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ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Peter Fowler on IP Protection and Enforcement for Trade, Competition, and Innovation in Asia and the Pacific

17 August 2021
This ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar presented United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Senior Counsel Peter Fowler, who discussed the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in Asia and the Pacific given rising e-commerce and digital trade, competition…
Organizer: ADBI

Digitizing trade in the new normal

3 August 2021
The 16th Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Digitizing trade in the new normal” discussed benefits of trade digitization and sustaining supply chains in the new normal. Over 100 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China participated…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Economic Development in Mongolia

21 July 2021
via Zoom. Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Economic Development in Mongolia offers an empirical assessment of both the formal features of Mongolia’s system of decentralized governance, and the extent to which these formal features translate into the actual, practical working…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

ADBI-UNESCAP Webinar on Building Post-COVID-19 Economic Resilience in Asia and the Pacific

15 July 2021
While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented economic and social damage to Asia and the Pacific, the crisis also presents an opportunity to build resilience, inclusiveness, and sustainability. At the same time, pandemic strains on public finances compound the need for governments to…
Organizer: ADBI

Green Policies for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery

8 July 2021
The fifteenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Green Policies for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery” featured green growth opportunities and what is needed to scale up green finance to support governments in their recovery plans. Over 90 government officials from…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Publication Launch: Cloud Computing as a Key Enabler for Digital Government across Asia and the Pacific

5 July 2021
Governments are adapting to the “new normal” by rapidly scaling their digital services, generating more data-driven insights, and engaging with digital technologies at an unprecedented scale. One of the key enablers of this drive towards digital government is cloud computing. This digital…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Southeast Asia Department

Fiscal Management, Local Governance and Economic Growth in Post-Covid-19 World: The New Normal

1 to 21 July 2021
Fiscal Management, Local Governance and Economic Growth in a Post-COVID-19 World - The New Normal is a webinar series organized by the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division (EAPF) with the Mongolia and People's Republic of China (PRC) Resident Mission, and…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

The Role of Local Governments in Promoting High Quality Growth

1 July 2021
via Zoom. Under the High-Quality Growth agenda, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) seeks to rebalance its economy by addressing the negative side effects of a long period of unprecedented economic growth, and local governments will have a key role to play in the implementation of that agenda…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Using Past Experiences to Guide Future Development in SIDs and FCAS

22 June 2021
3:00-4:30 pm Manila time, via Zoom The spread of COVID-19 has gravely impacted the 2030 Agenda, and nowhere more sharply than in the least developed, fragile, and conflict affected countries. IED and SCDCC invite you to join a panel discussion on how ADB can improve the effectiveness of its…
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19

10 June 2021
The fourteenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Future of Skills Development in the time of COVID-19” discussed policy measures that can build a competitive workforce and shape labor market outcomes. Over 100 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department