In this blog, we highlight two projects that leveraged data-driven policymaking processes and simulations.

This is a critical time for education. A cost-of-living crisis, including rising food and energy prices and the war in Ukraine are putting pressure on policymakers to cut education budgets. It is…

The COVID-19 global pandemic has challenged the world in so many ways. While the race for vaccine development and deployment absorbed much of our attention, extended lockdowns transformed our way…

Investment in digital connectivity pays for itself from the resulting productivity and economic growth that comes along with it.

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…

Divine, a young Rwandan girl, is working as a trainee in a clothing manufacturing company. She is very clear that she chose the program because she needs fashion design skills.

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The third Disruptive Debate in the Future of Government series featured four participants from East, South and West Africa, who discussed the challenges of service delivery. The conversation…

Meeting today’s needs matters, but we also need to be prepared for future health crises, and this is driving our efforts on the African continent.

In Africa, 40 PPP collaborative management partnerships have been established in 15 countries to increase funding and improve management and benefits in protected areas. A CMP toolkit is a…