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A smart management system can improve supply and lower cost with its efficient detection and management of water leaks and overflow.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
Digital tools may be used to overcome challenges in planning, logistics management, vaccination administration, and immunization monitoring.
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
The Korea Educational Broadcasting System has helped reduce inequality and costs in education in the Republic of Korea over the past 40 years.
The Southville 7 community in the Philippines shows how different sectors of society worked successfully together to turn a basic housing project into a livable community for 5,000 resettled families.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
Stronger institutions and policies can help broaden the coverage and benefits of social protection spending.
Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.