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Invest in economic sectors that are more likely to generate more productive jobs.
Address the social context that gives rise to violence and challenge the acceptance and normalization of such violence.
Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
The government implemented a communication plan, expanded bike roads, and improved user convenience to increase bicycle usage as a public transport alternative.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.
The technology credit rating system was integrated into loan application evaluations of technologically innovative SMEs.
Less developed countries can take advantage of increased talent flows in the region in expanding their “brain network.”
The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.
India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.