The United Nations Development Programme will launch the "Government Blockchain Academy" next year.

Jinse Finance reported, citing Cointelegraph, that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will partner with the blockchain and artificial intelligence advocacy non-profit Exponential Science Foundation to launch the "Government Blockchain Academy" next year. The academy will provide government departments with professional education and implementation projects in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies to help drive transformation in government. It will focus on leveraging blockchain technology to address urgent development challenges, including creating trusted and verifiable digital credentials, improving financial services and digital payments, tracking and accounting for public procurement processes, maintaining tamper-proof records to combat corruption, and using tokens and smart contracts for climate financing. The academy plans to launch in selected countries in 2026, with curriculum design work beginning this year.