"Experts talk about public health responses (governance, the emergency operation center, online/mobile services for disseminating pandemic-related information, etc.) and the contact tracing system in...
"Korea’s various digital responses to the pandemic focusing on public health measures, remote education, remote work, and digital government system in contact tracing and open data management...
"The global COVID-19 pandemic requires global solutions and strong global partnerships"
BBL Date - June 26, 2020
The WBG Korea office is working with the Health, Nutrition, and Population GP...
Financial losses from natural disasters continue to rise, with developing countries and their low-income populations feeling the greatest effects. Weather-related losses and damages alone have risen...
Industrial policy has been pursued at particular times and places for decades. Behind the myriad pursuits lie fundamental beliefs about the way in which industrial policy may be harnessed for...
In 2010, more than 100 countries co-sponsored a landmark resolution by the United Nation (UN) General Assembly - a decade of action for road safety to stabilize and then reduce forecasted global...
Despite Thailand’s remarkable track record in HIV prevention, injecting drug users (IDUs) remain the group most vulnerable to HIV transmission in the country.
With support from the World Bank, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is developing a rapid bus transit system using green technology, which runs through the city's important economic corridor.
Under the Trung Son Hydropower Project, 2,000 people have moved to higher ground and now have clean water supply, paved roads and electricity, new community buildings and classrooms, and better...
Under the READ PNG program, teachers learn new skills to teach reading more effectively. The new training method has helped early years students read much better, giving them an important start in...
Supported by the Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), the World Bank Group has been working with PT Reasuransi MAIPARK to design and retail an index insurance product that protects the lending...
At the 2015 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Cook Islands, the Finance Ministers of the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) agreed to establish the PCRAFI Facility to provide disaster and...
On August 4, 2016, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) to help protect people and the environment in the investment projects it...
"A deep dive into solid waste and high-tech landfill management in South Korea"
The SWM in Korea Learning is designed to enable learners to gain an understanding of solid waste and landfill...
"Korea’s various digital responses to the pandemic focusing on public health measures, remote education, remote work, and digital government system in contact tracing and open data management"...
"Chongqing’s economic transformation goes hand in hand with improvements to social inclusiveness."
Geographically, Chongqing is strategically positioned as a gateway to China’s west, a key...
"How do you access free data on urban areas and use free and open online tools for urban analytics? Compare the urban expansion of two cities over the past decade..."
This webinar first presents...
"Want to compare the urban expansion of two cities over the past decade? Find out, how to access free data on urban areas and how to use free and open online tools for your urban analytics"
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"Want to compare the urban expansion of two cities over the past decade? Find out, how to access free data on urban areas and how to use free and open online tools for your urban analytics"
This...