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A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Establishing centers of excellence can be a fast and cost-effective way for countries and industries to create much-needed specialists.
Basic infrastructure needs to be put in place before blockchain fintech can solve persistent problems that hold back growth and job creation.
In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.
Taking a risk-management approach to large-scale projects involves investing in project preparation and attending to stakeholders’ concerns early, such as land and resettlement issues.
Through digitization and automation of routine compliance obligations, RegTech is helping improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and transparency in the financial sector.
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.
The Republic of Korea’s shift to an information and communication technology-based education system provides useful lessons for other countries looking to make similar changes.
A context-sensitive approach in Myanmar is helping to avoid negative impacts and maximize positive results of development projects and programs.