This week on Frontier Dialogues, we talk to Ahmed Nasir, CEO of  Maldives Polytechnic about the future of work and skills needed for the youth in the Maldives.

Frontier Dialogues. Ep 26. with Aishath Naj. Female Maldivian Photographer. Series: Innovation and creativity

Creative industries and creative people not only make an important contribution to our economies but, also helps solve societal problems by bulldozing across our beliefs! Join Nattu and our host Fathimath Lahfa to learn more about Nattu's journey in creating LottieFiles.

website: lottiefiles.com

This week on Frontier Dialogues we talk to Professor Peter Rudge from  Staffordshire University (UK) on 'Beyond the blue economy and creative  industries in the SIDS.' He is an award-winning creative entrepreneur,  academic, writer, & producer.

The new series of Frontier Dialogues this week features Abdulla Shafeeu, founder of Vaahaka.com. This Frontier Dialogue will be hosted in Dhivehi by Hussain Rasheed, UNDP Maldives Accelerator Lab’s Head of Experimentation.

This week on Frontier Dialogues - we have with us, Mohamed Mazin to speak about enabling and inclusive workplaces for persons with disabilities.

On this episode of Frontier Dialogues our host Fernando Galindo talks to Ali Adam from Maldives Association of HR Professionals (MAHRP) on  Unpacking the issue of high percentage of NEETs in the Maldives.

This episode of Frontier Dialogues is part of the Maldives AccLab  First Learning Cycle focusing on exclusions in the labor market in the country. We are currently working with many national actors to unpack the issue and co-design solutions. Under this exploratory frame and the celebration of International women's day, we want to dedicate this episode to explore Gender in the Workplace in the Maldives. That’s why today we have a special guest: Fathimath Shaazleen, who has extensive experience in the hospitality and tourism industry in the Maldives and abroad.

In this episode of Frontier Dialogues, our host Fernando Galindo, who is also the  Innovation, Research, and Development Lead at UNDP Maldives is joined by the UNDP Maldives Accelerator Lab team, comprising of  Maldivian development practitioners: Khadeeja Hamid (Head of Solutions  Mapping), Hussain Rasheed (Head of Experimentation) and Fathimath Lahfa  (Head of Exploration).

The Maldives Accelerator Lab, which is being launched on March 13th,  is joining a global network of UNDP Accelerator Labs working to re-imagine innovative approaches developed for the 21st Century.

The first episode of 2021 of Frontier Dialogues has UNDP Resident  Representative in the Maldives Akiko Fujii talking to UNDP Maldives  Innovation Lead Fernando Galindo about the Maldivian Innovation Journey in 2020 and the setting up of the UNDP Maldives Accelerator Lab, as well  as innovative development, approaches for the 21st century.