Thick, acrid smoke chokes Ulaanbaatar and its ger districts during the long winters when residents burn coal for cooking and heating. The toxic smog envelops the area for months at…
SINGAPORE, June 30, 2025—Responding to urgent digital security needs across Asia and the Pacific, Google.org announced a new $5 million funding in support to The Asia Foundation to expand university-based…
By Dwi Nugroho and Salman Al-Farisi Before solar panel programs were introduced, communities in parts of Indonesia had no formal access to electricity. “Back in 2015, when our village had…
This report provides an overview and key outcomes of Go Digital ASEAN, drawing insights from its impact on MSMEs and offering recommendations to inform future digital training initiatives and policy development across the region.
In a quiet village in Terengganu, a mother of three runs a small online shop selling handmade accessories. Every day, she manages orders, verifies payments, and promotes her products—all from…
Sawitree Srijinda is a single mother from Buriram province in northeastern Thailand. Her mounting debt forced her to make a difficult decision. She sold her farmland to pay off family…
Kuala Lumpur, March 2025 – Go Digital ASEAN, a regional initiative dedicated to broadening digital skills across Southeast Asia, has concluded its second phase, equipping 215,896 micro, small and medium…
Trâm was raised in a poor family in Vietnam’s Vinh Long province. Her mother was a housewife, and her father worked as a seasonal worker. Their humble thatched house couldn’t…
Jenny Escudero has a cleft lip. She used to feel shame whenever she left her home in Isabela City on Basilan Island in the Philippines. The lack of accessible infrastructure…
Launched in 2023, Go Digital ASEAN 2 provided digital skills training to 215,896 MSMEs across the region, helping them build digital literacy, financial acumen, and online safety awareness to grow…
The Business Standard, a business and finance media outlet based in Bangladesh, spotlights our program Oporajita: Collective Impact Initiative for the Future of Work. Oporajita is a collaborative initiative of…
While there is widespread agreement that AI has the power to transform workplaces and societies, and there is agreement that AI must be developed and implemented responsibly, there are still…