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Pilot projects in the region demonstrate how digital technologies can increase access to finance even in remote areas.
Strategies for making electric vehicles a sustainable solution include a phased implementation starting with e-buses in Dushanbe and climate finance.
Seoul’s Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS) is an integrated data hub for smart city management.
In Ulaanbaatar, an integrated approach to urban planning has helped connect isolated ger districts to basic services.
Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
Soft skills, a growth mindset, mentorship, and internship can help current and future workers adapt to a rapidly changing workplace.
Surveyed developing member countries have priorities aligned with the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals but need to take steps to overcome barriers and achieve their targets.
Studies show that migrant high-skilled professionals can help increase trade, capital flows, and knowledge and technology transfers whether or not they return to their home countries.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.