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This report, part of the “Cities” collection, analyses road accessibility, transport corridors and checkpoints set up in border towns in West Africa. An innovative model shows that the population base of border towns could be 14% greater if there were no delays at border crossings. The...
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In Germany, the three ‘Ds’ – Digitalisation, Decarbonisation and Demographic change – are dominating the headlines. Countless studies analyse the impact of these megatrends on the world of work and document how job profiles are changing. The growing demand for high-level cognitive skills...
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Broadband connects consumers, businesses and governments and are now therefore a vital instrument in ensuring the competitiveness of OECD countries. This report examines broadband developments and policies, and highlights challenges such as connecting users to fiber-based networks or coverage of...
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Infrastructure can have a major impact on women’s access to resources and agency over their well-being, and thus on … women’s empowerment. Infrastructure itself is not gender-neutral: women and men have different needs and use infrastructure … differently given their specific social roles, economic status or preferences. Poor infrastructure quality also poses …
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