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Advances in information and communications technology offer economic opportunities for rural populations and can play a significant role in poverty reduction.
New digital technologies are a game changer for financial inclusion in Asia, opening up access to financial services for all sectors of society, and in the process helping dispel myths about financial inclusion.
The use of unique identification in health systems is improving the quality of health care, cutting costs, and decreasing fraud.
One way to counter negative perceptions about technical and vocation education and training (TVET) programs is to promote them through better communications.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
Involving employers in all levels of skills development, from planning to provision, is fundamental to increasing the industry relevance of TVET.
Significant changes in education and skills development help develop knowledge economies that drive long-term growth.
The GrEEEn Cities Initiative brings together policies, strategies, sector plans, regulations, financial incentives, technologies, governance institutions, civil society, and private sector interventions.
Digital technology is a game changer in reducing remittance costs between overseas workers and developing countries in Asia.
Information and communication technology solutions are key to helping countries achieve universal health coverage.