Series: DigitalxADB: Driving Digital Development Across Asia and the Pacific

Week 1 of DigitalxADB

11 October 2021 to 14 October 2021

Digital infrastructure underpins our modern economy, workplace, government, and society. As the rest of the world becomes more digitally dependent, expanding digital infrastructure in developing members is critical in achieving inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic recovery.

This Week session explores how developing members could take ownership of their digital futures by critically reviewing financing strategies, policies, and business models

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Program and Learning Materials:

11 Oct 2021
12 Oct 2021
13 Oct 2021
14 Oct 2021

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
11 Oct 2021	Introduction	Video: DigitalxADB 2021	Woochong Um
11 Oct 2021	ACCELERATION OF DIGITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT	Opening Remarks	Masatsugu Asakawa
11 Oct 2021	ACCELERATION OF DIGITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT	Keynote	Dave Wright
11 Oct 2021	ACCELERATION OF DIGITAL FOR DEVELOPMENT	Keynote	David Rutter
11 Oct 2021	Webinar Recording	Video: Acceleration of Digital for Development
11 Oct 2021	TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR DEVELOPMENT	Panel Discussion	Moderated by Ahmed M. Saeed
11 Oct 2021	TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR DEVELOPMENT	Panelists	Tanya Hotchkiss Ramayya Krishnan Kate Wilson Nicolas Betbeder-Matibet
11 Oct 2021	Presentation	Impact of Policymaking and State of Mobile Broadband Connectivity in South Asia This presentation gives an overview on the state of mobile broadband connectivity in selected South Asian countries.	Chee Kheong Foong

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
12 Oct 2021	DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS THE KEY DRIVER FOR ASIA’S RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE	Keynote	Bambang Susantono
12 Oct 2021	Webinar Recording	Video: Digital Infrastructure Keynote and Digital Connectivity Session
12 Oct 2021	DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY—TOWARDS UNIVERSAL DIGITAL ACCESS	Panel Discussion	Moderated by Cleo Kawawaki
12 Oct 2021	DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY—TOWARDS UNIVERSAL DIGITAL ACCESS	Panelists	Atsuko Okuda Foong Chee Kheong Tom C Varghese Bolor-Erdene Battsengel Katsumi Emura
12 Oct 2021	Webinar Recording	Video: Digital Infrastructure As a Key Driver for Asia's Recovery and Resilience

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
13 Oct 2021	BUILDING NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE	Panel Discussion	Moderated by Thomas Abell
13 Oct 2021	BUILDING NATIONAL SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE	Panelists	Gregory Scott Jonghyun Yoon Bayarma Enkhtur
13 Oct 2021	Webinar Recording	Video: Building National Spatial Data Infrastructure
13 Oct 2021	GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND EARTH OBSERVATION) IN ADB AND BEYOND	Panel Discussion	Moderated by Yoonee Jeong
13 Oct 2021	GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM AND EARTH OBSERVATION) IN ADB AND BEYOND	Panelists	Sol Cummings Christoph Aubrecht Yan-You Chen Chi-Farn Chen Alex Ramirez
13 Oct 2021	Presentations	ICDF’s GIS/EO technologies and AI applications: Marine MarineDebris Detection, Agriculture Monitoring, and Forest Pest Management This presentation gives an overview on utilizing GIS/EO technologies in agriculture and environment protection.	Yan-You Chen, Chi-Farn Chen
13 Oct 2021	Presentations	High Precision Package (HPP) Presentation onsafer, faster way to capture, measure, and analyze yoursite survey data.	Alex Ramirez
13 Oct 2021	Webinar Recording	Video: Geospatial Information Technology Solutions Geographic Information System and Earth Observation in ADB and Beyond

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
14 Oct 2021	BUILDING NATIONAL ID - PRINCIPLES ON IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT	Panel Discussion	Moderated by Xiaohong Yang
14 Oct 2021	BUILDING NATIONAL ID - PRINCIPLES ON IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT	Panelists	Saurabh Garg Jonathan Marskell Tipsuda Thavaramara
14 Oct 2021	Presentation	Building National ID Principles on Identification for Development - Thailand's Perspective This presentation gives an overview on the implementation of National ID System in Thailand.	Tipsuda Thavaramara
14 Oct 2021	Webinar Recording	Video: Building National ID - Principles On Identification For Development

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