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Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
For best results, train the teachers, involve private companies, and share best practices with other school systems.
Success lies in industry links, technology, skills development, new modes of education delivery, and school-to-work transition programs.
Regional financial cooperation has strengthened Asian economies and made them more resilient, but attention toward this important work has waned in recent years.
To build a well-coordinated government assistance program, focus on communication and outreach, targeting, service delivery, and evaluation.
A school consortium in Australia partners with industry to create a high-tech learning lab where students get the latest in technology and career opportunities.
Through digitization and automation of routine compliance obligations, RegTech is helping improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and transparency in the financial sector.
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.