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Indonesia Proposed Technical Assistance for Building Inclusive Social Assistance

18 May 2018
The Program Keluarga Harapan or Family Hope Program in Indonesia is now one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programs. It has contributed to the increase in prenatal visits and immunization, enrollment rates, and school attendance in the country. Programs such as this can be…

Nonlinear Effects of Population Aging on Economic Growth

17 May 2018
Using the panel data consisting of 142 countries for the period between 1960 and 2014, the authors assessed the nonlinear effects of population aging on economic growth. They found that population aging negatively affects economic growth only when it reaches a certain high level and its negative…

Discussion on “Nonlinear Effects of Population Aging on Economic Growth”

17 May 2018
In discussing the presentation on “Nonlinear Effects of Population Aging on Economic Growth” presented by Hyun-Hoon Lee, the presenter noted that in principle, population aging may affect growth through labor supply, capital accumulation, and productivity. He also noted that the empirical evidence…

Information Technology Risk Management: Information Security

17 May 2018
Information security remains a significant input into the overall assessment of a firm’s information technology environment. This presentation discusses the elements of an information security program, access and identity management, and incidence response and management.

Information Technology Risk Management: Data Governance

17 May 2018
All institutions increasingly depend on system-generated information for decision-making and regulatory reporting. Assumptions by management and examiners that data provided by institution is always accurate, or lack of understanding of how the data is produced, may lead to major errors. It is…

Information Technology Risk Management: Vendor Management

17 May 2018
The use of service providers to perform operational functions presents various risks to financial institutions. Some risks are inherent to the outsourced activity itself, whereas others are introduced with the involvement of a service provider. This presentation discusses the risks involved in…

Closing the Social Protection Gap: The Potential Contribution of Social Assistance

17 May 2018
Social assistance programs are valuable instruments that can help the marginalized cope with or even escape poverty. They can effectively ensure basic income security for impoverished children, adults, and the elderly. However, more needs to be done to ensure their wider coverage and adequacy,…

ADB, Social Protection, and the SDGs: Emerging Challenges in Asia and the Pacific

17 May 2018
ADB Strategy 2030 envisions a prosperous, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient Asia. To realize this vision, developing member-countries (DMC) need to build their capacity to provide adequate social protection. ADB currently supports governments in developing systems and programs that will expand…

Closing Financial Gaps for Contributory Schemes

17 May 2018
This presentation shares the International Labour Organization's (ILO) two-dimensional approach for the extension of social security: the vertical and horizontal approach. The former progressively ensures higher levels protection while the latter guarantees access to essential health care and…

Information Technology Risk Management: Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity

16 May 2018
Unexpected events could bring major destruction or damage to a business entity. Resiliency planning, therefore, is necessary for businesses. This kind of planning should also include information technology systems.