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Make it easier and profitable for commercial operators to develop shipping routes to remote areas.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Asia may have survived the 2008 global economic crisis, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Here are five things the region’s financial systems must address to withstand the next big shock.
The right textbook policy and practice can help raise the quality of education and address learning gaps.
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.
Teachers need to continuously hone their competencies to help students adapt to the changing needs of the times.
Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.
Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.
There is a need to explore opportunities for reforming the system structures, content designs, and delivery strategies of postsecondary education.
Skills urgently needed in today’s high-tech working environment are best acquired in technology-enabled settings.