Innovation

The purpose of innovation at the IMF is to improve the Fund’s processes, ways of working, and ultimately, outputs, to more effectively further our mission and serve our member countries.

Portwatch: Monitoring Trade Disruptions from Space
Developed by the IMF and the University of Oxford and a winner of the IMF Climate Innovation Challenge, this innovative platform enables real-time monitoring of maritime trade, mapping and simulating port disruptions, and analyzing climate risks to global supply chains.
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IMF Climate Innovation Challenge

IMF Climate Change Indicators Dashboard

IMF Anti Corruption Challenge
How might we create behavioral change and increased transparency to enable good governance and tackle corruption in the public sector? Learn more about the IMF’s support for developing innovative approaches to this issue and meet the winning teams here.

Innovation Workshops at the IMF
At the 2021 Spring Meetings, innovation workshops brought together participants from the public and private sectors through virtual collaboration to tackle key issues.
Watch Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s remarks on leveraging digital money to facilitate remittances.
Watch the panel discussion on climate-related data and disclosures

The Exchange: Conversations for a Better Future
Kristalina Georgieva and Brad Smith participated in a live conversation moderated by MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on how economists and technologists can collaborate to lay the groundwork for a better future.


