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Korean engineers develop an easy-to-install, economical, and quick-to-use concrete mat as an alternative to traditional road paving.
Promoting national digital ID systems, interoperable systems, and cloud-based infrastructures can make digital financial services more efficient.
Soil stabilizers can cut the costs, and improve the quality, of rural roads in Southeast Asia.
Digital connectivity is a public good that can lead to new and sustainable growth areas and facilitate cross-border trade and remittances.
A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.
Trust-based frameworks safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their assets support care and quality of life.
Resilient health systems, early warning tools, and community safeguards can reduce chronic heat risks and protect vulnerable populations.
Strategies include a regulatory planning framework, area-based development, green infrastructure, and community engagement.
Public oversight of ESG disclosure is vital to preventing greenwashing and protecting investors until robust legal frameworks are established.
A community-driven initiative can benefit interventions in housing and create opportunities to improve the design and delivery of services and facilities in critical sectors.