Some 1 billion people in the developing world lack proof of legal identity. Living without proof of legal identity is a serious obstacle to social, economic, and political inclusion.
... See More + It also makes it difficult for an individual to open a bank account, vote, obtain formal employment, access education or healthcare, receive a social transfer, buy a SIM card, or seek legal redress. Furthermore, a person without identification may be unable to exercise the full range of human rights set out in international laws and conventions. Weak civil identification systems also represent challenges for countries such as governance planning, service delivery, public sector administration, collecting taxes, border control and emergency response. As public and private service providers increasingly transition into the digital realm, the ability for individuals to prove who they are will be essential for accessing benefits and services via digital platforms. This move toward digital platforms can increase efficiency of service delivery, create significant savings for citizens, governments, and businesses by reducing transaction costs, as well as drive innovation. This can generate many benefits, but can also exacerbate the risk of isolation for poorly-connected populations including rural and remote communities, the forcibly displaced, stateless persons and other marginalized groups. Leveling the playing field requires a coordinated, sustained effort by countries as well as stakeholders involved in the provision and use of identification systems. A shared vision through this set of common Principles can contribute to robust and universal identification systems that in turn promote social and economic inclusion and sustainable development outcomes.
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More than 40 percent of the world’s population has access to the internet, with new users coming online every day. Among the poorest 20 percent of households, nearly 7 out of 10 have a mobile phone.
... See More + This report finds that traditional development challenges are preventing the digital revolution from fulfilling its transformative potential. For many people, today’s increase in access to digital technologies brings more choice and greater convenience. While this is great progress, many are still left out because they do not have access to digital technologies. To deliver universal digital access, one must invest in infrastructure and pursue reforms that bring greater competition to telecommunications markets, promote public-private partnerships, and yield effective regulation. The report concludes that the full benefits of the information and communications transformation will not be realized unless countries continue to improve their business climate, invest in people’s education and health, and promote good governance. The World Bank Group are already working with clients to promote competitive business environments, increase accountability, and upgrade education and skills-development systems to prepare people for the jobs of the future.
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The development objectives of Digital Malawi Project for Malawi are: (i) to extend and improve access to critical ICT infrastructure for the public and private sectors; (ii) improve ICT governance, improve access to government services; and (iii) reduce infrastructure costs by providing reliable, fast and adaptive government digital systems that will facilitate provision of e-services thereby enhancing public service delivery.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) for land owners with legal right, replacement land and resettlement assistance to be given; (ii) for residential and commercial buildings, cash at full replacement value to be given; (iii) replacement costs for non-movables for tenants, for the loss of rental accommodation; (iv) for loss of business for tenants, transitional allowance to be paid to cover loss of income from business during relocation; (v) for loss of shelter, assets and land for cultivation, cash compensation for trees and crops at replacement cost in lean season to be given to the land owners without legal rights; (vi) for communal assets, land replacement and assistance for land clearing at the new site for community or institutions.
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From East to West, the economies of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are not taking full advantage of the internet to foster economic growth and job creation.
... See More + The residents of Central Asia and the South Caucasus pay some of the highest prices in the world for internet connections that are slow and unreliable. In contrast, Europe enjoys some of the world’s fastest and affordable internet services. However, its firms and individuals are not fully exploiting the internet to achieve higher productivity growth as well as more and better jobs. Reaping Digital Dividends investigates the barriers that are holding back the broader adoption of the internet in ECA. The report identifies the main bottlenecks and provides policy recommendations tailored to economies at varying levels of digital development. It concludes that policies to increase internet access are necessary but not sufficient. Policies to foster competition, international trade and skills supply, as well as adapting regulations to the changing business environment and labor markets, will also be necessary. In other words, Reaping Digital Dividends not only requires better connectivity, but also complementary factors that allow governments, firms and individuals to make the most out of it.
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Publication 114437 JAN 01, 2017
Kelly,Timothy John Charles; Liaplina,Aleksandra; Tan,Shawn Weiming; Winkler,Hernan JorgeDisclosed
El nivel superior del sistema educativo peruano es amplio, heterogéneo, y, hasta hace poco, carecía de regulación y estándares claros de calidad.
... See More + Con altas tasas de matriculación y subempleo, es necesario mejorar la calidad y equidad en la provisión del servicio. Por ello es necesario consolidar el rol del Estado en cuanto a regulación. La Ley Universitaria ha sido un primer paso fundamental en esta dirección.
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El Perú ha hecho progresos sólidos para alcanzar el aseguramiento universal en salud. No se trata de un camino fácil, pues el reto es contar con un sistema en el que la población pueda compartir el riesgo financiero de los costos de la atención en salud.
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El riego es fundamental para la gestión de recursos hídricos y la adaptación al cambio climático. Es necesario continuar el avance hacia una agricultura productiva y competitiva en las tres regiones agroclimáticas del país (costa, sierra, selva) que contribuya a la economía nacional y a la reducción de la pobreza de manera más equitativa y sostenible.
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La infraestructura de los sectores educación, salud, energía y vivienda, concentran casi la totalidad del riesgo sísmico del país. Adicionalmente, los impactos de eventos hidrometeorológicos extremos, como el Fenómeno El Niño (FEN), plantean retos importantes para reducir los efectos negativos sobre la población, en particular la más vulnerable.
... See More + La infraestructura pública y los sectores productivos como la pesca y la agricultura son vitales. En ese sentido, el fortalecimiento de políticas integrales en el Sistema Nacional de Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (SINAGERD) y en particular, las políticas de reducción del riesgo y el mejor manejo fiscal de los desastres, deberían continuar siendo una prioridad.
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: Garantizar la disponibilidad de agua y saneamiento (A y S) sostenible para todos es uno de los principales motores de la salud pública y puede tener efectos profundos en el estado de nutrición de las mujeres y los niños.
... See More + Asegurar la provisión de servicios confiables y eficientes contribuye al desarrollo y competitividad de diferentes sectores de la economía. Atender los desafíos en A y S requiere importantes reformas institucionales, así como políticas públicas que introduzcan incentivos adecuados para el desarrollo progresivo y sostenido del sector.
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Como se describe en el Informe sobre el Desarrollo Mundial 2016 “Dividendos Digitales” recientemente publicado por el Banco Mundial, el acceso a servicios de tecnologías de información y la comunicación (TIC) promueve el desarrollo a través de la inclusión, la eficiencia y la innovación.
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En la última década, el Perú ha mostrado un crecimiento económico notable y se ha caracterizado por una reducción importante de la desnutrición crónica, un indicador clave del desarrollo humano.
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El fortalecimiento institucional del Centro de Gobierno es una tarea ineludible para la lucha contra la pobreza, la promoción de la prosperidad compartida y la mejora de la efectividad del sector público.
... See More + El gobierno del Perú mantiene sistemas y rutinas desarticuladas que limitan su capacidad de monitorear políticas públicas de una manera integral a nivel nacional y territorial. Es necesario una mejor coordinación y planificación entre entes gubernamentales para suministrar de manera eficiente la información para la toma de decisiones y el monitoreo de proceso asociados con objetivos estratégicos.
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India has ambitious goals to deliver electronic welfare payments, banking services, and digital local government services to each of its 638,000 villages.
... See More + The road is fraught with challenges as about 60 percent of the country's 1.2 billion live in rural areas and many lack connectivity and infrastructure. Moreover, at the policy level, digitizing India's annual 72 billion dollars subsidy machine is a massive task organized across ministries, departments, and 29 state governments. Since 2006, a few state governments have been experimenting with electronic cash transfers via bank accounts, delivered through bank agents. By 2013, the federal government had selected some of the largest cash transfers to shift to an electronic system, and the process is gaining momentum this year with a renewed effort by the newly elected national government.
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