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AI and satellite data improve poverty mapping in Indonesia and Maldives, enabling targeted solutions through data-driven insights.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
In Southeast Asia, big data can help transform the delivery of education, health care, and social welfare and protection services.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
Government can partner with telcos and educators and use multiple channels of existing infrastructure to reach as many children as possible.
The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.
Invest in economic sectors that are more likely to generate more productive jobs.
Leveraging technological innovations can help overcome growth constraints and increase agriculture’s economic contribution.
Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.