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Major reforms toward a market-based, open economy required extensive public communications to gain public support in the Republic of Korea.
The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Basic infrastructure needs to be put in place before blockchain fintech can solve persistent problems that hold back growth and job creation.
Strategic foresight tools can help policy makers adopt a more proactive approach to solving problems.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
Policy makers must improve labor market conditions and reduce employment uncertainties as part of their economic stimulus plans.
Experts share insights on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and on how to gear up for it.
Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.
Increase production and consumption of renewables to improve energy security and to also lower emissions per capita and carbon intensity.