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Green Business: Status and Trends

22 November 2016
An overview of the rationale for stronger private-public collaboration and green business development in Asia and the Pacific is provided in this presentation. The value and huge market potential of ecosystem services is also examined.

Information and Communication Technology for People

2 November 2016
Information and communication technology (ICT) for people can help end poverty and hunger, ensure healthy lives and quality education, achieve gender equality, and provide water and sanitation for all. Sustainable Development Goals 1–6 see to people: they mean to end poverty and hunger, ensure…

Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand

27 October 2016
This presentation shares the experience of Thailand in dealing with the challenges of sustainable urbanization. It enumerates specific steps taken by the government and its partners to help solve the pressing issues of urbanization.

Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening Water Security in Asia and the Pacific

22 September 2016
The Asia and Pacific region is making progress in strengthening water security, according to a key finding from the Asian Water Development Outlook 2016, a publication of the Asian Development Bank. The report reveals how countries score and compare in the five dimensions of water security.

Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative in Asia: Progress and Emerging Issues

21 September 2016
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a global standard to promote the open and accountable management of oil, gas, and mineral resources. EITI guides its 51 member countries to date on improved governance and accountability in more areas of the natural resource value chain.

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 1)

21 September 2016
Various stakeholders from Asia and the Pacific share their insights on the importance of investing in ICT for social protection. ICT, they said, is a crtiical foundation for social protection as it helps provide direction to social protection programs. By investing in ICT, organizations can improve…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 2)

21 September 2016
Countries need to invest in ICT for social protection now because it will greatly improve public service delivery, especially to the underserved. By investing in ICT now, countries can facilitate management of their social protection programs. With just a click of a button, they can easily…

Integrated Collection Management System of Four Social Insurance Contributions in Korea

20 September 2016
Social insurance in Korea was not integrated at first. Four ministries used to manage the country's four types of social insurance, but economic and social needs pushed the latter's integration. Since 2011, all four types have been integrated under the country's National Health Insurance Services…

Benazir Income Support Program-Challenges and Opportunities

19 September 2016
The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) is Pakistan's social safety net. It maintains a database of the socio-economic status of the country's population using techology-based operations. It provides cash grants to about 5.3 million beneficiaries using various payment schemes, such as through…

Public Pension Schemes in Korea

19 September 2016
Reforms in pension systems are difficult to implement. Ensuring universal coverage, adequate benefits, and sustainability using a single pension scheme has challenged many countries. In Korea, the Duru Nuri Social Insurance Program was introduced to enable the entire nation to widely enjoy the…