PSD at the Prime Minister’s Office. We are establishing links with many other agencies, Government-linked companies, start-ups and corporates to leverage Singapore’s technology and innovation ecosystem. The GCTISD’s current emerging areas of work: Sustainable Agriculture: Climate change and population growth have increased the vulnerability and volatility of the global food system and the ecosystems that support it. In order to feed the growing world population, we must leverage innovation and technology to drastically improve the productivity, efficiency and sustainability of agriculture. Cities and Digitalisation: Digitalisation is a priority pathway for developing countries to leapfrog to a m
Context
The UNDP Global Centre for Technology, Innovation, and Sustainable Development (based in Singapore) is working with the UNDP Global Small Island Developing States (SIDS) team to learn what young people (aged 18-35) think about digital and digital technologies in SIDS around the world. It is this generation that will shape the next generation of technology, and this survey will be important in guiding efforts to best support digital development in small states. This will be the largest ever global youth mapping of the digital economy in small island states. Voices from small island states tend to be underrepresented, and we hope this study will begin to change that. We’re making use of an interactive chatbot to administer the survey on channels where young people are: WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger.
Task description
The UNDP Global Centre is looking to work with an Online Volunteer with a strong background in textual analysis of free-text data. We have 3,500+ textual responses to a 13-question survey and are keen to explore this data to generate new insights. The Online Volunteer must have access to suitable software or applications (e.g.: R Studio, Stata. etc.) to conduct this assignment.