Past reports have considered such topics as agriculture, youth, equity, public services delivery, the role of the state, transition. Recently published articles from world development. Results and performance of the world bank group 2016, as well as the inspection. This report finds that traditional development challenges. For digital technologies to benefit everyone everywhere requires closing the remaining digital divide, especially in internet access. Fostering resilience to global shocks and threatsto brace against the. The world bank groups annual flagship publication world development report wdr is an important resource for social scientists, policy makers, and thought leaders. This booklet contains the overview, as well as a list of contents, from the world development report 2016. Gender equality and development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. The report will explore the internets impact on economic growth, on social and economic opportunity, and on the efficiency of public service delivery.
Youth and the prospects for human development in a changing reality seeks to make a balanced contribution to a renewed and broad debate involving key relevant stakeholders about the best means. Managing risk for development, contends that the solution is not to reject change in order to avoid risk but to prepare for the opportunities and risks that change entails. World development report2016 free current affairs pdf. More than 40 percent of the worlds population has access to the internet, with new users coming online every day. This years theme is digital dividends, examining the role of digital technologies in the promotion of development outcomes. The world banks world development report, published annually since 1978, it is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today. Successful reforms are not just about best practice. In everyday thinking, people use intuition much more than careful analysis. According to the report, more than 40 percent of the. Out of these, just over two fifths 41% fall within the prime working age group of 2554 yearolds, 16% fall within the 1524 age group and 26% are aged under 15. The world development report 2016, the main annual publication of the world bank, is out.
The method was presented in the first world development report world bank, 1978, and its origins can be traced even further back. It reflects investigative work that human rights watch staff undertook in 2015, usually in. World bank releases its new report on world development. This booklet contains the overview, as well as a list of contents, from the world development report. Read world development report 2016 latest news also find videos, photos and information about world development report 2016 from zeebiz. International labour organization ilo report from 2016 finds that in europe, women are paid about 20 percent less than men, similar to the gap in the us. World development report 2018 realizing the promise of. World report 2016 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide.
Human capital report 2016 reports world economic forum. A new report from the mckinsey global institute mgi, the age of analytics. Insight report the inclusive growth and development report. The 2016 national human development report inequalities and sustainable human. However, inclusive growth and development remain primarily an aspiration. The world bank has used an income classification to group countries for analytical purposes for many years.
Arab human development report 2016 youth and the prospects for human development in a changing reality. Each year on july 1, the analytical classification of the worlds economies based on estimates of gross national income gni per capita for the previous year is revised. Progress was made on routine immunization and malnutrition, although poor access to water, hygiene and sanitation remained major causes of child mortality. It is the mostdownloaded world development report, with more than a million downloads, half of which before its official publication. Youth and the prospects for human development in a changing reality seeks to make a balanced contribution to a renewed and broad debate involving key relevant stakeholders about the best means of engaging youth in development in the region. Yet, lives are being lost, and livelihoods and development undermined, by. For this purpose it uses gross national income gni per capita data in u. The world development report wdr is an annual report published since 1978 by the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd or world bank.
For the first time in the history of this seminal report series, users can click on the csv icon next to a table to view, save, and share the data behind a figure. Governance and the law addresses these fundamental questions, which are at the heart of development. The 2016 edition of world development indicators is out. This years world development report argues that a more realistic account of decisionmaking and behavior will make development policy more effective. May 17, 2016 the new, free world development report wdr 2016 app makes the latest world bank flagship report on digital dividends. The world development report 2019 studies the impact of technology on the nature of work. The united nations development programme undp ranks countries into four tiers of human.
This report presents the results of the official united nations estimates and projections of urban and rural populations for 233 countries and areas of the world and for close to 1,900 urban settlements with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018, as published in world urbanization prospects. The study was led by simeon djankov and federica saliola. Among the poorest 20 percent of households, nearly 7 out of 10 have a mobile phone. When it comes to your preworkout, you dont want another product that is overloaded with stimulants yet offers little else. The report is helpful in understanding impact of the internet, mobile phones, and related technologies on economic development across the world. The 2015 world public sector report, titled responsive and accountable public governance, presents the need for public governance to become more responsive and accountable in order for the state to lead the implementation of a collective vision of 2030 sustainable development. The challenge facing egypts youth 4 as noted earlier, the government had no strategy for absorbing tens of thousands. The report also gives the context for strategic interventions by the united nations population fund unfpa. And their use of egovernment is highly unevencitizens in the top 20 percent of income in the most connected eu country are 45 times more likely to use eservices than those in the bottom 20 percent of income in the least connected eu coun try.
The 2016 world development report will examine how it can be a force for development, especially for the poor in developing countries. For permission to photocopy or reprint any part of this work, please send a request with. Our common future, chairmans foreword a global agenda for change this was what the world commission on environment and development was asked to formulate. These indicators summarize the level and dimensions of risk facing each country, together with the capacity to manage risk along several different social, economic, financial, and environmental dimensions. Ghana sits on the atlantic ocean and borders togo, cote divoire, and burkina faso. When technology is applied to automate tasks without matching improvements in other factorswhat the report calls analog complementsbroadbased gains will remain elusive.
Taxation is by and large the most important source in nearly all countries. Given rapid technological advances, the question for companies now is how to integrate new capabilities into their operations and. Wdi is regularly updated and new data are added in response to the needs of the develop. Each wdr provides indepth analysis of a specific aspect of economic development. Abstract the 2016 world development report shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complementsthe regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizenshave not kept pace. The internet profoundly affects the lives of billions of people. Digital technologies have boosted growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. These indicators are included in the data annex in the report wdr 2014.
Ghana overview world bank group international development. It was an urgent call by the general assembly of the united nations. The 2016 world development report shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complementsthe regulations that. The main classifications provided are by geographic. Agenda for sustainable development is a product of the efforts. Ugc report on he in india strategies during 11th plan 20072012 for universities and colleges, ugc annual report 201112, ugc annual report 201415, ugc report on higher education at a glance february 2012 pwc, aishe 2016 17. List of countries by human development index wikipedia. The world bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups. In 1997, with little fanfare, the world bank replaced the statistical appendix of its venerable annual publication, world development report, as well as the banks world tables and social indicators of development, with a new publication, the world development indicators wdi. The world development report 2016 shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complements. Authors analysis based on world bank world development indicators, world bank povcalnet, and united nations world population prospects. Jan 14, 2016 digital technologies have boosted growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. Unicef annual report 2016 comoros executive summary in 2016, children in the union of comoros faced challenges in health, nutrition protection and education.
Numbers in parentheses reflect the number of countries for which data are available. World development report 2016 internet for development. The world bank group aims to help ghana sustain economic growth, surpass the goal of halving poverty by 2015, and maintain its middle income status. World public sector report 2015 responsive and accountable public governance.
But first, a working definition of the technologies covered in this report. Youth and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The 2016 world development report shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complementsthe regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizenshave not kept pace. Arab human development report 2016 real instituto elcano. When we buy something, we spend time and money searching for it, comparing it.
The report provides a summary of key indicators that will serve as baseline information for utilization in the development of various national and county policies and developmental plans. A countrys business environment shapes how firms adopt and use technology. Governance and the law explores why some policies fail to achieve desired outcomes and what makes other policies work. No systemic framework has emerged to guide policy and practice. The inclusive growth and development report 2017 v over the past several years, a worldwide consensus has emerged on the need for a more sociallyinclusive approach to generating economic growth. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. I am very happy to sponsor and share the results from the 201617 world quality report. Decomposition of technical efficiency in agricultural production in africa into transient and persistent technical efficiency under. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of developmentfrom agriculture, the role of the state, transition. The report will explore the internets impact on economic growth, on social and economic opportunity, and on the efficiency of public service. The world development report 2016 shows that while the digital revolution has forged ahead, its analog complementsthe regulations that promote entry and competition, the skills that enable workers to access and then leverage the new economy, and the institutions that are accountable to citizenshave not kept pace. Each year we explore the major trends and issues that are the forefront of it and qa leaders minds.
On january 14, 2016 world bank had released the world bank world development report 2016. The world development report 2014 wdr 2014, risk and opportunity. The sustainable development goals report united nations. Report 2019 uses the latest available data to track global progress on the. The findings of the wdr are simultaneously encouraging and sobering. The world bank classifies the worlds economies into four income groups high, uppermiddle, lowermiddle, and low. The main message of the report is that digital development strategies need to be much broader than ict strategies. The report emphasizes what it calls the three marks of everyday thinking. May 17, 2016 the new, free world development report wdr 2016 app makes the latest world bank flagship report on digital dividends both accessible and mobile. Simulated cost of ubi for closing the poverty gap by country income group % of gdp.
World development report 2014 wdr 2014 data catalog. February 1, 2016 old economics explains the new economy well. Among many of its findings, the report draws attention to the impact of malnutrition on childrens education. The imds world competitiveness rankings are regarded as an important barometer for assessing the competitiveness of countriesindia climbed three spots and china dropped an equal number of places in the 2016 rankings released on monday by the international institute for management and development imds world competitiveness center. Policy making and policy implementation do not occur in a vacuum.
In the past two decades, it has taken major strides toward. Download the world development report 2016 app for a mobile version of the latest world bank flagship report now available for ios and android. This report meets the statutory requirement to prepare and submit a report to congress within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year to assess the state of the united states financial system. According to the most recent estimates from the international centre for tax and development, total tax revenues account for more than 80% of total government revenue in about half of the countries in the world and more than 50% in almost every country we begin this entry by providing an overview of. Competing in a datadriven world, suggests that the range of applications and opportunities has grown and will continue to expand. National governments and international organisations use different age ranges to. This years report shows that overall global trends are positive and that progress is continuing. Wt 104 isbn 978 92 4 069479 8 epub isbn 978 92 4 069480 4 daisy isbn 978 92 4 069481 1 pdf. The world banks classification of countries by income. Finally, i hope that the information contained in this report will provide tangible benefits and food for thought. The report will explore the internets impact on economic growth, on social and economic opportunities, and on the efficiency of public service delivery. Yet their development benefits have fallen short and are unevenly distributed.
Featuring the sustainable development goals 1 these wdi highlights are drawn from world devel1 opment indicators wdi 2016 the world banks compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of peoples lives. The world bank has recently released its world development report, 2018. Apr 15, 2016 were excited to announce the release of the 2016 edition of world development indicators wdi. As of the start of 2016, the worlds population is estimated at about 7. Programmes undp first global human development report hdr in 1990, most countries have registered significant human development. Information related to the world development report 2016.
Featuring the sustainable development goals world bank. Global youth development index and report 2016 perspectives. Connectivity for all remains an important goal and a tremendous. With over 1 million downloads last year, wdi is the most widely used dataset in our open data catalog and it provides highquality crosscountry comparable statistics about development and peoples lives around the globe. Updated country income classifications for the world banks 2020 fiscal year are available here. Report march 8, 2017 women h o st s an d a i r bn b. The impact factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years. Abstract the annual report is prepared by the executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd and the international development association idacollectively known as the world bankin accordance with the bylaws of the two institutions. While the world development report 2016 is not about specific technologies, it generally covers the impacts of digital technologies and services that greatly facilitate the creation, storage, analysis, and. The 359page wdr 2016, digital dividends, explores the impact of the internet, mobile phones, and related technologies on economic development. The report, titled learning to realize educations promise, focusses on education.
322 901 1259 1384 844 894 455 96 581 910 85 1258 1130 1431 633 1073 1208 1629 1258 1038 1555 1417 968 1334 978 1156 292 1070 948 1029 666 984 1387 433 1416 1332