In recent years, Jordan has increasingly strengthened its commitment to enhancing public service delivery through digital public infrastructure (DPI). DPI refers to foundational and reusable digital platforms and building blocks-such as digital ID, digital payments, and data sharing-that...

DPI is an approach to digitalization focused on creating "foundational, digital building blocks designed for the public benefit." By providing essential digital functions at society scale that can be reused across sectors, DPIs enable public and private service providers to build on these...

This article explores the implications of the infrastructural turn in internet governance, a policy shift where nation-states increasingly assert sovereignty through material interventions in the internet's physical and technical architecture. I propose a typology of six strategies that...

This paper builds on Yang et al (2021) which analysed the effect of wealth inequality on UK economic growth in recent decades with a heterogeneous-agent growth model where agents can enhance individual productivity growth by undertaking entrepreneurship. In this supplementary note we examine...

The five case studies detailed in this document describe a variety of contexts in which measures are being implemented to attract, recruit, retain, and advance women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) roles in the infrastructure sectors. The area of focus for each of...

This short note summarizes some of the findings from an extensive literature review, a global stocktaking exercise, key informant interviews, and five case studies in order to provide World Bank Group project teams with insights that they can use to support women's science, technology,...

Ukraine's research and innovation (R&I) system has faced longstanding challenges - many of which have been exacerbated by Russia's full-scale war of aggression. Even before the war, the country's research infrastructure (RI) landscape was marked by underinvestment, outdated facilities, and...

Energy poverty remains a crucial yet often overlooked issue in the energy sector. Tackling this challenge requires a shift to renewable energy sources, which can alleviate energy poverty and advance sustainable development goals. This research explores how renewable energy can help reduce energy...

The purpose of this research is to propose a methodological framework for strategically prioritising infrastructure investments in areas with significant spatial concentration of economic activity. Such concentration generates agglomeration externalities, positively influencing economic growth...

The following guidelines are primarily aimed for public authorities and intend to provide recommendations and examples of good practices that these authorities can consider when setting up tenders for publicly accessible EV recharging infrastructure. While the onus of responsibility for ensuring...

This paper investigates the impact of public-private partnership (PPP)-enabling conditions on infrastructure development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Using a unique longitudinal dataset, this study analyzes how institutional conditions in 26 LAC countries influenced PPP investment...

This research note presents an open-source version of the ParlGov website and discusses the state of cross-national data on parties, elections, and cabinets. The ParlGov project is a prominent political science data infrastructure with information for EU and OECD democracies since 1900. The data...

A shared semiconductor research infrastructure can be studied as a local innovation ecosystem consisting of an infrastructure-operating company and user companies. This study focuses on investigating the forms of sustainable value that such infrastructure provides for its users, as well as value...

Against a backdrop of constrained fiscal space, Belgium faces considerable investment needs. Improving infrastructure governance processes can enhance investment efficiency, achieving more "bang" for each investment "buck". This paper analyzes public investment management practices in Belgium,...

This report assesses opportunities to increase private sector participation and financing for climate adaptation and nature-based infrastructure in Emerging and Developing Economies (EMDEs). Climate change is intensifying hydrological variability, coastal storms, and heatwaves, and these effects...

The infrastructure investment could strongly influence the economic growth in the Western Balkans countries and contribute to improved regional cooperation and reconciliation and to faster integration into the EU. However, it is essential that public investments in infrastructure are properly...

The security of critical ICT infrastructure is very important because it is directly related to the safety and lives of the people, and a successful cyber-attack can cause catastrophic damage. According to Korean laws, all critical ICT infrastructures are required to confirm the implementation...

This Brief analyses reactive responses and proposes proactive solutions to the challenge of Russian aggression, with a focus on spatial planning and the physical security of undersea infrastructure. It calls for a holistic rethinking of how the energy system is planned, constructed and managed,...

This Brief analyses reactive responses and proposes proactive solutions to the challenge of Russian aggression, with a focus on spatial planning and the physical security of undersea infrastructure. It calls for a holistic rethinking of how the energy system is planned, constructed and managed,...

The last decade has witnessed the development and implementation of two major infrastructure initiatives: China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) by the United States and the G7 countries. The escalating political confrontation...

This research examines the spatial spillovers of public capital on gross value added across 216 cantons in continental Ecuador. The investigation is conducted within the framework of Spatial Econometrics, utilizing various model specifications and spatial weight matrices, complemented by a Cobb...

This study aims to identify the impact of digital infrastructure in its dimensions (hardware components, software, communication networks, databases, human skills) on the performance of employees in its combined dimensions (work speed, work quality, and knowledge of work requirements) with the...

The aim of this project is to identify the investment requirements for energy infrastructure across each TEN-E infrastructure category, as well as for non-TEN-E electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure, in order to enable a decarbonised economy in the EU. It also evaluates the...

Spätestens seit dem Einstieg des chinesischen Schiffskonzerns China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) im Hamburger Hafen wird die Rolle der Investitionskontrolle auch im Bereich maritimer Infrastrukturen öffentlich intensiv diskutiert. Als maritime Infrastrukturen werden gemeinhin...

A robust food traceability system is crucial for ensuring seamless information fow within supply chains. While the current centralised approach, typically led by a supply chain leader, facilitates information exchange, it faces signifcant limitations, such as prolonged tracing processes and a...

The Infrastructure Monitor report covers global trends in private investment in infrastructure to inform investors, policy-makers and other practitioners. The objective is to deliver global insights on global infrastructure trends across key topics such as investment volumes, performance,...

This paper examines the determinants of the spatial distribution of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Germany, a key element in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Using postcode-level geographic data and regression analysis, we investigate how factors such as population density,...

Purpose - The continuous export challenges due to the inadequate quality infrastructure have brought to the fore the importance of export facilitation-quality infrastructure. Different infrastructure investments have been implemented to facilitate export; however, the outcomes were different...