Integration into global value chains can reduce child labour
By 2025 the UN aims to have eliminated child labour, a practice that affects roughly 10% of the world’s children and severely impedes sustainable development. But reaching that target will require a clear understanding of how global value chains interact with child labour. This column analyses 26 developing countries from 2007–2015 and concludes that countries participating in global value chains experienced reductions in child labour except in cases when an increase in exports was accompanied by additional imported content from third countries.
A passion for makeup drove Urban Decay’s Zomnir to cosmetics industry
NEW YORK(Reuters) – Wende Zomnir has always had a passion for makeup – as an eighth grader, she was sent home from school for wearing too much. It should come as little surprise that she would grow up to co-found the edgy cosmetics company Urban Decay. The enterprise came about in 1996 because Zomnir noticed […]
How ICT applications are redefining development
By Bruno Carrasco, Çiğdem Akın ADB has supported simple, yet transformative e-government solutions in the Maldives and Nepal. New technology is often described as a solution in search of a problem. This is not an uncommon qualifier across many ICT applications that seek to get ahead of the curve. For end users, behavioral change is largely adaptive […]
A doctor on TV, Hill Harper is a money guru in real life
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many Hollywood stars are known for their lavish spending, but Hill Harper is far on the other end of the spectrum. He gives out sound money advice – not in character on TV, but in real life, with his knowledge gained as a Harvard-trained lawyer and serial entrepreneur. While his first […]
Presidential Material: Life Lessons with Bellamy Young
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States may not have had a woman president quite yet, but on TV it certainly has. One of those was Mellie Grant, the character played by Bellamy Young on the Shonda Rhimes hit “Scandal” before it ended last year. Now one of the stars of the Fox show “Prodigal […]
Blending education and technology to help schools through the pandemic
By Brajesh Panth, Jeffrey Jian Xu Here are five key areas where EdTech solutions can help countries transition their short-term education solutions to the medium and long-term. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing governments around the world to find innovative and practical approaches to improve teaching and learning. An unprecedented surge in online learning provides opportunities to reimagine […]
New technology helping rebuild Nepal’s quake-hit schools better, and faster
By Naresh Giri Effective project implementation demands real-time monitoring of construction progress and quality in the field. Thanks to technology, real-time monitoring of development projects is now possible, helping project managers address the multiple challenges of implementing post-disaster emergency projects. A good example is using a web-based project monitoring information system (MIS) to closely follow progress […]
University-industry collaboration at the heart of knowledge-based economic growth
By Brajesh Panth, Shanti Jagannathan The Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China offer 4 lessons for developing countries to strengthen their higher education systems and innovation capacities. Educated and skilled human resources are the backbone that help to build innovative capacities in economies as they move from factor-driven to efficiency-driven and then to knowledge-driven […]
Idol Father: Life Lessons with Chris Daughtry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – You do not even have to win on a talent competition show like “American Idol” to launch yourself on a path to selling more than eight million albums. Chris Daughtry, 38, parlayed a fourth-place finish in Idol over a decade ago into global stardom with his band “Daughtry.” The gravel-voiced singer […]
Role of a Lifetime: Life Lessons with Peter Krause
NEW YORK (Reuters) – If you are looking for steady work, it is probably best not to go into show business. Unless you are Peter Krause, that is. The 53-year-old Minnesota native has been a staple of U.S. TV screens for years, with roles in shows like “Sports Night,” “Six Feet Under,” “Parenthood,” and his […]
