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Refugees/Education Systems – Overcoming language barriers to include refugees in host country education systems (Dina Abu-Ghaida, Nathalie Lahire, Karishma Silva, World Bank blogs)

Language-of-instruction issues impact millions of refugee children, contributing to low academic achievement and high drop-out rates. Today is World Refugee Day. On December 17, 2018, the...

India – Nai Manzil: Creating opportunities for people with disabilities in India (Marguerite Clarke, Pradyumna Bhattacharjee, Meghna Sharma, World Bank blogs)

Photo: Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mallapuram “I want to work and earn money and contribute to my family.” This was Anas’s dream as he saw his...

Pandemic/Economics – Surviving the pandemic: A business perspective (Filip Jolevski, Silvia Muzi, Kohei Ueda, Domenico Viganola, World Bank blogs)

Thoughtful man with a mask behind the glass of his restaurant closed by COVID-19. David Pereiras / Shutterstock.com As the global COVID-19 pandemic shows signs...

TechInnovation – Centering equity in vaccine delivery: How digital technologies can combat vaccine hesitancy and misinformation among women and marginalized communities (Sharada Srinivasan, Danielle...

© World Bank / Curt Carnemark This blog is from a series on digital safeguards and enablers for COVID-19 vaccine delivery. As COVID-19 vaccine rollout advances...

Mobile Telecom Industry – Why policy makers should pay attention to the concept of massive modularity: The example of the mobile telecom industry (Eric...

Recently, policy makers have taken a deep interest in global value chains (GVCs), with a view to making them more resilient and robust in...

TechInnovation – An Emerging Opportunity for Recovery: “Modern Markets for All” (Wingham Rowan, CIGI)

The growth and modernization of online labour markets have often come at the expense of workers. The platforms that cater to the gig economy...

Democracy/Big Data – Whose Democracy Counts When Global Social Media Rules Are Set? (Heidi Tworek, CIGI)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress on Capitol Hill in 2018 about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the...

TechInnovation – Unlocking Workers’ Potential through Modern Labour Platforms (Wingham Rowan, CIGI)

Online platforms have enabled people to access new forms of work, opening the door to temporary or non-traditional work schedules. Ridesharing and food delivery...

China – China Space Station First Step in Country’s Plans to Colonize Space (Marc Julienne, cité par John Feng pour Newsweek, IFRI)

China's far-reaching ambition for a permanent presence in outer space began in earnest on Thursday with the launch of its first crew bound for...

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