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Integrating Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption in Socio-Economic Impact Analyses
| English | Digital Government | Africa | Policy Brief | ECA
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought chaos, uncertainty and supply chain disruptions to the global economy, impacted lives and livelihoods, and tested the resilience of governance systems, institutions and mechanisms in responding to the crisis. As the technical lead for the socio-economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UN system, UNDP and its Country Offices worldwide are working to assess the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19…
Towards Improved Access to Broadband Internet in Support of Africa’s Transformation
| English | Digital Government | Africa | Policy Brief | ECA
North African economies are characterized by slow economic diversification and persistent unemployment, especially among educated youth. Labour productivity has registered only a moderate increase compared with more dynamic emerging countries like India or Turkey. These patterns share a common origin, which lies in the existence of many distortions in the economy that prevent an efficient allocation of resources between firms and sectors. These…