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Infrastructure Planning from Space: Supporting Power Sector Investments with Earth Observation

22 July 2025
From limiting environmental impact and assessing sites for offshore wind farms to mapping rural households without access to electricity, Earth observation and satellite imagery can support planning for energy sector investments.  This webinar showcased three applications of earth…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

4 June 2025
Asia and the Pacific is experiencing rapid digital transformation, offering opportunities to promote inclusive and sustainable development and to strengthen resilience to extreme weather events. However, if not managed well, it can widen inequalities and compromise environmental sustainability…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Catalyzing Change Through Regional Strategies and Smart Solutions: A Capacity Development Event for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific

2 to 4 June 2025
The Emerging Areas Energy Sector team of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted four workshops at the Joy Nostalg Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The event brought together policymakers, regulators, utilities, and development partners from ADB’s developing member countries—particularly Pacific Small…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

The Future of Digital Economy Agreements in Asia

15 May 2025
The Role and Future of Digital Economy Agreements (DEAs) in Developing Asia is a new ADB publication that explores the evolving landscape of digital trade and regulation in Asia and the Pacific. It examines how different forms of digital regulatory cooperation are being adopted to manage data…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Emerging Net Zero Technologies: Spotlight on CCS

23 April 2025
This webinar explored Asia's decarbonization transition, focusing on carbon dioxide (CO₂) removal and the role of international development financiers, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in accelerating this transition. The session included panel presentations from governments and the…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

How to Become an Entrepreneur

19 February 2025
The seminar launched a new learning portal on Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia, which provides key principles and practices shaping businesses in the digital age. The new portal also explores business model innovation, digital transformation, and case studies from the Asian context. Designed for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Space Technology for Energy and Cross-Sector Innovation: Transforming the Asia-Pacific Region

13 February 2025
Space technology presents an opportunity to leapfrog traditional development pathways for developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. Countries can improve energy management, optimize renewable resources, and enhance climate resilience. Investing in this frontier technology also helps drive…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Cloud Computing Policies and Impacts in Asia and the Pacific

22 February 2024
Government policies promoting cloud adoption impact the level of government effectiveness and have positive spillover effects on the rest of the economy. Drawing on a recent ADB Institute Policy Brief, this webinar examined the types of policies critical for stimulating government systems'…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Plastic Asset Circularity (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 21)

7 December 2023
This Circular Economy Webinar Series session spotlighted how Recity is enabling a circular economy of plastics with a combination of physical assets like ‘recycled material’ and digital assets like ‘credits’. This session also highlighted how Recity is connecting a brand's plastic footprint to…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Energy Sector Office

Project Tridecagon – Technology to Link Financial Markets in ASEAN+3

15 June 2023
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains could be used to better connect ASEAN+3 central banks and central securities depository systems—an approach demonstrated by Project Tridecagon. A group of experts discussed the results of this proof-of-concept project, weighing the suitability,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department