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In urban areas in the Lao PDR, decentralized solutions prove to be a low-maintenance and environment-friendly way to ensure clean water and sanitation.
A centralized platform that promotes data sharing and visibility can help improve an organization’s efficiency and impact.
A digital ledger of transactions can help authenticate and ensure the trustworthiness of data.
This piece discusses how central banks can take the lead in addressing climate-related risks in the finance sector.
Policy reforms critical to building resilience include revamping teacher training and improving quality, relevance, and inclusion in the education sector.
Latin America's long experience with conditional cash transfers offers lessons for implementing these innovative human development programs in Asia and the Pacific.
In Medellin city, Colombia, cable cars have helped enhance mobility for marginalized neighborhoods, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life.
Through machine learning, data from nontraditional sources, such as telcos, are analyzed for credit risk assessment of the unbanked.
The poorest of the poor need sustained and integrated assistance in order to overcome the multidimensional problems of poverty.
Digital tools may be used to overcome challenges in planning, logistics management, vaccination administration, and immunization monitoring.