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Privatization and corporatization can reduce costs, raise productivity, and improve social welfare.
Enhancing public asset management can help governments overcome the fiscal challenges brought by COVID-19.
A large-scale, grid-connected battery energy storage system will help Pakistan regulate its power supply and integrate renewable energy into the grid.
A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.
Nepal is starting to modernize its electric grid by implementing smart meters.
Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.
With foreign aid assistance, the mobilization of nongovernment organizations, the community, and other key stakeholders, the government of the Republic of Korea was able to implement policies for a successful country-wide reforestation program.
After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Government support, good governance, and resolute leadership helped Nepal Electricity Authority achieve profitability.