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Labor Market and Skills Gap in the ICT Sector in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study

22 August 2018
ICT is emerging as a promising sector in Bangladesh; it employs more than 200,000 people. The market size of ICT services is about $2 billion and aims to reach $5 billion in 2021. The challenge is to train and prepare human capital, as most IT graduates are deemed not ready to start a job.

The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth: Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead?

18 May 2018
Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people…

Tapping Technology to Maximize the Longevity Dividend in Asia

18 May 2018
The workforce in many Asian countries is aging and shrinking. Specific technologies could help improve the labor force participation of senior citizens or their productivity. Policies should promote the promotion and adoption of technologies, lifelong learning for seniors, and cross-border, intra-…

The Role of BWCCI in Promoting Women’s Participation in the Energy Sector as Entrepreneurs in the Marketing of Emerging and Innovative Technologies

24 April 2018
ADB and BWCCI have started their journey since September 2010. In line with this, with the technical and financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), BWCCI had implemented a project from August 2013 to November 2014 in Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali called “Enabling Poor Women’s…

ADB project examples of involving women in urban planning and governance: Urban Governance Infrastructure Improvement Project in Bangladesh

24 April 2018
The presentation describes how an urban development project (Urban Governance and Infrastructure Project)—supported and financed by ADB—is addressing key gender issues, resulting to increased women's participation and leadership, women's economic empowerment, and women-friendly infrastructure and…

PHOTO GALLERY: ADB officials welcome Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, to ADB Headquarters

16 March 2018
During her visit to ADB Headquarters on 16 March 2018, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister and former UNDP Administrator, speaks as ADB's Gender Month Distinguished Speaker, meets with President Takehiko Nakao, members of ADB's Board of Directors, selected members of senior…

PHOTO GALLERY: Rt. Hon. Helen Clark speaks as Gender month Distinguished Speaker

8 March 2018
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, highlights how gender inequalities are persisting despite advantages in having women in leadership positions. Addressing a crowd of 600, she emphasized that there are proactive steps that we can take to grow the numbers of women in leadership…

Communication for Difficult Stakeholders in Urban Water Projects

8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…

e-GP: A Good Practice in Public Procurement

3 October 2017

Climate-smart Practices and Varieties for Intensive Rice-based Systems in Bangladesh and Cambodia

15 June 2017
Rice in Bangladesh and Cambodia is grown using smart, climate-friendly, water-saving technologies that yields better harvests for farmers. Through ADB's Investment Assessment and Applications of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific project, the International Rice…