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Policy Dialogue on Digitalization for Agriculture in Asia: Regional and Country Policies and Pathways

12 April 2022
Accelerating digital transformation in agriculture is critical to building a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive agrifood system. This ADBI-Digital Agri Hub policy dialogue, organized in cooperation with the Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange and the Dgroups Foundation, examined…
Organizer: ADBI

Inaugural ADBI Voices of Inclusion Speaker Series Webinar on Gender Equality: ADB’s Chantale Wong

1 April 2022
This webinar will inaugurate the new ADBI Voices of Inclusion Speaker Series, aimed at promoting gender inclusion in Asia and the Pacific through knowledge and experience-sharing by influential thinkers. It will feature Chantale Wong, who was recently appointed as the United States Executive…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-ADB-Korea University Webinar on Environmental, Social, and Governance Regulation

30 March 2022
Investment in businesses with good environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profiles is accelerating amid growing calls for climate action and pressure on firms to adapt. However, ESG practices in Asia and the Pacific are at varying stages of development, prompting regulatory knowledge and best…
Organizer: ADBI

Report Launch: Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia

1 March 2022
This ADBI-Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra webinar, a World Circular Economy Forum side event, highlighted key takeaways from the new report Prospects for Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy in Developing Asia. The editors and a panel of contributors discussed circular economy principles,…
Organizer: ADBI

Launch Webinar: ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database

22 February 2022
This webinar introduced the new ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database, a valuable, one-stop platform providing data on cross-border trade, production, and supply chains, capital, and their impacts on the economic development of Asia and the Pacific. The webinar was led by…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-PPS-OECD Workshop on Public Procurement for Innovation

17 February 2022
Public procurement is commonly used by governments in developed countries to promote innovation and socio-economic policy objectives, including small and medium-sized enterprise development and green growth. However, the strategic use of public procurement as a public policy instrument for…
Organizer: ADBI

Think20 Indonesia 2022 Inception Conference: Realizing Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

9 to 10 February 2022
In 2022, the Think20 (T20), the Group of 20s (G20) think tank engagement group, is being led by top Indonesian research institutions as part of the country’s G20 presidency. T20 Indonesia highlighted innovative policy solutions for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts and other shared…
Organizer: ADBI

Tokyo Fiscal Forum Seminar: Towards Post-COVID-19 Fiscal Policy and Digitalization in Asia

7 December 2021
For nearly two years, governments have provided fiscal support to safeguard firms, households, and vulnerable populations from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, many countries face a difficult trade-off between protecting livelihoods and rebuilding fiscal buffers to reduce their economic…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBI-Stanford University Training Program on Public Policy for Infrastructure

16 to 18 November 2021
ADBI and the Stanford University Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) hosted a 3-day training program exclusively for government officials from developing Asia and the Pacific on role of public policy in infrastructure development. This course-based training program, led by Professor Francis…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Conference on Boosting Decent Work in Asia for an Inclusive Recovery

27 to 28 October 2021
Day 1: 13:00-15:30 Tokyo time Day 2: 13:00-15:40 Tokyo time The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to unprecedented employment losses, disproportionately affecting youth, women, migrant, and informal workers. Pandemic responses in many developing Asian economies have included massive cash transfer…
Organizer: ADBI