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GOVTECH MATURITY INDEX The State of Public Sector Digital Transformation By Cem Dener, Hubert Nii-Aponsah, Love E. Ghunney, and Kimberly D. Johns
The GovTech Initiative was launched in 2019 to assist practitioners in the design of new digital transformation projects. The GovTech Maturity Index measures the maturity of four GovTech focus areas: supporting core government systems, enhancing service delivery, and mainstreaming citizen engagement and GovTech enablers. November 2021. 164 pages. Stock no. C211765 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1765-6). US$41.95.
MANAGING FOR LEARNING (Spanish edition) Measuring and Strengthening Education Management in Latin America and the Caribbean By Melissa Adelman and Renata Lemos
How can countries make sustainable gains in student learning at scale? This is a pressing question for Latin America and the Caribbean—and the developing world more broadly—as countries seek to build human capital to drive sustainable growth. November 2021. 114 pages. Stock no. C211762 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1762-5). US$41.95.
DIGITAL SENEGAL FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH Technological Transformation for Better and More Jobs By Marcio Cruz, Mark A. Dutz, and Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán
Adoption of better technologies can generate better and more jobs for Senegal's growing population. This book recommends policies to ensure availability of affordable digital infrastructure and to promote use of better technologies by firms as well as to narrow deepening digital divides across enterprises and households.
CLIMATE AFFLICTIONS By Iffat Mahmud, Wameq A. Raza, and Md Rafi Hossain
Deteriorating climatic conditions will likely increase the occurrences of infectious diseases and mental health issues. This book, using data from Bangladesh, explains how changes in the weather can cause diseases to spread faster, while making people more anxious and depressed. November 2021. 146 pages. Stock no. C211764 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1764-9). US$41.95.
ORDERS WITHOUT BORDERS Direct Enforcement of Foreign Restraint and Confiscation Decisions By Stefano Betti, Vladimir Kozin, and Jean Pierre Brun
This book provides an analysis of the complex issue of enforcing foreign confiscation and restraint orders, a crucial step in the process of asset recovery. It further outlines related challenges and offers practical recommendations. The study will be a useful tool for law enforcement, justice, and asset recovery practitioners. January 2022. 176 pages. Stock no. C211830 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1830-1). US$41.95.
ACHIEVING THE DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND IN THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT Choice, Not Destiny Edited by Sameh El-Saharty, Heba Nassar, Sherine Shawky, Amr Elshalakani, Mariam Hamza, and Yi Zhang
The Arab Republic of Egypt was well on the path to achieving its demographic dividend at the turn of this century but has gotten temporarily off-track due to a reversal in its earlier fertility decline. Fortunately, the country has the political will, resources, and capacity to secure this dividend in the next decade.
January 2022. 148 pages. Stock no. C211687 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1687-1). US$41.50.
January 2022. 156 pages. Stock no. C211811 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1811-0). US$41.95.
DIGITAL SENEGAL FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH (French edition) Technological Transformation for Better and More Jobs
GETTING DOWN TO EARTH Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
By Marcio Cruz, Mark A. Dutz, and Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán
By the World Bank
Adoption of better technologies can generate better and more jobs for Senegal's growing population. The book recommends policies to ensure availability of affordable digital infrastructure and to promote use of better technologies by firms as well as to narrow deepening digital divides across enterprises and households.
Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, caused predominantly by exposure to fine aerosols. This report investigates the performance of satellites for predicting outdoor concentrations of PM2.5, the most harmful air pollutant to human health, in low- and middle-income countries.
January 2022. 162 pages. Stock no. C211688 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1688-8). US$41.50.
January 2022. 192 pages. Stock no. C211727 (ISBN: 978-1-4648-1727-4). US$47.00.
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