Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

This publication highlights tailored policies to harness digital transformation in accelerating inclusive and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. Asia and the Pacific is undergoing rapid digital transformation, creating opportunities to promote inclusive and sustainable development while enhancing resilience to extreme weather events. However, if not well managed, digital transformation can widen inequalities and compromise environmental sustainability. This Asian Development Policy Report highlights how national digital strategies can strengthen policy coordination, how tailored digital policy tools can address market and equity failures while incentivizing innovation, and how engagement with a broad range of stakeholders can improve shared prosperity.