The unemployment, underemployment, and exclusion of persons with disabilities from the labor market incur social and economic losses estimated at 3–7% of GDP in Africa and Asia (ESCAP, 2020). It is crucial to be mindful of these significant expenses and to incorporate disability inclusion while designing policies to support decent work and productive employment. The […]
The adoption of technologies is paramount for enterprises striving to gain a competitive advantage. Blockchain technologies have farreaching applications across many industries due to key features such as elimination of intermediaries, data security, and transparency. Adoption of blockchain technologies by the financial and banking sector shows that they are mature enough to be adopted by […]
This session illustrates how national design policies, such as government strategic frameworks to promote design as a driver of economic and social development, influence enterprise and public service innovation to enhance productivity. It presents various examples of the ROC’s design blueprint that interprets the national design policy with co-creation approaches among various stakeholders to offer […]
UNCTAD defines creative industries as cycles of creating, producing, and distributing goods and services that use creativity and intellectual capital as primary inputs focused on but not limited to culture and heritage, generating revenue from trade and intellectual property rights. Such knowledge-based activities produce tangible goods and intangible intellectual or artistic services with economic value. […]
This session explores how productivity and stakeholder impact are connected, led by Prof. Philip Sugai of Doshisha University Value Research Center. Using data from over 1,000 impact measurements and more than 35 global sustainability reporting standards and ESG frameworks, it created a value measurement model that serves as a practical guide for companies, investors, and […]
