Here’s how we used satellite data to map poverty in Thailand and the Philippines
Innovative, new methods are needed to estimate poverty due to the high costs and long time frame of traditional methods.
Five key takeaways for conducting stakeholder consultations online
Digital consultations and data collection are less time consuming than conducting face-to-face consultations. But meticulous attention to processes, contexts and results is needed.
与利益相关方在线磋商的五个关键点
数字磋商和数据收集比面对面磋商节省时间，但必须细致入微地关注整个过程、背景和结果。
Reaching for the stars in the fight against COVID-19
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of technology in managing the crisis. Public-private partnerships, coupled with global cooperation, could help us explore technological solutions beyond the earth.
COVID-19: There’s an app for that
In Asia and the Pacific government and private companies are using digital platforms to address the pandemic. They should also use them to speed their economies into recovery.
COVID-19 has created digital opportunities in the Pacific
The pandemic is changing consumer behavior and expectations in the Pacific, particularly when it comes to using digital tools for financial transactions.
The internet is coming – with risks and benefits – to new areas in Asia and the Pacific
New digitized financial services are coming to previously poorly connected areas in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It should be inclusive and cost effective, and serve the interests of people at large.
How do we capture the digital economy in statistics?
By some estimates, the digital economy now accounts for trillions of dollars. But policymakers and companies still lack the data needed to fully understand it.
公平游戏：数字技术能解决城市的不平等问题吗？
在整个亚洲乃至全世界，许多城市难题通过数字技术得到了解决。政策制定者和城市领导者应确保贫困人口在城市数字化转型中一个都不能少。
Leveling the playing field: Can digital technologies address inequity in cities?
Throughout Asia and the world, digital solutions are being found for urban problems. Policymakers and city leaders should ensure that the poor do not get left behind in this digital transformation of cities.