In 2019, the UN reported that 80% of 1 billion PWDs worldwide lived in developing countries. Roughly 650 million were in the Asia-Pacific region, with the majority in rural areas and primarily dependent on agriculture for food and livelihood security. A major cause of disability in rural areas is malnutrition caused by extreme poverty and […]

The WEF Global Risks Report 2023 put climate change, adaptation, extreme weather conditions, and biodiversity loss as top global risks by severity over the next 10 years. Industry can no longer rely on conventional ways of producing and consuming products which have adversely impacted the environment. Focusing innovation specifically on greening business ecosystems would result […]

Public services are changing with advances in technology. With ICT tools, citizens can access government services efficiently and easily. Forty-six percent of Asia-Pacific citizens expect to access government services more frequently in the future, with 73% believing that services have become more digitalized since the pandemic (Deloitte Digital Smart, 2022). Government agencies face challenges in […]