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How Should Universities Respond to the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution?

3 February 2021
4:30 – 5:30 PM (Manila), via Zoom This presentation discussed how universities need to collaborate with industry to become more innovative in preparing learners during an era of fourth industrial revolution.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Education Sector Group Webinars

3 February 2021
via Zoom ADB's Education Sector Group is organizing two webinars that will highlight major education challenges: Webinar 1: Education Priorities in Response to COVID-19 Disruptions - Highlights of the White Paper from “Save Our Future Campaign” 3 February 2021 | 10 a.m. (Manila time) Speaker:…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Strategies for Supplying Water to Informal Areas and Handwashing in Public Places

3 February 2021
The workshop provided information on the range of designs that have been implemented around the world to support improved handwashing. While this has not historically been a role for utilities, there is strong demand in many countries for utilities to support handwashing as a COVID-19 response…
Organizer: Pacific Department

ADB Water and IWMI Webinar Series: Science and Innovation for a Water-Secure Future for All

2 February to 16 March 2021
For its first webinar series in 2021, the ADB Water Sector Group partnered with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The first webinar series was a four-part series focusing on innovative approaches and tools that can contribute toward advancing water security and climate…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Centrality of Water in Climate Resilience

2 February 2021
3:30–5:00 p.m. (GMT +8), Tuesday, Zoom Water security is central to climate resilience. Achieving water security can help society transition toward a climate-resilient future. For the first session of the series, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) focused on the central role of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 6: Next Practice Smart Mobility Lab

2 February 2021
For decades, cities around the world have been developed to accommodate automobiles. As cities continue to grow, so have the consequences of a car-centric approach to urban mobility planning. Traffic congestion, parking shortages, road crashes, and air and noise pollution is putting more…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Webinar on Regulations and Policies on Credit Transfers of Online Courses

19 January 2021
Marito Garcia, PhD, Fellow at University of Virginia, USA, reviewed four country cases in Asia and Europe for credit transfers of online courses. Lessons learned were shared to develop enabling regulations and policies for new model of education delivery in COVID-19 crisis.
Organizer: South Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Yokohama City’s 9th Asia Smart City Conference

18 January 2021
"Smart City Development” is sustainable city development. It should raise the quality of life of citizens by promoting well-balanced sustainable development and making use of diverse and innovative technologies created by public and private sector partnerships. Many discussions about Smart Cities…
Organizer: ADBI, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

X-band Rainfall Radars

19 December 2018
FURUNO from Japan recently developed a high resolution, compact X-band Doppler Weather Radar that accurately measures rainfall. The weather radars are compact, energy efficient and record 75 to 150 meter-mesh rainfall with high data update cycles (1 min) covering 70-kilometer radius, providing real…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Defining Operations and Maintenance under Design-Build-Operate Contracts as Applied to ADB Infrastructure Projects

11 December 2018
This workshop is designed for all ADB staff and consultants involved in design and implementation of infrastructure projects. The workshop discussed what should be looked at in DBO contracts, how the contractors should be prepared, and how this should be monitored to ensure delivery of project-…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office