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Global Infrastructure Forum 2018

13 October 2018
The Global Infrastructure Forum aims to enhance coordination among multilateral development banks and their development partners to better develop sustainable, accessible, resilient, and quality infrastructure for developing countries, and focuses on how governments and their working partners can…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing

25 to 26 September 2018
Disaster risks pose a serious threat to the sustainability of many countries in the Asia-Pacific. Innovative approaches and solutions to disaster risk financing are urgently needed. The Regional Forum on Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing: Options for Enhancing…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Artificial Intelligence for Financial Consumer Complaints Automation and Analysis

24 July 2018
The Philippines' central bank, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, is embracing AI-driven technology in its operations. AI-driven technology under develoment in the central bank wil allow the automated processing of complaints, whether they are in Englsh or Filipino, and also deliver analysis for…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Exploring Opportunities for Blockchain Technology in Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Development

23 May 2018
Blockchain technology is slowly transforming how organizations conduct business. It helps establish and maintain a continuously growing record of transactions, called distributed ledgers, that can be linked and distributed among a network of participants. While blockchain is now used successfully…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Cyber Security and Safety Enabling the Digital Environment for Sustainable Development

11 May 2018
What do we know about cyber security and safety? This learning event discussed that cyber security is not merely about technical issues and breaches, it is more about knowing your information, knowing your technology, and knowing your staff. Case studies helped illustrate that when it comes to…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

New Approach for Farmers Poverty Reduction Weather Index Insurance Using SatelliteBased Information

16 March 2018
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance's Ken Gohara and Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan's Tsugito Nagano presented how the Weather Index Insurance can pay out a contractually predetermined insurance amount when weather indices such as temperature, wind speed, and rainfall exceed specified…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Blockchain Technology and its Potential in Global Development

5 March 2018
In this knowledge sharing event, Joseph Thompson, CEO and co-founder of AID:Tech, talked about how they became the first company in the world to deliver international aid to Syrian refugees using Blockchain technology and digital identity. He also discussed how AID:Tech addresses some of the…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office