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The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
A results-driven project is closing the skills gap through sector-wide reforms focused on improving technical and vocational education and training.
Instead of using diesel generators, remote islands can build a local energy grid that uses hydrogen as a pollution-free alternative.
Strategies for making electric vehicles a sustainable solution include a phased implementation starting with e-buses in Dushanbe and climate finance.
Tackling undernutrition in children under 5 years of age requires political will, resources, and a focus on results.
Studies show that migrant high-skilled professionals can help increase trade, capital flows, and knowledge and technology transfers whether or not they return to their home countries.
Knowledge of a startup’s technology, human resources, marketability, and growth potential lowers the risks of venture capital investments.
Preventing and controlling the spread of deadly diseases from animals to humans require a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.
The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.