Urgent reforms on broadband policy would hasten the digital transformation the Philippines needs to achieve its goal of becoming a prosperous middle-class society by 2040.

Naoto Kanehira, Mitch Abdon, Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos |

Colombia, with 17 fixed internet connections per 100 inhabitants, has made progress in its digital transformation. However, achieving universal access and harnessing the potential of connectivity…

Niccolò Comini, Axel Rifon Pérez |

Colombia faces significant challenges to massify internet access. The starting point is a picture that is repeated in several countries in the region: limited internet coverage in rural areas,…

Juan Ignacio Crosta Blanco, María José Vidal Román |

Considering the global demographic shifts we are seeing and how quickly our everyday lives are moving online, it’s crucial to equip seniors with the skills to connect in a safe and meaningful way…

Niccolò Comini |

Digital technologies are reshaping economies, but women and girls are underrepresented in ICT education and careers. Learn how to break down barriers and support girls in becoming the ICT…

Hana Brixi, Mary Porter Peschka, Christine Zhenwei Qiang |

About three-quarters of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean uses the Internet. The World Bank studies 24 countries in the region and provides three main findings on household digital…

Gabriel Lara Ibarra, Niccolò Comini, Natalija Gelvanovska-Garcia |

Providing internet access with reliability, affordability, and speed is essential to bringing more equitable impacts to vulnerable communities.

Niccolò Comini, Nicola Perra, Nicolò Gozzi |

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. This entry introduces 5 papers published from April 1 to April 15 on various topics, including…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team |

Inequality may rise as countries double down on global value chains without upskilling the broader workforce

Ximena Del Carpio, José Cuesta, Maurice D. Kugler |

Cities and communities in middle- and low-income countries increasingly are making adaptation an investment priority to safeguard citizens from climate extremes. Yet adaptation must be paired with…

Niels Holm-Nielsen |