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Tech in Tourism

2 March 2021
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Baguio City Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System - Baseline Assessment Report

31 January 2021
The Baseline Assessment Report documents the work covered under the Baguio City Smart Flood Early Warning, Information and Mitigation System project between September and December 2020.

Education Priorities in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions - Highlights of the White Paper from “Save Our Future Campaign”

27 January 2021
Liesbet Steer, Director Education Commission, discussed priorities in response to COVID-19 to continue learning and improve foundational skills of all learners by drawing on the White Paper from “Save Our Future Campaign”.

AASCTF Digital Solutions Brief: Digitized Solutions Connecting Labor Market and Students

8 December 2020
This 2-page document sets out opportunities, benefits and prerequisites for pursuing EdTech to bridge the labor demand and skills gap, with two use cases showcasing country-wide application of such approaches.

Digitalizing TVET in the Philippines

8 December 2020
The presentation gave an overview of the TESDA Online Program (TOP), their approach in online course development, and the challenges encountered while developing these courses.

Loan 3897-PRC: Chongqing Innovation and Human Capital

2 December 2020
Hinako Maruyama discussed the Chongqing Innovation and Human Capital Development Project.

PRC: Interim Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning the Assignment and Transfer of the Right to the Use of the State-owned Land in the Urban Areas

29 November 2020
These Regulations are formulated in order to reform the system of using the State-ownedland in the urban areas, rationally develop, utilize and manage the land, strengthen land administrationand promote urban construction and economic development.

[VIDEO] Impacts of COVID-19 on Households in ASEAN Countries and Their Implications for Human Capital Development

17 November 2020
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the resulting falls in demand due both to uncertainty and policy interventions such as lockdowns, ‘social distancing’ and travel restrictions are having a severe impact on Asian economies and hence on Asian households. These negative impacts come through a…

[VIDEO] Microfinance Can Raise Incomes: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

17 November 2020
This study investigates the impacts of a government-led microcredit program in China which implemented at scale in its poor rural areas with a randomized controlled trial (RCT). In contrast to recent RCT-based studies that have failed to find evidence of significant increases in income from…

[VIDEO] A Bit of Salt, A Trace of Life: Gender Norms and The Impact of a Salt Iodization Program on Human Capital Formation of School Aged Children

17 November 2020
This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of schoolaged children in China. Exploiting province and time variation, we find a strong positive impact on cognition for girls and no effects for boys. For non-cognitive skills, we find the opposite…