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AI companion bots as a public health issue: A new framework for regulation
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Reimagining education systems through collaborative research and action: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
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June
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2026
Global Education
Reimagining education systems through collaborative research and action: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Labor & Unemployment
Rethinking informality in Africa
Global Education
Reimagining the global education agenda: What we heard from the education community across 6 continents
Internet & Telecommunications
Strengthening capacity in underserved rural areas: USDA-RD Oregon’s approach for broadband deployment
Experts
Marcela Escobari
Interim Vice President and Director
- Global Economy and Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Caren Grown
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Pierre Nguimkeu
Director
- Africa Growth Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Rebecca Winthrop
Director
- Center for Universal Education,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
Punya Mishra
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Eduardo Levy Yeyati
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
