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Blockchain Technology and Distributed Ledger

28 April 2017
This presentation covers: (1) cryptocurrencies and blockchains, (2) distributed ledgers, and (3) illustrative financial service use cases.

Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace

30 March 2017
Digital transformation should be thought of as transforming a business culture in a digital era. Within the context of a digital workplace, digital transformation should equate to thinking less of the digital, more of the transformation, and one’s role in driving and being a part of this change.

ADB Urban Data Collection, Management, and Utilization: Status Quo and the Way Forward

1 March 2017
Understanding urban growth and change in Asia or anywhere else requires data—properly and effectively collected and managed data at that. ADB Urban Sector Consultant Renard Teipelke shares ways on how ADB can improve ways of collecting, managing, utilizing urban data. This presentation also…

FinTech, RegTech, and the Reconceptualization of Financial Regulation

24 February 2017
Financial technology or "Fintech" broadly means the application of technology to finance while regulation techonology or "RegTech" refers to the application of technology to regulation. This presentation compares and contrasts these two concepts. It traces their roots and discusses how they have…

Evolving International Remittance Technologies

19 January 2017
The international remttance industry is undergoing transformation. While new players enter the space, inefficiencies remain, such as high fees, slow speed, and the prevalence of informal remittance channels. This presentation shares information on how to addess these issues.

Job Matching Platforms for International Migration and Mobility in OECD Countries

19 January 2017
International job matching platforms help both employers and candidates. It increases the pool of workers for employers and provides vacancy information to prospective candidates. It may also improve occupational match for work, leading to better integration outcomes. This presentation shares…

Managing Labour Migration: Technology Workers

19 January 2017
Global and local trends highly influence labour migration. Countries take different approaches and initiatives, leading to frequent changes and restrictions. This presentation shares the staregies and policies implemented in countries such as Singapore and Australia in hiring local and foreign…

Partnering with Youth for Social Accountability: The Case of Safetipin

19 January 2017
Metro Manila has a Safety Score of 3.5/5, youth-led pedestrian safety audits revealed. Using parameters such as visibility and security, ADB Youth for Asia and its partners held pedestrian safety audits across Metro Manila in the Philippines using a mobile app called Safetipin. The mobile app is…

Promoting Low-cost Formal Remittance Channels and Financial Literacy

18 January 2017
In the Philippines, remittances have become very important, given the increasing number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and the amount they regularly send back to the country. In 2015, official data show that they sent $25.6 million cash remittances, which is about 10% of the country's gross…

Research and Development Activities in Thailand: Survey of Firm-Level Data Analyses

9 January 2017
Considering both external and internal factors to determine a firm’s performance is a way to carry out empirical studies using firm-level data. In this presentation, various models are used to analyze the research and development behavior of firms in Thailand.