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How Should Universities Respond to the Era of 4th Industrial Revolution

3 February 2021
4:30 – 5:30 PM (Manila), via Zoom This presentation discussed how universities need to collaborate with industry to become more innovative in preparing learners during an era of fourth industrial revolution.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Webinar on Regulations and Policies on Credit Transfers of Online Courses

19 January 2021
Marito Garcia, PhD, Fellow at University of Virginia, USA, reviewed four country cases in Asia and Europe for credit transfers of online courses. Lessons learned were shared to develop enabling regulations and policies for new model of education delivery in COVID-19 crisis.
Organizer: South Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Yokohama Citys 9th Asia Smart City Conference

18 January 2021
"Smart City Development” is sustainable city development. It should raise the quality of life of citizens by promoting well-balanced sustainable development and making use of diverse and innovative technologies created by public and private sector partnerships. Many discussions about Smart Cities…
Organizer: ADBI, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Sixth Tokyo Fiscal Forum Towards Strong Economic Recovery and Sound Public Finances in Asia

4 December 2020
Governments in Asia and the Pacific and globally have deployed unprecedented fiscal policy responses to tackle the immediate impacts of the COVID-19-induced recession. At the same time, it is critical that governments develop fiscal strategies for advancing recovery that promotes more resilient,…
Organizer: ADBI

ADBIChubu University Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development Spill over Effects and Quality of Life

12 to 16 October 2020
Global leaders have in recent years endorsed a G20 roadmap and principles for promoting quality infrastructure investment to help catalyse economies and realize the Sustainable Development Goals. To take next steps toward these objectives, it is imperative to examine how transportation…
Organizer: ADBI

Meeting the Challenges of the New Normal in School Education An Online Workshop for Policymakers Teacher Educators and School Leaders

5 to 12 October 2020
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had huge disruptive effects on normal life, difficult as it already was in many countries. For schools, students and parents, the impact of closed schools and children stuck at home with little or no access to learning, the effect has been devastating. Experts…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific

14 September 2020
Bambang Susantono, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, delivered his Opening Remarks at the Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific, 14 September 2020. Read the full speech here.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

COVID19 Vaccine Are Central and West Asian Countries Ready

6 August 2020
In the race against time to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, forward-looking policymakers must begin exploring the next steps such as access to the vaccine, financing, and distribution, and start working on their countries' preparedness for the challenge. Two renowned experts provided an…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

WASH Seminar Series Part 3 WASH IWRM and Climate Change

18 July 2020
Part 3 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series The impacts of climate change are being felt across the Asia and Pacific region and threaten to reverse progress made in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Services must be urgently extended and strengthened in the face of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Diponegoro UniversityADB Webinar Future Education Sustainable Cities and SDGs

14 July 2020
Amid COVID-19, governments around the world are compelled to find innovative and practical approaches on teaching and learning. How will the pandemic help us to rethink and reimagine future of education in collaboration with other sectors? The webinar discussed means to incorporate new ways of…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office