Equitable access to broadband services is imperative to narrow the digital divide and for more people to benefit from digitalization. Compared to other ASEAN countries, the Philippines’ internet connectivity...
Nearly 2.7 billion people globally are still offline and not using the internet. The majority (94 percent) of unconnected individuals live in low- and middle-income countries, where the cost of internet-enabled...
Ratings for the Digital Central Asia South Asia for Afghanistan were as follows: outcomes were unsatisfactory, the Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation quality...
The development objective of Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Project for Kiribati is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of Internet services in Kiribati. Some of the negative impacts...
The overview of the flow of the Population and Housing Census (PHC) integrated system, the first section, presents the main phases of the data collection processes organization, using the physical and...
While most households in Latin America and the Caribbean use mobile broadband via smartphones, expensive fees and poor service quality pose major obstacles for potential users. In addition, power outages...
Digital technologies (DTs) are becoming an important mechanism for unleashing inclusive development, particularly across Africa. The rollout of mobile broadband internet (3G) coverage has expanded substantially...
The World Bank is engaged with the government of the Philippines in efforts to support its participation in global value chains. In response, the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice...
Increasing access to the internet is one of the great challenges of our time and has grown in importance since the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Around half the world’s...
At Cluj County level, the water and wastewater infrastructure has been analyzed from the perspective of the existing regional systems supplemented by local systems. The two main regional operators: Somes...
Tech startups are an extensive source of innovation, technology, and business model diversification. In terms of technology transfer, recent studies have shown that technologies acquired from universities...
Today’s global agriculture faces unprecedented challenges driven by rapid population growth, dietary change, resources constraints, and climate change. One of the ramifications of these challenges is that...
Blockchain is an emerging technology that offers the possibility of re-engineering economic models and enabling the creation of markets and products that were previously unavailable or unprofitable across...
This report provides an overview of the role of emerging technologies in digital transformation and the global best practices in policy responses to the disruptions they cause across a broad spectrum of...