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Transport in Developing Asia’s New Normal

28 August 2020
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, discussed different trends for transport during COVID 19 pandemic and how ADB can address these transport challenges while adapting to the "new normal."

COVID-19: A Summary of New Zealand Policy Response So Far

17 June 2020
Presentation on the experience and lessons of New Zealand in COVID-19 response and recovery.

Building a Community of Integrity Champions: Collaborating with the Private Sector

9 December 2019
Corruption remains the biggest challenge in the ASEAN region. This presentation shares how members of the ASEAN CSR Network are working together to say no to corruption.

Labor Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

24 January 2019
Overall migration flows continue to decline from almost 6 million workers in 2015 to 5.24 million in 2017. Reduced recruitment in the Gulf Cooperation Countries is the main driver behind this downward trend.

Driving Better Results from Public Services in New Zealand: Issues, Innovations, Prospects

13 September 2018
Learn about the impetus, objectives, and main elements of New Zealand’s public sector reform. This presentation discusses the results-based management approach as a crucial element in New Zealand’s reform efforts.

Financing Tertiary Education

22 August 2018
Given the need to expand universities in Asia and therefore the critical role of financing, the author seeks to answer questions such as the case for university tuition charges and why student loans are necessary. He also differentiates between time-based repayment loans and income-contingent loans…

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-…

New Zealand Lifelines

13 September 2016
Read about New Zealand Lifelines Council (NZLC) and how it improves infrastructure resilience. This presentation also focuses on Keeping Our Roads Open, a project of New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)’s resilience project. NZTA, a member of NZLC, aims to improve the experiences that people have on…

New Zealand’s Industry Training and Apprenticeship System: a Public-Private Partnership in Action

1 December 2015
Industry training is funded as an industry-government partnership in New Zealand, with government funding contingent on an industry cash contribution of at least 30 percent. Maintaining this level of industry contribution is a critical test of support for industry training organizations and to…