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6 August 2020
World Bank – Beyond the Pandemic: Harnessing the Digital Revolution to Set Food Systems on a Better Course
One of the most striking images of the coronavirus pandemic is the contrast between farmers dumping milk, smashing eggs, and plowing vegetables back into the...
5 August 2020
UPU – China’s postal industry booms despite COVID-19
While supply-chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have left global postal volumes reeling, China’s postal business has grown in the first five months of...
4 August 2020
ITU – Virtual roundtable discussion explores transformation for digital economies in Asia-Pacific
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Asia-Pacific region are forging ahead with their respective digital transformations. While this process and its policy environment may...
4 August 2020
UNCDF – Les Debuts de la Digitalisation des Paiements dans la Chaine de Valeur Riz au Benin – La Monnaie Digitale
Lorsque nous avons rencontrés les producteurs de riz au Bénin en octobre 2019, ils ne s’imaginaient pas qu’ils seraient en mesure quelques mois plus tard,...
4 August 2020
WEF – COVID-19: Why we must take the widescreen view of workforce uncertainty
Digital dexterity' is at a premium during the current crisis. A worse-case scenario is that the digital divide could widen. Corporations, SMEs and individuals can...
3 August 2020
World Bank – How can digital financial services help a world coping with COVID-19?
The global economy will likely contract by over 5 percent in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, according to the recently released Global Economic Prospects....
3 August 2020
ITU – Why we’re joining forces with ITU for affordable broadband
We are delighted with the opportunity to join forces with ITU to help provide more affordable internet access to the world’s 3.6 billion unconnected. My...
3 August 2020
IDB – WeXchange launches Annual Competition for Women Entrepreneurs in STEM
THE WEXCHANGE WOMEN STEMPRENEURS COMPETITION, FOR HIGH-GROWTH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN STEM IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, WILL BE RECEIVING APPLICATIONS UNTIL AUGUST 23. IDB...
