Technology and data are integral to daily life. As health systems face increasing demands to deliver new, more, better, and seamless services affordable to all people, data and technology are essential. With the potential and perils of innovations like artificial intelligence the future of...

Plastic pollution is a worldwide environmentalchallenge. In coastal West Africa, about80 percent of plastic waste is mismanaged, posingescalating challenges to people, the economy, andthe coastal and marine environment.This Synthesis Paper was prepared to informdecision-makers from the region...

Railways play an important role in the transportation systems of many developing countries. Railways stations are a key but often neglected part of this railway service. Many countries are considering railway station redevelopment to improve their rail service. They include many developing...

In both G20 and non-G20 countries alike, cities have a crucial role to play in the achievement of national development goals. Already, cities generate more than 80 percent of global GDP and, with a share of the global population that is projected to reach nearly 70 percent by 2050, up from the...

Edge computing increases energy efficiency, reduces latency, and provides context awareness for compute-intensive applications far from data centers, increasing the viability of technologies such as autonomous transport and augmented and virtual reality. The emerging technologies curation series...

L'économie de la République centrafricaine (RCA) a stagné en 2021 par rapport à 2020. L’insécurité et les perturbations des chaînes d’approvisionnement ont poussé l’inflation au-dessus du plafond régional de 3 pour cent en 2021. Les pressions budgétaires se sont intensifiées en...

Women farmers produce 30 percent less per hectare than their male counterparts. Among various factors, there are three key drivers of gender gaps in agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer inputs and have limited participation in extension services, farm less-valuable crops, and...

Esta nota de política econômica analisa como os sistemas de proteção social e de trabalho do Brasil podem ser reformados de forma mais eficaz em resposta aos desafios que o país enfrentará nas próximas duas décadas, além de promover a inclusão social e a prosperidade compartilhada....

Water security-the availability of an acceptable quantity and quality of water for health, livelihoods, ecosystems, and production, coupled with an acceptable level of water-related risks to people, environments, and economies is crucial to Peru's path to shared prosperity while addressing...

The International Debt Report (IDR) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring external debt statistics and analysis for the 122 countries that report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. IDR 2023 is the 50th annual edition and includes (1) analyses of external debt...