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Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation: Leading the Way to the Future

10 April 2019
Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation aims to become the best enterprise incubator in Asia. Learn more about its history, and how it has been providing start-ups with the support they need.

AWS Educate & Academy Program

10 April 2019
Cloud computing has been one of the top skills on LinkedIn in recent years. Despite the data on in-demand skills, many still do not possess these necessary skills. Check out how Amazon Web Services work to address the skills gap.

Amazon Web Services: Start-Up Innovation

9 April 2019
Amazon Web Services has enabled on-demand delivery of computing power, database storage, and other IT services with pay-as-you-go pricing. Check out how this offer has been helping tech start ups.

Asia Startup Ecosystem Alliance

9 April 2019
Seoul Startup Hub is the Republic of Korea’s largest incubating facility that provides a total periodic support to those who want to start their business or grow their start ups. The Hub also pushes for the Asia Startup Ecosystem Alliance to work with those based outside the Republic of Korea.…

Preliminary Ideas for K-12 Educational Improvement in Asia and the Pacific Region

14 January 2019
Early childhood education is about a third of World Bank projects in East Asia and the Pacific. This reason behind is because early intervention pays off. This presentation shares some global trends in education, particularly in K-12 curriculum. It also highlights the global shift to active…

Draft Framework for Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific

14 January 2019
Employment is changing, and one needs to have a niche in order to survive. Conventional challenges such as traditional university, academic profession, and untailored curriculum are now challenged. This presentation shares some cases of innovation in the education sector, and some ADB possibilities…

Environmental Flows: Concepts and Methods

22 November 2018
Rivers are an interconnected and interdependent living system. This presentation defines Environmental Flows (EFlows) as it relates to ecosystems, its main aspects, assessment methods, and the benefits of increased scale and detail.

Contemporary Concepts in Water Management and Impacts of Development on Local Hydrology

22 November 2018
Contemporary concepts in water management include use versus consumption, virtual water, and a hierarchy of water requirements. This presentation describes these concepts as well as managing competition in water use, what water management should focus on, infrastructure development and hydrology…

Training Course on Pollution, Health, and Safety Management in ADB Projects: Water Management Module

21 November 2018
Water pollution has been increasing in Asia, resulting in economic losses, health problems, and damage to aquatic systems. ADB-financed projects must not only meet environment safeguard requirements in water quality impacts; they must also incorporate environmental sustainability into project…

Water Quality Modeling: A Brief Introduction

21 November 2018
Water quality models can aid in planning and in assessing the environmental impacts of project-generated pollution. This presentation explains the uses, purposes, limitations, and components of water quality models; their application in the review of ADB-funded projects, with case studies as…