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Installing wire-rope barriers to separate opposing lanes of traffic can reduce fatal road accidents by 95%.
Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
Reforming the calculation of lending rates could improve delinquent loan collection.
Companies and governments are devising strategies for how to manage the personal information of users of online services.
In the People’s Republic of China, a leasing program is helping reduce pollution by putting more low-cost, efficient, and clean buses on the road.
To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.