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Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey

World Bank Group - 2018

This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey...

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Skills in Guinea : Supply and Demand

World Bank Group - 2015

In Guinea, the quality of human capital is as crucial for economic success as its vast mineral resources. Improving the quality of education, ensuring the creation of a productive labor with high returns, and, above all, encouraging the creation of private enterprises through a favorable...

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Closing the Gap between Workforce Development and Labor Markets : An Assessment of Indonesia's Workforce Development System Based on the SABER Tool

World Bank Group - 2021

Indonesia has been an independent nation for only 70 years, yet it has already reached middle-income status and aims to … international standards to inform Indonesia's current practices and catalyze policy discussions on how to improve its WfD system …. The results summarized below provide a baseline for understanding the current status of the WfD system in Indonesia, as …

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Chongqing 2035 : An Innovation Strategy to Climb Up the Value Chain and Create the Conditions for a Skilled Labor Force

World Bank Group - 2019

The innovation economy has become a driving force in transforming entire industries, which has been happening at an accelerated pace. Cities are making massive investments in innovation and research and development (RandD) to support and attract technology-driven industries that are leading the...

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The Leaders of the Twin Transition in Asia : Mapping Capabilities through Digital and Green Patents

World Bank Group - 2023

The objective of this project is to map the East Asian metropolitan areas that are leading the digital and green transition (twin transition). The research will leverage patent data to identify green technologies and digital technologies in which East Asian metropolitan regions have managed to...

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Ukraine Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Regulatory Review

World Bank Group - 2017

This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. The review presents an...

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia

World Bank Group - 2020

The transition to a more innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the current uncertain global context[1]. While the GDP growth rate has proven resilient in recent years, declining oil and gas output, coupled with economic shocks, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic, havedented...

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Leapfrogging : The Key to Africa's Development?

World Bank Group - 2017

Despite sustained economic growth over the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa faces massive challenges and significant gaps in many development outcomes. Although poverty has been declining, a recent report estimates that over two-fifths of the African population was poor in 2012. Nearly...

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Indonesian Economic Transformation and Employment : Policy Input for an Indonesia Jobs Strategy

World Bank Group - 2016

The current downturn in commodity prices provides an opportunity for Indonesia to shift away from its dependence on … commodity-driven growth towards higher value-added activities in manufacturing and services. However, Indonesia faces both … agreements, especially the TPP, but also from structurally lower global trade growth. In addition, Indonesia's manufacturing …

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Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia : A Pathway to Increasing Shared Prosperity

World Bank Group - 2016

characteristics, challenges, and opportunities of women entrepreneurs in Indonesia. By understanding the real condition of women micro …-entrepreneurs in Indonesia, it is expected to be able to define the right policy recommendation and supports to promote the women … women entrepreneurs in Indonesia across provinces that cover java and non-java regions. In addition, the study also shifts …

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