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Update curricula to offer more green-focused programs, leverage R&D on new technologies, and commercialize green-tech start-ups.
Asia can gain from the longevity dividend by tapping emerging technologies to promote an age-friendly workplace.
Strategies include a regulatory planning framework, area-based development, green infrastructure, and community engagement.
The secondary education sector can benefit from government support for private schools and vocational schools.
A community-driven initiative can benefit interventions in housing and create opportunities to improve the design and delivery of services and facilities in critical sectors.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
Though a state-owned enterprise, Incheon International Airport is run like a private business, earning enough money to fund its expansion.
The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.
The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.