United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)Competition

UNIDO Industrial AI Solutions Call

Nov 09, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Vienna

Opportunity type

Competition

Funding

No Funding

Location

Global

Deadline

Nov 09, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Vienna

About this opportunity

UNIDO, the UN agency for industrial development, is running a global call with UNCTAD, the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies, ITU and the World Robot Cooperation Organization for AI solutions that make industry more inclusive and sustainable in developing and middle-income economies. Organisations submit one solution under one of five tracks, from robotics and smart manufacturing to AI for greener industry. Selected solutions are promoted by the UN partners and showcased at UNIDO's AIM Global Action Forum in Vienna.

What you get:

Promotion of your solution by UNIDO and the other participating UN organisations
A showcase at key events, including the AIM Global Action Forum 2026 in Vienna on 25 and 26 November 2026, held for UNIDO's 60th anniversary
A listing on online platforms such as the UNIDO Solutions Platform
Invitations to strategic matchmaking with UN-led initiatives and programmes

What you'll do:

Submit one AI-powered solution through UNIDO's online form under one of five tracks: embodied AI, industrial robotics and smart manufacturing; industrial AI models and decision-making; industrial digital infrastructure and data ecosystems; AI for green, resilient and sustainable industry; or industrial ecosystem enablers (finance, skills and market access)
Describe the problem, how the solution works, its partners, maturity stage, impact, the SDGs it addresses and how it supports Global Digital Compact Objective 2

Key dates:

Closing date: 9 November 2026 as listed elsewhere; UNIDO has not published one on its own pages
Selected applicants notified in early November 2026
AIM Global Action Forum 2026, Vienna International Centre, 25 and 26 November 2026

More information:

The call supports Global Digital Compact Objective 2: expanding inclusion in and benefits from the digital economy for all
By submitting, applicants grant the issuing organisations rights to promote the entry for non-commercial purposes
Applicants must confirm they are not involved in UN sanctions violations, landmine or cluster munition manufacture, forced or child labour, human rights abuses, or tobacco

Who can apply

Applicants apply as an organisation: the form requires the organisation's name, website and address
Eligible organisation types: private sector, public sector, UN organisation, international organisation (non-UN), academia, civil society
Solution maturity can be idea or concept, prototype, MVP, pilot, or implemented at scale
The solution must be AI-powered and advance inclusive industrial transformation in developing and middle-income economies
Geographic focus can be global or any world region

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Good to know

+Run by UNIDO, the UN's industrial development agency, with UNCTAD, ITU, the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies and the World Robot Cooperation Organization
+Open to organisations of any type, at any stage from idea to scale
+Selected solutions are showcased at UNIDO's AIM Global Action Forum in Vienna on 25 and 26 November 2026
+Free to apply

Worth checking yourself

!UNIDO has not published a closing date on its own pages. The 9 November date shown here comes from other listings, and UNIDO's own form says selected applicants are told in early November, so the real cut-off may be earlier. Apply as soon as you can
!No cash award, and no travel or attendance funding is stated
!Individuals cannot apply alone: the form asks for an organisation's name, website and address
!Aimed at industrial AI for developing and middle-income economies

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