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Creative leadership development
Business, Published on 08/10/2020
» CEOs of the world's leading corporations identified creativity as the essential leadership skill in a World Economic Forum study in 2015. But when IBM surveyed chief human resources officers in 2011, two out of three reported they had failed to develop more creative leaders. Why? Because of the dilemma of creative leadership development.
Local development prioritised
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/10/2018
» Thailand needs to stay focused on local economic development in the years to come because the trade row between the two largest economies is likely to be prolonged and harmful to the global economy, warns Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Funding sustainable development
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 06/05/2019
» The ideal world is one where poverty and hunger no longer exist. People of all ages are in good health and everyone has access to quality education, clean water, sanitation and affordable and clean energy.
Chasing dynamic development
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/10/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he aims to balance decisive action with patience and prudent planning to overhaul the country's structural development under the so-called three-pillared strategy.
Resetting development finance
Oped, Published on 03/07/2025
» At the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development this week in Seville, delegates are calling for urgent action to fix a system that has stopped working. Prior to the third such gathering a decade ago, in Ethiopia, we had witnessed unprecedented advances towards reducing poverty, increasing school enrolment, and providing clean water worldwide. Today, however, progress is not only slowing but potentially stagnating -- or, worse, reversing.
Transform development finance
News, Published on 27/06/2023
» In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the threat of future pandemics has never been more apparent. Both threats will affect us all. But the countries between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn -- including the Caribbean and Pacific states, and parts of Latin America, Africa, and Asia where another 40% of the global population lives -- are currently experiencing loss and damage four times greater than elsewhere.
Revamping development strategy
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 17/08/2024
» Thailand's economic trajectory is teetering on the edge of regression, demanding immediate attention. Thailand's growth rates in the first quarter of 2024 fell behind all Asean member countries except Myanmar. These facts cast serious doubts on the efficacy of traditional economic development strategies. The primary goal of enhancing the well-being of Thai citizens is at stake.
Thailand's 'wicked' development trap
News, Published on 19/09/2019
» For almost five decades now, Thailand has been a victim of the middle-income trap. From the 1970s to the 2000s, the country was ranked by the World Bank as lower-middle-income, advancing to upper-middle status in 2011. Considering the ongoing political uncertainty and weak governance institutions, the prognosis is that Thailand will likely remain at this ranking for many years. This has become a "wicked problem" for the country's economic and social development.
Human-centric skills development
Business, Published on 23/09/2019
» Governments and employers need to look for new ways to address the growing skills crisis and boost economies, according to a new report by the global management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG), WorldSkills Russia and the energy company Rosatom.
Post-digital age development
Business, Published on 24/12/2019
» I was recently reading Kai-Fu Lee's book, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order, when the implications of what he was saying struck my mind. The author discusses how digital and AI technologies are revolutionising the economic and social landscape.