School feeding programme in Togo. Credit: WFP/João Cavalcante
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 21 2020 (IPS) – If well planned, coordinated and implemented, a government funded school feeding programme for all primary school children can be progressively transformative. Such a programme, involving government departments and agencies working together, can benefit schoolchildren, their families, farmers and public health, now and in the future.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Such a scheme should comprehens…
BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 30 2022 (IPS) – Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a “digital big bang” that spurred people, governments and businesses to become “digital by default;” a sea change that generated vast digital dividends. These benefits that have not been distributed equally, however. New development gaps have emerged as digital transformation reinforces a vicious cycle of socioeconomic inequalities, within and across countries.
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Bridging these divides and ensuring advances in technology can benefit…