Artificial Intelligence as a Development Choice for Asia and the Pacific Act early, act together, and act wisely—so AI amplifies human aspiration rather than undermines social cohesion and development.
Enhancing Tax Administration, Compliance, and Public Services Through AI Invest in responsible, data-driven AI adoption backed by strong governance, pilot testing, and cross-sector collaboration.
Expanding Financial Inclusion in the Republic of Korea Through Inclusive Insurance Inclusive insurance, backed by innovation, partnerships, and policy reform, can close protection gaps and promote equitable financial growth.
Digital Innovation for Plastics Circularity: Lessons from Indonesia and Viet Nam Digital solutions tailored to the local contexts and reinforced by human interactions hold great potential for scaling action against plastic pollution.
Modernizing Tax Administration Through Data-Driven Business Intelligence Transforming tax administration with business intelligence enhances transparency, efficiency, and progress toward the sustainable development goals.
How Mongolia Turned Health System Collapse into Reform The collapse of Mongolia’s Soviet-era health system created hardship but catalyzed reforms, strengthening primary care, insurance, and access.
Transition Finance and the Race to Save Pakistan’s Textile Exports Investing in energy transition may enable the textile sector to access markets that require lower-carbon supply chains.
Digitally Connected CAREC: Digital Trade, Emerging Regulatory Challenges, and Solutions Long-term policy framework, regulatory alignment, and smart infrastructure may unlock the region’s digital trade potential.
Advancing Agricultural Statistics in Pacific Island Countries Through UAVs UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.
Monitoring Passageways for Smarter Maritime Transport and Trade A new framework enables near real-time monitoring of sea routes, helping improve decisions on vessel movement and transport of global goods.