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In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
Solomon Islands has overcome significant challenges to private sector development by implementing policies that create jobs and livelihoods through private enterprise.
A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.
Scaling up farm activities through sustainable mechanisms that improve conditions and incomes of smallholder farmers can alleviate rural poverty.
Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
Significant reforms are needed to improve indirect investment vehicles in real estate in the Republic of Korea.
With the help of digital technology, faster and larger amounts of aid can reach those affected by disasters.
Instead of using diesel generators, remote islands can build a local energy grid that uses hydrogen as a pollution-free alternative.
A data-driven “smart” system can help water utilities to reduce losses from unaccounted-for-water more efficiently and improve service delivery.