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The Role of Digital Technologies in the Fight against COVID19 Korea Telecoms Response

22 April 2020
As the number of confirmed cases COVID-19 increased in the Republic of Korea, the need to digitize epidemic investigation activities mandated under the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act became essential. This presentation focuses on key technical issues involved in developing the…

Ten Decisive Scenes in the COVID19 Response

20 April 2020
Two months after the first COVID-19 confirmed case, the Republic of Korea has been commended for its efforts to contain the outbreak. Although the response was not without flaws, their experience is distinct in several respects: (i) early and speedy response, (ii) transparency, and (iii) public-…

South Koreas COVID19 Response from the District Health Authority Perspective

20 April 2020
In the Republic of Korea, the district health authority's responsibility in the overall COVID-19 response are: risk communication, health education, surveillance, coordination of testing, contact tracing, self-quarantine management, and local-level resource allocation. The district health authority…

Universal Health Coverage and Key Health Policy Lessons from COVID19 Response

20 April 2020
This presentation examines key policy lessons from the Republic of Korea's experience on the COVID-19 response, which it hopes to share to LMICs. Governance plays a key role in the health policy response to a pandemic, including trust, transparency and communication. Health financing…

Strategies to Respond to COVID19 in the Republic of South Korea

20 April 2020
The approach taken by the Republic of Korea to the COVID-19 outbreak has been characterized as “trace, test, and treat” policy. Intensive contact tracing methods have been developed during the MERS outbreak in 2015. Contacts with a COVID-19 case are quarantined and tested for diagnosis. High…

Impacts of Transport Infrastructure on Liveability Evidence from Asian Countries

23 March 2020
The paper attempts to understand the dynamics of how infrastructure investments enhance the liveability of city dwellers. Analyzing data from 20 Asian countries the paper analyzes the effect of public and private investment in transport infrastructure to the city’s liveability index.

ADB DeepDive Training Program for Energy Sector Utilities South Asia

21 November 2019
This presentation shares the latest trends and emerging industries in the power sector driven by technological innovations which provide more opportunities for the employment of women.

Mainstreaming Gender in the Energy Sector An Integrated Approach

21 November 2019
This presentation tackles ensuring sustainability of gender equality measures in policies and programs of energy sector institutions in public and private sector to foster women’s participation, retention, and leadership within their workplaces and within the projects and communities they serve.

Opening Remarks The Second WePOWER Partnership Forum

21 November 2019
Opening remarks by ADB's Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management

Welcome Remarks The Second WePOWER Partnership Forum

20 November 2019
Welcome remarks by ADB's Vice-President for Operations 1