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Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Digital Businesses and Beyond : A Diagnostic Toolkit.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cruz, Marcio.
- Series:
- International Development in Practice Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vocational education.
- Labor market.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : World Bank Publications, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book examines the challenges and opportunities in improving skills development in Sri Lanka to foster inclusion, economic recovery, and resilience. It provides insights into labor market trends, gender disparities in workforce participation, and the impact of global economic shifts on the nation's workforce. The authors explore the education and vocational training ecosystem, highlighting the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on skill development and proposing strategies for future growth. Intended for policymakers, researchers, and development practitioners, the book offers policy recommendations based on data-driven analysis and the World Bank's operational experience. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Executive Summary
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Economy: Trends and Perspectives for Progress
- Introduction: The problem, need, or existing deficiency
- Filling the existing gap in the sector
- Annex 1A: Support for the Skills Sector Development Program from development partners
- Notes
- References
- 2 Labor Market and Skills: Trends in Stock and Flow of Workforce for Progress
- Gender disparities in labor force participation
- Aging economy
- Global trends amid a changing economic framework
- Annex 2A: Labor market programs
- Annex 2B: Employment and labor market decisions during COVID-19, select country cases
- 3 Education, Training, and Skills Ecosystem
- Education Structure and Institutions
- The Shock of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- The Future—and Challenges—of Developing Skills in Sri Lanka
- Recommendations
- Annex 3A: Snapshot of governance of public sector vocational training institutes
- References Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4648-2134-8
- OCLC:
- 1409446152
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