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Large-scale and youth-targeted government policies can mitigate the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on youth employment in Asia.
There is a blueprint to overcoming the barriers that limit women's participation in the formal economy.
A sound governance framework, supported by qualitative and quantitative value for money analysis, maximizes benefits from infrastructure investments.
E-commerce and Xinjiang’s free trade zone expand options for SMEs in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic.
A study examines the feasibility of applying computer vision techniques to satellite data of the Philippines and Thailand to produce poverty maps.
Low-income households were moved from at-risk areas near rail tracks to safe, inclusive housing—pioneering transparent, climate-resilient urban resettlement in Sri Lanka.
De-risking investments in high-impact, green technologies enabled the large-scale demonstration of energy-efficient production and emission reduction retrofits.
A pilot in Metro Manila shows how autonomous cleanup vessels and data can support smarter river management.
Uzbekistan is scaling solar and other renewables, using innovative financing and partnerships to modernize its power sector and cut emissions.
In Southeast Asia, big data can help transform the delivery of education, health care, and social welfare and protection services.