The rich-world bias of agricultural innovation explains a large share of global disparities in technology adoption and agricultural productivity

The technology can reduce leakages in programmes, increase access to public programmes and market services, and improve the delivery of healthcare

Monitoring technologies can improve firm performance, and importantly not at the expense of workers or society

Low-income countries are disadvantaged by the introduction of new technologies due to being unable to access skilled employment opportunities

Robotisation can catalyse trade and improve welfare, but policies are required to ensure automation-induced growth is inclusive

A local government information technology reform, designed to monitor and disperse money to beneficiaries, managed to indirectly reduce corruption

Mobile money makes transfers easier, increases rural consumption and reduces poverty, but places pressure on migrant workers to increase remittances

Tavneet Suri talks about financial well-being as a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa

Arif Husain, Chief Economist at World Food Programme, on using the best and latest technology to gather evidence to respond to humanitarian crises.*