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In the context of Romania's push toward sustainable and inclusive development, the government has asked the World Bank to support the harmonization of public investments financed by the European Union and the state budget. The current report describes the national program for local development...
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disconnected from formal skills development systems; (ii) actual skills, rather than education levels, diplomas, or years of … schooling as proxies for skills; and (iii) the broader set of skills, not just job-technical skills associated with one … occupation or another. The findings of the report are expected to be relevant to inform public policies looking to narrow skills …
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This book explores the premise that coding is an essential 21st century skill required for all. Learning of coding does not merely mean learn the syntax, grammar and usage of a specific computer language like Python or Ruby, but the deeper concept of computational thinking. It is possible to...
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In an era of globalization and rapidly changing technology, the nature of work and skills required is also rapidly … changing, and it calls for an urgent need to redefine the types of skills considered in public policy. Technology is reshaping … the demand for skills by reducing the value of skills that can be substituted by technologies. Technology is affecting the …
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Niger earns its foreign exchange mainly from uranium and gold, which has limited domestic economic linkages. Distant second, livestock export also provide important revenue to the country. Overall, most of the labor force is employed in a low productivity and shock prone rainfed agricultural...
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This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective of general development outcomes while taking into consideration the multiple crises the country is facing. The report presents a data-driven analysis of three key dimensions of...
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The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) decelerated in 2020 compared to 2019. Despite a relatively contained health impact, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on the country's economy, with the disruption in global value chains, low external...
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This is the second and last module of a programmatic Public Expenditure Review (PER). The programmatic PER is intended to support the Government of Malawi to analyze: 1) fiscal risks and sustainability; and 2) the efficiency and equity of public expenditure, particularly in human development...
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skills limit the ability of Kosovars to develop the skills the labor market requires, especially for those living in rural … education system and the limited practical and professional skills students acquire …
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