Over the past few decades, the Republic of Korea has consciously undertaken initiatives to transform its economy into a competitive, data-driven system. The primary objectives of this transition were to stimulate economic growth and job creation, enhance the nation's capacity to withstand...

This data classification matrix and cloud assessment framework supports the policy goals articulated in the World Bank's Institutional and procurement practice note for cloud computing services in the public sector. The framework is intended to support World Bank client countries, practitioners,...

The present paper is the first attempt toprovide a new blueprint for proactivelyaddressing coal mining lands withina Just Transition framework. It arguesthat traditional approaches to mine landremediation can only go so far in offeringcoal transitioning communities with thenatural capital badly...

El informe La Mujer, la Empresa y el Derecho 2024 es el décimo de una serie de estudios anuales que miden las condiciones habilitantes que afectan las oportunidades económicas de las mujeres en 190 economías. Este año, a fin de ofrecer una perspectiva más completa del entorno global que...

Corruption poses a significant threat to development and has a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable. Government agencies struggle to identify fraud and corruption in public expenditures. Risk assessments usually rely on manual analysis and follow-up on specific complaints or...

Reliable, secure data hosting solutions are becoming increasingly important to support everyday functions across societies, including for public management and service delivery. As a result, investments in data infrastructure are increasing around the world, contributing to growth of the digital...

Despite widespread awareness on the benefits of cloud computing, authorities in most of the World Bank's client countries have not explored the opportunity of adopting cloud computing solutions. Task teams are finding it difficult to provide relevant advice to the counterparts and address their...

The digital revolution has changed the operatingenvironment for statistics and has increased competitionin the information space.The operating environment for NSOs has changed significantlyin the past decades. Computing power once prohibitivelyexpensive has become affordable even for low-income...

This report outlines the main results of a study conducted to assess the potential role of landscape restoration/nature-based solutions/green infrastructure in the Vakhsh River Basin, Tajikistan, to reduce the impacts of soil erosion on the hydropower cascade, increase agricultural productivity,...

This report examines how technology affects digital and green transitions in 128 cities across 17 Asian countries. It identifies cities that lead, follow, or have the potential to develop green and digital technologies using patent data analysis. Relatedness Density maps are produced for each...