How to make progress in the fight against corruption

The World Bank published a global flagship report, Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption. This report can help guide governments and anti-corruption…

Rajni Bajpai, Bernard Myers |
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Debt, Digital Development, Disaster Risk Management, Education, Energy, Environment, Extractive Industries, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Regional Integration, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Trade, Transport, Urban Development, Water

An interview with with Boitumelo Mosako, Chief Financial Officer for the Development Bank of Southern Africa (SuM4All In 60 seconds – Episode 4)

With the successful launch of the Global Roadmap of Action, now comes implementation. On January 15, 2020 SuM4All announced that South Africa will be the first country to pilot the GRA.

Alejandra Gutierrez |
Climate Change, Digital Development, Energy, Environment, Transport, Urban Development

An interview with H.E. Amadou Koné, Minister of Transport of Côte D’Ivoire (SuM4All In 60 seconds – Episode 3)

How can technology improve existing transport modes and create new ways of moving around? To discuss, we checked in with Mr. Amadou Koné, Côte D’Ivoire’s Minister of Transport.

Alejandra Gutierrez |
Climate Change, Digital Development, Energy, Environment, Transport, Urban Development

How can digital technology help transform Africa’s food system?

Also available in: Français  Photo: Arne Hoel/World Bank There’s no question that agriculture is critical to Africa’s biggest development goals. It is fundamental for poverty reduction, economic…

Simeon Ehui |
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Digital Development, Environment, Urban Development

Data analytics for transport planning: five lessons from the field

Photo: Justin De La Ornellas/Flickr When we think about what transport will look like in the future, one of the key things we know is that it will be filled and underpinned by data. We constantly…

Tatiana Peralta Quiros, Santiago Ezequiel Arias |
Digital Development, Transport, Urban Development

Who shares in the European sharing economy?

Photo: SkyPics Studio/Shutterstock Data on the sharing economy (Uber, Airbnb and so on) are scarce, but a recent study estimates that the revenue growth of these platforms has been dramatic. In…

Hernan Winkler |
Climate Change, Digital Development, Governance, Jobs & Development, Social Protection