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Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.
Policy makers must improve labor market conditions and reduce employment uncertainties as part of their economic stimulus plans.
For best results, train the teachers, involve private companies, and share best practices with other school systems.
To strengthen its skills base, the Philippines complemented basic education reforms with Germany’s system of dual vocational training.
A project promoting south–south knowledge transfer adapted ICT-based Chinese information dissemination models to the Cambodian context.
The Lab gathers new ideas to encourage more private sector investment for environment-friendly projects in developing countries.
Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.
In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Risk communications must be able to dynamically respond to the progression of the pandemic.