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Digital Entrepreneurship for Economic Resilience

26 May 2021
Nurturing Asia’s digital entrepreneurs’ potential is the key to unlocking economic resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term capacity for green and inclusive development. What have we learned from best practices, conducive regulatory environments, and supportive…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Digital Transformation in a Post-COVID-19 World

29 September 2020
Digital transformation is affecting how we work, socialize, and create economic value. Digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and Baidu; and video sharing and music streaming platforms such as YouTube and Spotify create virtual spaces…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

#DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 Hackathon Winners Showcase

21 August 2020
ADB teamed up with the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) for a virtual challenge to crowdsource digital solutions for Asia and the Pacific economies reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners of the first two events presented their solutions to the questions of how to track the…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Technology for Inclusion Conference

27 April 2018
Advances in digital technologies, alongside breakthroughs in robotics, 3D printing, and biotechnology, are likely to have dramatic implications for business models and the nature of work. While these technologies are likely to be key drivers of future prosperity, they also pose challenges for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Regional Seminar on Fintech in Capital Markets

3 to 7 July 2017
Financial technologies are changing the game in the financial services sector. While the fintech industry is relatively a young sector, it has been recognized for its economic return on innovation in terms of jobs and Gross Domestic Product growth. Globally, fintech requires financial regulators to…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

9 to 10 January 2017
With the theme “Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies," this conference promoted the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers on significant and emerging topics in economic development. Top researchers in the fields of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Digital Entrepreneurship in Asia for Economic Resilience and Post-Pandemic Recovery: Technical Assistance Report

26 May 2021
Technical assistance reports provide the context and background of the project, and provide information on impacts and outcomes, key activities, estimated costs, financing, and implementation arrangements.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department