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Floating Solar—What’s the Potential in South East Asia? Lessons Learned from the United States

20 June 2019
To ensure reliable, affordable, and sustainable future power supplies many countries in Southeast Asia are exploring options for new generation. Floating solar photovoltaics (FPV) are becoming an increasingly competitive option. However, the technology is still nascent, and many potential adopters…

Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar

20 June 2019
Wind and solar are undergoing a global revolution with rapidly increasing installations driven by a range of technical, economic, regulatory, and institutional drivers. Recent work under the USAID, US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration (US-ATAARI) project, found that…

Blockchain’s Potential for Solar Powered EV Charging Stations

18 June 2019
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are hailed as a silver bullet to reduce carbon emissions in smart cities. However, EV charging can destabilize the grid by spiking power demand. Evergo is a blockchain-based, plug-and-play backend system that addresses this challenge. It tracks energy trading and diversifies…

STEM 2026: A Vision for Innovation in STEM Education

26 May 2019
This report contains key observations, considerations, and recommendations put forth by a varying range of STEM education thought leaders and experts from the field during a series of 1.5-day workshops convened by the Department in collaboration with American Institutes for Research (AIR). This…

HIA Case Studies and Transboundary Health Issues

1 May 2019
This presentation showcases Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) undertaken as part of pilot projects from key infrastructure sectors in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), including urban development, transport, energy, water, and social development. Challenges, priorities, and key issues arising are…

HIA for Economic Zones in the Greater Mekong Subregion

1 May 2019
There are over 500 special economic zones (SEZs) across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This HIA framework was developed to identify, mitigate, and manage health risks and impacts in economic zones of the Greater Mekong Subregion and address transboundary issues associated with human migration…

Implementation of Regulatory Sandboxes – A Global Overview

16 April 2019
The number of regulatory sandboxes are increasing, with different regulators organizing them. This presentation presents a global overview of regulatory sandboxes, a programme allowing FinTech firms to test new solutions in an actual market environment under regulatory supervision, but without…

Eligibility Requirements and Application Process

16 April 2019
This presentation provides guidance on defining the eligibility of interested FinTech players as well as determining the application/selection process for admittance to the sandbox. It also offers a snapshot of how current regulators such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the…

Testing, Monitoring and Supervision of Sandbox Entities

16 April 2019
This presentation discusses what happens in the sandbox once a FinTech entity has been admitted into the sandbox. It also offers some guidance on determining the testing parameters, restrictions and ongoing obligations, and regulatory flexibility.​

Exit from a Sandbox and Next Steps

16 April 2019
This presentation provides guidance on preparing for a FinTech firm's exit from the sandbox. It also includes pointers for a firm's extension or early termination, as well as the publication of outcomes.