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Energy planning rarely incorporates community input.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Top-down planning can ignore local needs. Participatory approaches can improve outcomes.
social-civic-problems
global-unspecified
planning
energy
rarely
incorporates
community
input
top-down
ignore
local
needs
urban
african
cities
data
climate-environment
africa
Citation ID: WS01710
Title: Energy planning rarely incorporates community input.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1710
Informal employment dominates labor markets in many countries.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Workers lack contracts, benefits, and protections. Gradual formalization and portable benefits can strengthen security.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
informal
employment
dominates
labor
markets
countries
benefits
workers
lack
contracts
african
protections
asia
digital
gig
Citation ID: WS01711
Title: Informal employment dominates labor markets in many countries.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1711
Automation and AI threaten routine jobs without reskilling pathways.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Workers risk displacement unless new skills are developed. Lifelong learning and reskilling programs are essential.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
reskilling
automation
threaten
routine
jobs
pathways
workers
risk
displacement
unless
economies
economics-resources
african
digital
Citation ID: WS01712
Title: Automation and AI threaten routine jobs without reskilling pathways.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1712
SMEs face persistent financing gaps.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Credit constraints limit expansion and hiring. Alternative data credit-scoring and blended finance can help.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
smes
face
persistent
financing
gaps
credit
constraints
limit
expansion
hiring
data
african
limited
incomplete
sparse
systems
Citation ID: WS01713
Title: SMEs face persistent financing gaps.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1713
Occupational safety standards are weak in many sectors.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Workplace injuries remain high, especially in construction and agriculture. Safety regulation and enforcement tools can reduce harm.
society-governance
global-unspecified
safety
occupational
standards
weak
sectors
workplace
injuries
remain
high
especially
african
quality
many
traditional
medicine
informal
Citation ID: WS01714
Title: Occupational safety standards are weak in many sectors.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1714
Decent work for migrants is often undermined by exploitation.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Migrants face low wages, poor conditions, and legal barriers. Stronger labor protections and complaint mechanisms are needed.
sdg-sustainable-development-goals
global-unspecified
migrants
decent
work
often
undermined
exploitation
face
low
wages
poor
informal
labor
protections
workers
digital
african
Citation ID: WS01715
Title: Decent work for migrants is often undermined by exploitation.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1715
Youth NEET rates remain high.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Many young people are not in employment, education, or training. Targeted youth programs and apprenticeship schemes can reduce NEET.
social-civic-problems
global-unspecified
youth
neet
rates
remain
high
young
people
not
employment
education
remains
economics-resources
low
africa
countries
Citation ID: WS01716
Title: Youth NEET rates remain high.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1716
Informal gig work lacks social protection.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Platform workers often have no benefits or stability. Regulatory frameworks for gig work can extend protections.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
gig
work
informal
lacks
social
protection
platform
workers
often
have
protections
african
labor
Citation ID: WS01717
Title: Informal gig work lacks social protection.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1717
Gender gaps in pay and promotion persist.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Women face glass ceilings and pay disparities. Transparency and enforcement of equal-pay laws can help.
society-governance
global-unspecified
pay
gender
gaps
promotion
persist
women
face
glass
ceilings
disparities
participation
asia
social-civic-problems
remain
Citation ID: WS01718
Title: Gender gaps in pay and promotion persist.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1718
Data on job quality is limited beyond employment counts.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Policy focuses on quantity, not quality of jobs. Better metrics and surveys can inform decent-work agendas.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
quality
data
job
limited
beyond
employment
counts
policy
focuses
quantity
african
sparse
incomplete
society-governance
economic
monitoring
Citation ID: WS01719
Title: Data on job quality is limited beyond employment counts.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1719
Infrastructure deficits constrain growth in many regions.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Poor roads, ports, and digital networks raise costs. Investment and maintenance reforms are needed.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
infrastructure
deficits
constrain
growth
regions
poor
roads
ports
digital
networks
african
many
urban
africa
systems
remains
Citation ID: WS01720
Title: Infrastructure deficits constrain growth in many regions.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1720
R&D spending is highly concentrated in a few countries.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Most nations invest little in research, limiting innovation. Regional funding mechanisms and collaboration can boost capacity.
local-regional
global-unspecified
spending
highly
concentrated
few
countries
nations
invest
little
research
limiting
africa
remains
african
asia
regional
Citation ID: WS01721
Title: R&D spending is highly concentrated in a few countries.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1721
Access to reliable broadband remains uneven.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Rural and low-income areas lag behind cities, limiting digital opportunity. Community networks and universal service policies can help.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
access
reliable
broadband
remains
uneven
rural
low-income
areas
lag
behind
african
urban
africa
digital
low
infrastructure
Citation ID: WS01722
Title: Access to reliable broadband remains uneven.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1722
Manufacturing upgrading to higher value-added segments is slow.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Many plants remain stuck in low-tech production. Technology-transfer and cluster strategies can accelerate upgrading.
health-biology
global-unspecified
upgrading
manufacturing
higher
value-added
segments
slow
plants
remain
stuck
low-tech
representation
women
leadership
remains
low
boardrooms
Citation ID: WS01723
Title: Manufacturing upgrading to higher value-added segments is slow.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1723
Startups struggle with regulatory hurdles and red tape.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Complex registration and licensing processes deter innovation. One-stop digital portals can reduce friction.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
startups
struggle
regulatory
hurdles
red
tape
complex
registration
licensing
processes
african
africa
countries
digital
regional
society-governance
Citation ID: WS01724
Title: Startups struggle with regulatory hurdles and red tape.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1724
Local supply chains for critical goods are fragile.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Pandemics and conflicts expose import dependency. Strategic local manufacturing and stockpiling can strengthen resilience.
health-biology
global-unspecified
supply-chain
local
supply
chains
critical
goods
fragile
pandemics
conflicts
expose
import
africa
african
economics-resources
remains
manufacturing
Citation ID: WS01725
Title: Local supply chains for critical goods are fragile.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1725
Innovation ecosystems lack diversity and inclusion.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Underrepresented groups face barriers in tech and science. Inclusive incubators and funding programs can address this.
social-civic-problems
global-unspecified
innovation
ecosystems
lack
diversity
inclusion
underrepresented
groups
face
barriers
tech
african
remains
access
africa
Citation ID: WS01726
Title: Innovation ecosystems lack diversity and inclusion.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1726
Data on infrastructure condition is outdated.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Asset management relies on manual surveys. Remote sensing and digital twins can improve planning.
technology-computing
global-unspecified
data
infrastructure
condition
outdated
asset
management
relies
manual
surveys
remote
african
incomplete
systems
limited
sparse
urban
Citation ID: WS01727
Title: Data on infrastructure condition is outdated.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1727
Industrial emissions remain high without clear decarbonization pathways.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Heavy industry is hard to abate. R&D into low-carbon industrial processes is critical.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
industrial
emissions
remain
high
clear
decarbonization
pathways
heavy
industry
hard
pollution
african
air
severely
quality
urban
Citation ID: WS01728
Title: Industrial emissions remain high without clear decarbonization pathways.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1728
Income and wealth inequality have risen in many economies.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Top incomes grow faster than those of the majority. Progressive taxation and social transfers can counteract this.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
income
wealth
inequality
have
risen
economies
top
incomes
grow
faster
don
philosophy-ethics
determine
agreed
whether
resolved
Citation ID: WS01729
Title: Income and wealth inequality have risen in many economies.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=1729
