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How to make it work: skills training, civic engagement and forums that help young people become active in society.
Population aging threatens fiscal sustainability unless government takes steps to reduce elderly poverty and manage public spending on pensions and healthcare.
Singapore’s tiered housing subsidies have made it possible for nearly everyone to own a home in the city-state.
Advances in technology are making more jobs obsolete, which means workers need skills to adapt quickly to changes in the workplace.
An electricity trading project between Indonesia and Malaysia is lowering power costs, raising revenue and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The public management of revenue and service routes prioritized people’s need for safe and convenient public transport.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.
Nepal is starting to modernize its electric grid by implementing smart meters.
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.