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Internet-connected “smart” devices can help transform fast-developing cities in Asia and the Pacific into safe and sustainable urban centers.

Machine learning and satellite imagery can provide data needed by governments for effective property tax management more quickly and efficiently.

In urban areas in the Lao PDR, decentralized solutions prove to be a low-maintenance and environment-friendly way to ensure clean water and sanitation.

Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones. 

A digital ledger of transactions can help authenticate and ensure the trustworthiness of data.

Through machine learning, data from nontraditional sources, such as telcos, are analyzed for credit risk assessment of the unbanked.

In Medellin city, Colombia, cable cars have helped enhance mobility for marginalized neighborhoods, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life.

The poorest of the poor need sustained and integrated assistance in order to overcome the multidimensional problems of poverty.

An e-school in Scotland provides lessons on how to shift to remote learning.

The Republic of Korea’s Sudokwon Landfill, one of the largest in the world, offers a sustainable model for urban waste management.