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1 December 2020 to 30 November 2022
SERD Policy Talk (SPOT) Series, organized by ADB's Southeast Asia Department, features conversations on new ideas and development beyond office walls. SPOT aims to inspire people to explore issues outside their normal area of work. SPOT encourages active interaction among the participants and…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
23 September 2020
The twelfth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Adaptive control of COVID-19 outbreaks: Policy Approaches” featured implementation of the adaptive control paradigm and a modelling framework to reduce infection rates, consider vaccination policy, and gradually open…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
26 August 2020
The eleventh Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Social protection interventions as medium- and long-term responses amid COVID-19 and beyond” featured a range of social protection measures that can help countries more effectively respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Over…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
19 August 2020
The tenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Enhancing readiness for large-scale vaccine distribution amid COVID-19” featured financing options, demand scenarios, and other measures countries should consider in preparing for safe, effective, and equitable vaccine…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
4 August 2020
The eighth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Post-COVID-19 New Normal: Implications for Startup Ecosystems” discussed policies and measures that can better enable startups to survive and thrive in the wake of COVID-19, drawing on global good-practice examples and…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
15 July 2020
The sixth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Migration and Health: Implications of COVID-19 and achieving Universal Health Coverage” featured global good practice examples and policy options to address issues related to migration and mobility in the wake of COVID-19…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
8 July 2020
The fifth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Bouncing back support to SMEs for COVID-19 recovery” featured phased approaches to manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts, and build-back more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economies. Over 130 participants including…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
1 July 2020
The fourth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Minimum public health interventions for post COVID-19 lockdown: Lives and Livelihoods” featured global good practice examples of effective public health interventions to kick-start opening up of economies. Over 70…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
24 June 2020
The third Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Tourism: Respond, Restart and Recover” featured global good practice examples of effective tourism crisis recovery policies. Over 130 participants including 64 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department
17 June 2020
The second Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Experience and Lessons of New Zealand" featured New Zealand’s design and implementation of its multi-faceted COVID-19 response and recovery policies. Over 100 participants including 42…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department