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Publication From Fragmentation to Flow: Reforms Promoting Trusted Data Sharing for Responsible AI in the Philippines - A Policy Note(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2026-06-01) World BankThis policy note examines how fragmented data infrastructures, policies, and institutional arrangements constrain digital transformation, public service delivery, and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the Philippines. The report highlights significant gaps in broadband connectivity, data governance, interoperability, data sharing frameworks, and institutional coordination, which limit the effective use of data for economic growth, social inclusion, disaster resilience, and government efficiency. Drawing on international experiences and a comprehensive assessment of the Philippine data ecosystem, the note proposes a reform agenda centered on trusted data sharing, harmonized digital public infrastructure, improved data governance, and stronger stewardship of national datasets. It recommends the development of interoperable registries, common identifiers, risk-based regulatory frameworks, and coordinated institutional mechanisms to support evidence-based policymaking and AI-ready data systems. The report concludes that unlocking the value of data through trusted, secure, and inclusive sharing practices is essential for accelerating digital transformation, enhancing public trust, fostering innovation, and enabling sustainable development in the Philippines.Publication Raising Revenue Right: A Roadmap for Domestic Resource Mobilization(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2026-08-31) Bachas, Pierre; Okunogbe, Oyebola; Shaukat, Mahvish; Tortarolo, DarioRaising revenue right is a defining challenge for emerging market and developing economies. Tax systems must do three things well: mobilize sufficient revenue to finance public goods and social protection, limit efficiency distortions, and ensure that the tax-and-transfer system is fair. This report presents an integrated framework to help policy makers identify the best balance between efficiency and fairness for raising a given amount of revenue—referred to in this book as the fiscal frontier—and the paths countries can take to reach it. The analysis draws on a growing body of public finance research and country case studies, many supported by the World Bank and grounded in administrative data. To help countries apply this framework, Raising Revenue Right: A Roadmap for Domestic Resource Mobilization first assesses the state of revenue mobilization today. It then examines how countries can harness the 3Ts—technology, transparency, and trust—which can help move countries toward the fiscal frontier and, in some cases, push the frontier outward. Digital tools, better use of data, cross-border information sharing, and stronger trust between citizens and the state can improve tax administration and compliance, opening new possibilities for raising revenue. Next, it provides a toolkit covering three areas: using taxes as instruments of environmental and industrial policy; applying the Marginal Value of Public Funds framework to assess whether and how to raise additional revenue; and using administrative tax data to generate policy insights. The final chapter provides policy makers with practical guidance on implementing the report’s key lessons.Publication FY 2026 Central African Republic Country Opinion Survey Report(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2026-08-25) World BankThe Country Opinion Survey in the Central African Republic assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in the Central African Republic perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national government officials and institutions, parliamentarians, local governments, bilateral/multilateral agencies, media, academia and research centers, the private sector, and civil society organizations in the Central African Republic on 1) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in the Central African Republic; 2) their views on development priorities and challenges in the Central African Republic; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, instruments, knowledge work and activities, engagement and collaboration, and communication and information sharing in the Central African Republic; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in the Central African Republic.Publication FY 2026 Albania Country Opinion Survey Report(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2026-08-27) World BankThe Country Opinion Survey in Albania assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Albania perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national government officials and institutions, parliamentarians, local governments, bilateral/multilateral agencies, media, academia and research centers, the private sector, and civil society organizations in Albania on 1) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Albania; 2) their views on development priorities and challenges in Albania; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, instruments, knowledge work and activities, engagement and collaboration, and communication and information sharing in Albania; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Albania.Publication FY 2026 Vanuatu Country Opinion Survey Report(Washington, DC: World Bank, 2026-08-27) World BankThe Country Opinion Survey in Vanuatu assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Vanuatu perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national government officials and institutions, parliamentarians, local governments, bilateral/multilateral agencies, media, academia and research centers, the private sector, and civil society organizations in Vanuatu on 1) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Vanuatu; 2) their views on development priorities and challenges in Vanuatu; 3) overall impressions of the WBG’s effectiveness and results, operations, instruments, knowledge work and activities, engagement and collaboration, and communication and information sharing in Vanuatu; and 4) their perceptions of the WBG’s future role in Vanuatu.
