Global Economy and Development

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Learning on the move: Resetting the agenda for education and learning in conflict-affected settings

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Why the purpose of education matters

Why understanding the historical purposes of modern schooling matters today

Ghulam Omar Qargha and Emily Markovich Morris

Monday, May 22, 2023

Samuel Altman, CEO, OpenAI, offers his opening statement during a Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law oversight hearing to examine A.I., focusing on rules for artificial intelligence, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, testified before a US Senate committee on Tuesday about the possibilities, and pitfalls, of the new technology. Mr Altman said a new agency should be formed to license AI companies. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

The US government should regulate AI if it wants to lead on international AI governance

Joshua P. Meltzer

Monday, May 22, 2023

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Global decarbonization: Industrial opportunities for Africa

Yacob Mulugetta

Friday, May 19, 2023

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Recommendations for US treasury and MDBs in developing evolution roadmaps: From fragility to resilience

George Ingram and Jonathan Papoulidis

Friday, May 19, 2023

--FILE--A candidate learns online for the 2019 postgraduate entrance exam at a classroom in Wuhan city, central China's Hubei province, 30 July 2018. Online education is gaining momentum in China with the market scale expected to exceed 714 billion yuan ($104 billion) by 2025, a recent report from UBS Securities said. According to the UBS report, the Chinese online education market will grow markedly from the 29 billion yuan reported last year. Government support, technological progress, and a cultural emphasis on education have all contributed to a burgeoning online education market in China, said Liu Jiehao, an analyst at consultancy iiMedia. This combination of factors has given the country's online education a boost, and analysts point out that Chinese parents are a key driver. Edwin Chen, an analyst from UBS, said: "Chinese parents have high expectations for their children, wanting their kids to get into Tsinghua or Peking University. This is creating huge demand."No Use China. No Use France.

Getting the best out of online learning

Thursday, May 18, 2023

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Using information and communication technology to improve mental health in Africa

Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Coping with climate shocks: Ecosystems versus economic systems

Cem Karayalcin and Harun Onder

Monday, May 15, 2023

A woman receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopia’s lessons from COVID-19

Friday, May 12, 2023

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Upgrade of DRC’s sovereign credit rating—One step forward, after one step back

Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski and Aloysius Uche Ordu

Thursday, May 11, 2023