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A coordinated policy approach toward improving market efficiency, education outcomes, and infrastructure will enable the highest possible growth.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
How to make it work: skills training, civic engagement and forums that help young people become active in society.
Experience shows affordability, adoptability, and community support are critical for catalyzing digitalization efforts in the water sector.
A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.
Labor, health, and safety measures ensure that the rights and welfare of both local and migrant workers are protected.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
Myanmar has taken steps to improve its education sector to advance inclusive growth and reduce poverty.
Financial resource mobilization by the Malaria Trust Fund has helped eradicate malaria and build strong foundations for health systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion.