What works in Macao
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Evidence snapshot for Macao
Macao is diversifying its economy beyond gaming through targeted initiatives: the Guangdong-Macao Cooperation Zone in Hengqin has grown to 31,506 businesses in four new industries generating 21.6 billion yuan (57.8% of zone GDP) as of Q3 2024, while the DSAL AI Literacy Courses trained over 800 middle-aged and elderly residents in 40+ sessions during 2025 to boost employability. On gender equity, Macao's Women's Development Goals Plan reported completing all 278 actions across 21 departments (2019–2025), though independent UN review in 2023 found women remained underrepresented in senior positions, occupying only ~20% of government secretary roles and ~15% of Legislative Assembly seats.
Drawn from: DSAL AI Literacy Courses for Macao's Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents · Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin — Cross-Border Diversification Beyond Gaming · Macao's Women's Development Goals Plan · Macao's Smart Immigration Clearance — Facial Recognition Replaces ID Checks at Three Border Ports · Macau's Mandatory AI Curriculum and Smart-Classroom Rollout — Legal Mandate Meets Resource Gaps · DSEDJ's AI Experimental Classrooms and Smart Teaching Platform — Macau's 2026/27 School Rollout
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +51 pts 100 here · 49 average
Curator validation +27 pts 100 here · 73 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Evaluated outcomes +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Achievement / evidence +13 pts 100 here · 87 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +11 pts 100 here · 89 average
Sustainability (ongoing) +11 pts 89 here · 78 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +10 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Innovation level -8 pts 53 here · 62 average
Inclusiveness / equity -10 pts 33 here · 43 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -20 pts 33 here · 54 average
Evidence of learning impact -26 pts 0 here · 26 average
Transferability / replicability -27 pts 33 here · 60 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection -30 pts 17 here · 47 average
Governance, capability & sustainability -30 pts 33 here · 64 average
Efficiency -32 pts 0 here · 32 average
Equity & inclusion -33 pts 17 here · 50 average
Effectiveness -66 pts 0 here · 66 average
Impact on gender equality -70 pts 0 here · 70 average
Documented learning -74 pts 0 here · 74 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Macao. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
DSAL AI Literacy Courses for Macao's Middle-Aged and Elderly Residents · 68
Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin — Cross-Border Diversification Beyond Gaming · 62
Macao's Women's Development Goals Plan · 59
Macao's Smart Immigration Clearance — Facial Recognition Replaces ID Checks at Three Border Ports · 53
Macau's Mandatory AI Curriculum and Smart-Classroom Rollout — Legal Mandate Meets Resource Gaps · 33
DSEDJ's AI Experimental Classrooms and Smart Teaching Platform — Macau's 2026/27 School Rollout · 13
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
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Where the documented practice in Macao concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
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