How hard are families hit by the COVID-19 crisis? Six insights from our household surveys in East Asia and Pacific

Since early May 2020, many countries in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have conducted high-frequency household phone surveys to monitor the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 and to inform...

Lydia (Ypsse) Kim, Maria Ana Lugo, Ikuko Uochi |
Education, Gender, Health, Jobs & Development, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Vietnam must boost new drivers of growth to avoid the COVID-19 economic trap

According to the World Bank’s latest economic update titled “What will be the new normal for Vietnam: the economic impact of COVID-19,” Vietnam is nonetheless in a good position to escape the...

Jacques Morisset |
Agriculture and Food, Competitiveness, Digital Development, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Jobs & Development, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty, Social Protection

Beating the coronavirus: Ensuring a socially equitable response

COVID-19 poses a threat to people everywhere, but some groups will bear the worst brunt of its impact.

Louise Cord |
Health, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Social Protection

Honoring local culture – a new way to sustain infrastructure

A bridge’s special design – characterized by the Khmer’s lotus symbol–- makes it a part of the pagoda and the cultural life of the locals, rather than another piece of concrete.

Nghi Quy Nguyen, Phuong Thi Minh Tran, Ngan Hong Nguyen |
Transport, Urban Development, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Ground control to major policy makers: Unlocking user-centric AI’s potential for development - Part 2

This blog is part 2 of a blog series. This blog aims to contribute to an on-going conversation as to how a set of converging cloud, AI, and satellite and aerial imaging technologies can be...

Kai Kaiser, Caleb Robinson, Bistra Dilkina, Dan Morris, Nebojsa Jojic, Huong Thi Lan Tran |
Governance, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Urban Development

Ground control to major policy makers: Unlocking user-centric AI’s potential for development - Part 1

This blog is part 1 of a blog series. This blog aims to contribute to an on-going conversation as to how a set of converging cloud, AI, and satellite and aerial imaging technologies can be...

Kai Kaiser, Caleb Robinson, Bistra Dilkina, Dan Morris, Nebojsa Jojic, Huong Thi Lan Tran |
Governance, Urban Development