Agriculture 4.0, also known as smart farming, is a management concept to efficiently increase the quantity and quality of agricultural output by using advanced technologies including machines and IT devices such as sensors, drones, robots, GPS, AI, and the Internet of Things. These technologies enable farmers to monitor fields precisely, make timely decisions and take […]
Regulation is a key factor to promote sustainable, inclusive economic growth, social welfare, and environmental protection. Regulatory policy touches every sector of the economy and affects the dayto-day activities of businesses and citizens. For this reason, ensuring that regulatory practice is transparent, accountable, efficient, and effective is a top priority for any government. However, regulatory […]
Application of the IoT has become a foundation for businesses to enhance productivity and adopt smart manufacturing. The IoT has proven highly effective in reducing downtime, monitoring quality, improving energy efficiency, enabling predictive maintenance, and better understanding customers’ needs. The Asia-Pacific region has adopted the IoT progressively. A Microsoft survey in 2021 reported that businesses […]
Efforts to achieve socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable development are progressing. Agrifood-sector stakeholders are actively contributing by improving productivity, protecting natural resources, and minimizing the environmental impacts of farming and agribusiness operations as seen from their sustainability assessment performance that covers environmental integrity, economic resilience, social well-being, and good governance from production to processing and […]
The public sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation to improve its engagement with citizens, deliver better public services, cut costs, and help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has underscored the importance of digital technologies in building economic and social resilience through strategic, agile, innovative approaches and sped up the digital transformation process of […]
Agriculture is an essential sector and major source of employment in many Asian countries. For comprehensive, productive rural development, it is important to involve women, youth, and persons with different abilities, in rural community activities. These groups are often overlooked, but their inclusion is essential for productivity growth. Inclusive rural transformation is central to eliminating […]