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16 November 2023
Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout the history of product…
Organizer: South Asia Department
17 to 19 October 2023
ADB organized the10th International Skills Forum, an innovative gathering of Asia-Pacific stakeholders and global experts focused on the transformative power of technology in education. The event explored vital themes like digital transformation, climate change, and interdisciplinary learning to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
10 to 12 May 2023
The importance of higher education in preparing the workforce and in producing knowledge continues to rise in a globalized, knowledge-based economy. The future of higher education is profoundly affected by two megatrends: (i) digital transformation (DT), which created the need for countries to…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
12 to 14 December 2017
How do education and training systems respond to the rapid changes in technology? How will education and training transform to help equip future workers to co-exist with and manage machines in creating new opportunities?
The 7th ADB International Skills Forum: Anticipating and Preparing for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
7 to 8 September 2017
Asia is ready to fully embrace the digital economy. Discover the latest developments in ICTs for education and smart cities.
The 2017 Digital Strategies for Development Forum, a collaborative event with ADB and UNESCO, provided a venue for high-impact discussions on ICT for Development and tackled…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
30 to 31 August 2017
Nepal is pushing the use of Information and Communication Technologies to achieve the broader goals of education.
The workshop was designed to explore ways to strengthen Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in target schools and classrooms under the School Sector Development Program,…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
25 July 2017
Korea University of Technology and Education (KoreaTech) vice president Haiwoong Park presented an overview of the university. He also discussed how KoreaTech contributes to fostering lifelong education and meeting the needs of technical vocational education and training as well as the industry in…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department
9 February 2017
In 2016, William Thomas completed The Marathon Grand Slam, consisting of a marathon on all 7 continents and at the North Pole. In this Insight Thursday session he shared the lessons he learned from his multi-year journey, and described the impact that personal experiences can have on innovation,…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
20 January 2017
ADB’s Fabian Mayr elaborated on the dual vocational education models in German-speaking countries, including their limited transferability and success to increase employability. He also highlighted implications for ADB operations to improve work-based learning approaches in developing member…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department