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Georgia: Unlocking Innovations for Development through Digital Financial Services

6 November 2019
ADB is supporting a pilot project with Finca Bank Georgia to increase access to finance to rural SMEs and smallholder farmers through the digitization of the loan underwriting process in the field.

Funding and Support for Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells – Japan’s Perspective (EN and CN)

3 September 2019
This presentation discussed Japan’s policy, current status, and research and development activities in support of realizing a hydrogen-based society.

Funding and Support for Deployment of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells – Japan’s Perspective (RUS)

3 September 2019
This presentation discussed Japan’s policy, current status, and research and development activities in support of realizing a hydrogen-based society.

Yokohama’s Hydrogen Society Initiatives (EN and CN)

3 September 2019
This presentation discussed the City of Yokohama's plans and efforts towards global warming countermeasures to making the city a zero-carbon society.​

Moving Towards Cities of the Future -- City-Level Cooperation Towards Smart City Development (EN and CN)

2 September 2019
This presentation discussed the Yokohama Partnership of Resources and Technologies (Y-PORT), a platform through which the city is promoting international technical cooperation on sustainable urban development through public-private partnerships in key sectors such as solid waste management, urban…

Moving Towards Cities of the Future -- City-Level Cooperation Towards Smart City Development (RUS)

2 September 2019
This presentation discussed the Yokohama Partnership of Resources and Technologies (Y-PORT), a platform through which the city is promoting international technical cooperation on sustainable urban development through public-private partnerships in key sectors such as solid waste management, urban…

Skills Gap Assessment and Development for Industry 4.0

28 August 2019
Masahiro Fukuhara, Founder of Institution for a Global Society, presents some cases that show the importance of identifying skills mismatch and how this challenged can be addressed.

Blockchain’s Potential to Support PV Investment and Grid Integration

18 June 2019
Does distributed ledger technology, specifically blockchain technology, have a role in helping Asia’s countries increase PV investment and grid integration? We believe that Asia is a high-potential market in which to push the limits of blockchain’s capabilities in the power sector, particularly…

Japan's ESCO Business Models

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed the market size and various business models of Japan's energy service companies (ESCOs).

Demographic and Migration Trends in Japan

24 January 2019
Japan has an aging population, and it has become a country for immigration.