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To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
An analysis of socioeconomic indicators shows India is a suitable market for bullet trains.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
In the Philippines, partnership has delivered solutions the country needs to reach its development goals.
Each country must follow its path in leveraging fiscal resources for sustainable development.
Capturing early childhood data helps guide policy and investments to support every young child.
Rather than leveling an existing forest to build a new business park, JTC Corporation adopted an ecologically sensitive approach that retained the natural elements, thereby creating an environment where both businesses and biodiversity could thrive.
Lessons from Indonesia show digital transformation scales only when industry and digital governance align as one system.