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A project in the Republic of Korea formed small firms into training consortiums to enhance their workers’ skills and improve overall productivity.
The public management of revenue and service routes prioritized people’s need for safe and convenient public transport.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
Seoul’s Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS) is an integrated data hub for smart city management.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Compared to other infrastructure sectors, education needs a different approach to identifying projects for public–private partnerships.
Mobilizing private capital for the water sector requires a strong regulatory environment, sound risk management, and financial sustainability.
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.
A study of Samoa's online firms provides lessons and insights for other companies in the Pacific.