How can developing economies in Asia raise productivity, create jobs and align growth with decarbonisation and energy efficiency? According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) latest report, the answer lies in more innovative and targeted industrial policies. The report offers timely lessons for Southeast Asia.

UNIDO’s study lays out a comprehensive framework grounded in “foresight” and “megatrends” analysis, calling for an industrial push that could reshape national development trajectories through 2050 – Southeast Asia included. Its case studies, soon to be published, are led by Keun Lee from the Centre for Economic Catch-up with the Khazanah Research Institute (on semiconductors), Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (on China’s mobility sector), and UNIDO’s........

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