Global organisations often face the same challenges: critical knowledge exists, but it’s fragmented, hard to access, and difficult to turn into real-world impact. Facing this challenge, the United Nations University – Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), partnered with Academii to design and deliver the Future Generations Platform, a portal that transforms scattered global data into a powerful tool for learning, accountability and engagement.
While protecting future generations is a core principle of sustainable development, practical mechanisms for long-term governance remain underexplored. The Future Generations Platform addresses this gap by showcasing evidence-based approaches and tracking how governments and citizens are taking concrete steps to build a resilient and sustainable future.
See it live: www.futuregenerations.online
A Single Source of Truth for Future Generations Policy
Academii delivered a scalable digital platform that enables UNU to:
- Centralise global data on future generations policies, institutions and legal frameworks
- Make long-term governance visible and comparable across countries and regions
- Support learning, accountability and peer pressure among governments
- Enable engagement, not just awareness, through direct links to stakeholders and initiatives
The result is a digital space that supports governments, UN representatives and civil society in protecting future generations.
What We Built (and Why It Works)
An Interactive Global Atlas
A clickable, three-dimensional world map shows institutions, laws, litigation and partnerships for future generations. This makes global progress visible at a glance.
Outcome: Policymakers can quickly see who is doing what and where, and learn from proven approaches
Powerful Search and Insight
Users can filter by country, region, policy area and initiative type, with structured data highlighting impact and lessons learned.
Outcome: Faster learning, stronger accountability and evidence-based decision-making
Engagement Built In
Each initiative connects users directly to stakeholders, working groups, events and learning materials.
Outcome: Knowledge doesn’t sit on the shelf, it drives collaboration and real-world action
I imagined a space where cases could be stored and experts could contribute in the mapping. The Academii team immediately understood how to turn what was in my head into something simple, interactive, and usable in my daily work. From the very beginning, the features were relevant and top-notch, and throughout the journey I deeply appreciated the care, attention to detail, responsiveness to my needs, and the ideas and solutions offered for problems I couldn’t yet articulate. My goal was to create a platform where I could live-feed data on long-term governance I had started collecting, as the United Nations Summit of the Future had made it clear how necessary day-to-day tracking of policy implementation around the Future Generations Declaration really is.
“My goal was to create a platform where I could live-feed data on long-term governance I had started collecting, as the United Nations Summit of the Future had made it clear how necessary day-to-day tracking of policy implementation around the Future Generations Declaration really is.
I imagined a space where cases could be stored and experts could contribute in the mapping. The Academii team immediately understood how to turn what was in my head into something simple, interactive, and usable in my daily work.
I truly enjoyed working with Academii, especially in building a tool that shows policymakers how other countries approach the topic of preserving our world for future generations and gives researchers a way to track progress and see how the issue is being taken up around the world.” – Daouia Chalali, Project Lead – Future Generations at UNU-CPR
Looking Ahead
The Future Generations Platform demonstrates what is possible when policy expertise and purpose-built technology come together. As the global agenda on intergenerational fairness continues to grow, this platform provides the tools needed to support stronger, more coordinated, and more transparent action.
In the next phase, the integration of AI will enable policymakers to identify patterns, compare policy outcomes, and surface insights more quickly across countries and regions. By turning complex global data into clear, decision-ready intelligence, AI will help drive more informed, forward-looking policy choices for future generations.
