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Global Value Chains and 4th Industrial Revolution: Towards a Consumer-Centered Economy

4 September 2019
In the digital economy, vast amount of consumer information is collected. The Fourth Industrial Revolution also allows to integrate this information in all stages of the value creation. Download this material to learn more.

Labor Market Demand Driven Skill Development

28 August 2019
By using Big Data technologies and analytics for millions of online employer ads, real-time labor market information can help to achieve a more complete understanding of labor and skill demand on a national or regional basis.

Building Public Support for Government Development Initiatives (Part 1): Case Study from the Republic of Korea

27 August 2019
Engaging with stakeholders and building consensus for government policy, programs or projects is a critical role for government communicators. This session looks back to the 1980s to examine the Republic of Korea’s communication and media strategy to win support for its transition from a planned to…

Human Capital and Economic Development - The Far Reaching Role of Human Capital in the Economy

2 August 2019
In this lecture entitled, "Human Capital and Economic Development", Professor Issac Ehrlich discussed the critical role of human capital in determining the demand for life, which has two dimensions: the quality of life, and the quantity of life, also known as longevity. He also analyzed the role of…

PHOTO GALLERY - ADB Distinguished Speakers Program: Isaac Ehrlich

2 August 2019
Selected photos taken during the ADB Distinguished Speakers lecture by Professor Isaac Ehrlich held at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, The Philippines on August 2, 2019.

Preserving Biodiversity in the Philippines’ New Clark City Project

25 July 2019
ADB is supporting the New Clark City (NCC) in assessing impacts on water resources and biodiversity. In this session, scientists presented findings on NCC's flora, fauna, and aquatic ecosystems, including an analysis of land-use change and future scenarios vis-a-vis urban development. Integrating…

Demonstrating Water-Food-Energy Nexus through Water Conservation Beijing Capital Region, PRC

20 June 2019
In this Tech Talk, ADB's Hubert Jenny talked about the water challenges of Beijing as well as a number of international best practices on water conservation, such as from the Netherlands, United States, and Viet Nam, and other proposed interventions, including the use of water-saving fixtures and…

The Copernicus Sentinel & European Space Agency's Earth Observation programs

20 June 2019
Sentinel missions’ overview and status; Sentinel operational products and data access; ESA heritage SAR missions and new mission concepts; Scientific exploitation and achievements; SentiNel Application Platform (SNAP)

Introduction to theory of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for ground motion monitoring

19 June 2019
Introduction to SAR, SAR Interferometry (InSAR), and DInSAR; Working principles, applicability requirements, and main error sources of SAR techniques covering all relevant theoretical concepts.Theory of Persistent Scatterers and Distributed Scatterers technique to carry out the displacement time…

Analysis of the PSI results on Central Sulawesi; Added value to the PSI result

19 June 2019
Rheticus® Displacement service presentation; Presentation and discussion of the results of the MT-DInSAR data processing (PS/DS map), ex-ante and ex-post Palu earthquake, based on the Sentinel-1 data and performed using the Rheticus® Displacement processing chain.