Acknowledgements

This publication was prepared under the overall direction and guidance of Shamshad Akhtar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Hongjoo Hahm, Deputy Executive Secretary, provided valuable advice and comments. The publication was coordinated by a core team under the direction of Mia Mikic, Director of the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division. The core team included Jonathan Wong (Chief of Technology and Innovation) and Marta Pérez Cusó, both from ESCAP; and from the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) Woosung Lee (Research Fellow, Global Policy Center), Pyoungyol Jang, Elly Hyanghee Lee, Hamin Daniel Jung and Heeju Hwang.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth