Gaps in accessibility to public services depends on cultural, economic, social, and geographical contexts, among others, as well as the type of disability that a person may have. Depending on these variables, deep and/or complex barriers will be presented. The document includes research and case studies on the physical, social, and communicational barriers faced by Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) for access to public services in the Infrastructure and Energy sector, specifically in the areas of Water and Sanitation, Energy and Transport.

The purpose of this Case Study is to research: (i) how digital tools can redesign health and social protection services; (ii) what is the impact of the use of the AGH Use system in the daily life of health professionals; (iii) how the digital transformation should be aligned with the best technological practices (collaborative software, systems developed in a platform format and modular structure, digital scalability) to generate innovative and integrated information systems, and (iv) what are the direct benefits and indirect effects of the EHR systems, both in care and diagnosis practices,

The purpose of this Case Study is to research: (i) how digital tools can redesign health and social protection services; (ii) what is the impact of the use of the AGH Use system in the daily life of health professionals; (iii) how the digital transformation should be aligned with the best technological practices (collaborative software, systems developed in a platform format and modular structure, digital scalability) to generate innovative and integrated information systems, and (iv) what are the direct benefits and indirect effects of the EHR systems, both in care and diagnosis practices,

Can taking the perspective of an out-group reduce prejudice and promote prosociality? Building on insights from social psychology, we study the case of Colombian natives and Venezuelan immigrants. We conducted an online experiment in which we randomly assigned natives to either play an online game that immersed them in the life of a Venezuelan migrant or to watch a documentary about Venezuelans crossing the border on foot.

Latin America and the Caribbean were again positioned at the bottom of the international ranking on education quality. However, greater inclusion and the commitment of countries to improving learning can be highlighted.

A growing literature shows how insights from behavioral economics can be successfully adopted in simple interventions through SMS or other types of low-cost communications. In this short, note we provide concrete basic guidelines to design behaviorally informed messages, based on theory and our own experience. We provide examples applied to parenting interventions.

This paper analyzes the impact of longer school days on student achievement in Colombia. To identify the impact of longer schools days, this study exploits plausibly exogenous within school variation in the length of the school day. Using test score data from 5th and 9th graders in 2002, 2005, and 2009, along with school administrative data, this research uses school fixed effects models to estimate variation in average test scores across cohorts for schools that switched from a half school day to a full school day or vice versa.

In defined contribution systems, at the end of the accumulation phase the assets in the retirement account are exchanged for a pension. The conversion rate from assets to retirement income (which depends on the level of interest rates) is very volatile, and its variations constitute the main investment risk facing pension fund affiliates. In this sense, performance metrics, management fees and benchmark portfolios that focus on assets (and asset returns) and ignore the variations in the conversion rate, embed several problems: i.