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Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
Labor, health, and safety measures ensure that the rights and welfare of both local and migrant workers are protected.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
Financial support and credit rehabilitation can help financially vulnerable borrowers to repay their debts amid economic impacts of COVID-19.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
Inclusive insurance, backed by innovation, partnerships, and policy reform, can close protection gaps and promote equitable financial growth.
AI is disrupting the social sector, enhancing the way basic services are delivered to the public.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.
Promoting national digital ID systems, interoperable systems, and cloud-based infrastructures can make digital financial services more efficient.