Cities are navigating the dual challenge of accelerating green transitions while adopting digital tools that make urban systems more inclusive, efficient, and resilient. To support this momentum, UNDP is hosting BOOST Discovery Days – Green Urban Tech, a two-day virtual event taking place on 3–4 December 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00 CET.
The event will showcase a curated group of innovators selected through the BOOST x CEF: Green Urban Tech Open Call –solutions that help cities better engage residents, manage urban planning, services and infrastructure, and strengthen climate resilience
Each day focuses on a distinct dimension of green urban transformation, featuring practical tools with real-world testing, measurable impact, and strong relevance for municipalities.
Day 1: Engaging residents for greener, more livable cities (December 3)
How can cities inspire and mobilize people to take part in building greener, more sustainable neighbourhoods? This session explores ways to boost environmental awareness, foster participation, and use data and behavioural insights to co-create change with residents. From real-time air-quality data to participatory mapping and AI-powered community insights, the featured tools help municipalities better understand local needs and engage citizens in shaping their communities and cities.
Featured solutions:
- Airly – provides real-time air-quality insights to help cities raise awareness and target pollution.
- City&Me – rewards residents with tokens for sustainable, community-minded actions.
- Maptionnaire – engages citizens and collects input through digital mapping and surveys.
- MultiKnip – delivers purpose-bound digital payments for public programmes.
- CoPlanAI – uses AI to turn community ideas into instant visuals for participatory planning.
Day 2: Building smarter, greener, and more resilient cities (December 4)
Cities are increasingly turning to data and digital tools to manage infrastructure, strengthen resilience, and plan for a sustainable future. This session spotlights technologies that make cities more connected, efficient, and climate-smart. From flood-risk modelling to interoperable data platforms and purpose-driven digital payments, the showcased innovations demonstrate how smart infrastructure can drive greener urban transformation.
Featured solutions:
- CIVORA DataHub – connects city data into one platform for smarter, interoperable urban management.
- CloudCity – provides an AI-driven platform that enables cities to move from reactive to predictive urban management.
- ClimateView – delivers data-driven platform for developing climate action plans.
- Fitek – provides an intelligent e-invoicing platform for municipalities.
- SaferPlaces – offers flood-risk and climate-impact modelling.
Why join BOOST Discovery Days
The sessions are designed for municipalities, institutions, innovators, development practitioners, and partners working to advance sustainable urban transformation. Participants will have the opportunity to:
- Explore diverse, practical green urban technologies ready for testing or adoption
- Learn from innovators with pilots already deployed across cities globally
- Connect with peers and partners, opening pathways for collaboration and experimentation
The event will be held in English, with interpretation provided in Armenian, Albanian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, and Ukrainian.
Learn more about the featured solutions here.
BOOST Discovery Days are part of the joint efforts of UNDP’s BOOST impact acceleration programme and the City Experiment Fund to strengthen cities’ capabilities to test frontier solutions, collaborate with innovators, and accelerate scalable, people-centered urban transformation.