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Cash vs Digital: How do digital government-to-person payments ease the lives of recipients?
Imagine having to take a day off work, travel a long distance and wait in line for several hours, rain or shine, to collect assistance or wage payments from the…
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Fiscal Policy Can Help Broaden the Gains of AI to Humanity
New generative-AI technologies hold immense potential for boosting productivity and improving the delivery of public services, but the sheer speed and scale of the transformation also raise concerns about job losses and…
Continue ReadingIDB, IDB Invest and IDB Lab Launch 2024 Report on Results and Impact of Operations
Study highlights 75% compliance with Corporate Results Framework 2020-2023 goals The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest and IDB Lab launched their “Development Effectiveness Overview (DEO) 2024” report, which analyzes…
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Evaluating the impact of transportation investment
The primary purpose of transportation investments is to accelerate economic growth. But research shows that although investment in roads contributes to growth in income, the benefits are uneven across locations. Existing studies…
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Sustainable Travel: Tourists are responsible for counteracting environmental impacts
The 2024 Sustainable Travel Report presented annually by Booking.com is a sustained effort towards generating environmental awareness and sustainability. Data on the environmental impact of travel and strategies to mitigate…
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MIA highlights African American artwork for Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month’s 2024 theme “African Americans and the Arts,” Miami International Airport is highlighting two of its artworks by African American artists. When approaching MIA’s parking…
Continue ReadingAt their ‘watts’ end over the state of public EV charging in U.S.
While electric vehicle sales have been steadily on the rise, a new study says that American owners are less than impressed with the state of public charging. Data analytics company…
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