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Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
CAREC countries can benefit from cross-border frequency regulation to boost grid stability and reduce costs.
Effective plastic waste management in Southeast Asia depends on strong data governance frameworks that are practical, inclusive, and enforceable.
Capturing early childhood data helps guide policy and investments to support every young child.
Improvements in pipeline infrastructure and better customer metering led to significant nonrevenue water reduction and an increase in revenue.
Drones, remote sensing, and other tech-driven solutions make biodiversity monitoring and impact assessment for development projects easier and less costly.
A series of reviews or "gateway" assessments by an independent agency helps ensure proper preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects.
A new diagnostic tool can strengthen public institutions, where services are delivered and where corruption and inefficiency often emerge.
Invest in responsible, data-driven AI adoption backed by strong governance, pilot testing, and cross-sector collaboration.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.