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A state program promotes high-value manufacturing and innovation to boost competitiveness and spur economic growth.
Here’s what worked and what didn’t for Asian Development Bank’s first regional technical assistance on innovation.
Microfinance anchored on civil society organizations is a promising model in banking the unbanked.
Using a tablet or smartphone to conduct survey interviews makes it easier and faster to benchmark progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Tablet devices and smartphones can be used to improve learning in public schools by providing real-time data on performance of teachers and students.
Disbursing against results, rather than upfront expenditures, helps improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government-owned sector programs and promote good practices.
Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
In Mongolia, project procurement-related reviews helped safeguard a health project from corruption, fraud, and other integrity risks.
Built through strong partnerships, a railway links two ancient Chinese cities, boosts tourism and jobs, and opens a remote province to a wider market.
Efforts are needed to get third parties engaged in the emissions market.