Assessing Technology Readiness of Students and Teachers in Cambodian Higher Education during COVID-19
This study examines the technology readiness of students and teachers in Cambodian higher education institutions (HEIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced a rapid shift to online learning. Using survey data from 370 teachers and 1,338 students across 22 HEIs, the study applies the Technology Readiness Index (TRI 2.0) to assess readiness lev...
The Political Economy of Land-Water Resource Governance in the Context of Food Security in Cambodia
This study explores the political economy of land and water resource governance in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap floodplains, a region vital to national food security and rural livelihoods. Through desk research and stakeholder interviews, the report examines how governance structures, institutional frameworks, and actor dynamics shape resource management o...
Lessons Learned from Mobilising Research for Impact During the Covid-19 Pandemic
During the Covid-19 pandemic, research organisations have strived to be resilient. This means navigating through the technical, operational, and political challenges to achieving successful research implementation. Particularly for local policy research thinktanks, the pandemic has made these challenges even more difficult to address. From the expe...
Technology integration of Cambodian higher education: emerging changes since COVID-19 and notable challenges
The second decade of the 21st century marks the time the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officially directs the nation’s public sector, economy, and society to accelerate technology adoption and digital transformation. This present study aims to observe developments of such direction in Cambodian higher education (HE) sub-sector before and in re...
Learning to Improve Book Resource Operational Systems (LIBROS)-Cambodia Book Brief
This Book Brief is a compilation of findings from studies in the LIBROS-Cambodia Project. It provides overall pictures of the primary-level book supply chain situation in Cambodia and Track and Trace (TnT) system, which is now the Core Textbook Supply Management System in Cambodia.
Contract Farming in Mekong Countries: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
This flagship publication is the result of a regional two-year research project entitled: “Enhancing Research and Dialogue on Contract Farming in the Mekong-Lancang Countries”. It represents a close collaboration between CDRI and project partners - the China Agricultural University (CAU), Kasetsart University (Thailand), and the Institute of Policy...
Entrepreneurial Intention and Preparation of University Students in Cambodia: Implications for Improving Entrepreneurship Education and Programmes in...
A recent survey study conducted by CDRI found that university students in Cambodia were keen to pursue an entrepreneurial career. The study also found that a simple provision of entrepreneurship education and support programmes at universities fell short of converting those interests into actions. This policy brief presents five recommendations th...
Gender Gap Reversal in Learning and Gender-Responsive Teaching in Cambodia
This study investigates the emerging reversal of gender gaps in Cambodian education, where girls now outperform boys in enrolment and learning outcomes at primary and lower secondary levels. Drawing on quantitative data from SEA-PLM and PISA-D assessments and qualitative insights from key informant interviews, the research explores national policie...
Water scarcity and support for costly institutions in public goods: Experimental evidence from Cambodia
Voluntary contributions to public goods are vulnerable to free riding. A potential solution is the implementation of a costly institutional arrangement that deters free riding behavior. In this paper, we analyze to what extent resource users are willing to bear those costs and vote in favor of costly institutions. We carried out lab-in-the-field ex...
Lesson Learned from Covid-19 and Future Research Agenda in Support of Private Sector Development in Cambodia
Cambodia is now on the path to economic recovery with projected GDP growth rates of 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6 percent in 2024. However, as a small, export-dependent economy, Cambodia is more susceptible to external environmental conditions and global economic shocks (UNDP 2022). Particularly, the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war,...