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Training on Successful Implementation of a Digital Financial Services for Health Project: Practical Considerations

1 March 2022
Digital financial services (DFS) are financial transactions, including banking, insurance, and payment services that can be accessed via digital channels. ADB DMCs can make significant progress in applying DFS to health programs, supporting progress to universal health coverage. This training…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Lessons from Accountability Mechanism

24 February to 1 March 2022
via Zoom 24 February 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Civil Society Organizations and other Non-Governmental Stakeholders in South Asia and Central and West Asia 25 February 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Transforming Higher Education and Serving Future Learning Societies

23 February 2022
Higher education institutions are undergoing radical transformations arising from drivers of global change. Disruptive digital technologies, the rapid pace of innovation, demographic transitions, climate change, and COVID-19  are some of the forces influencing adaptations in higher education.…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Launch Webinar: ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database

22 February 2022
This webinar introduced the new ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database, a valuable, one-stop platform providing data on cross-border trade, production, and supply chains, capital, and their impacts on the economic development of Asia and the Pacific. The webinar was led by…
Organizer: ADBI

SECURE Webinar 1: Vaccination Days in Southeast Asia

22 February 2022
Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division launched the SECURE Webinar Series as a platform to document, disseminate and promote innovative approaches and best practices for COVID-19 vaccination among Southeast Asia developing member countries. Webinar summary and key findings were…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

ADB's SECURE Webinar Series

22 February 2022 to 4 April 2023
The Supporting Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccination and Post COVID-19 Health Security Response in Southeast Asia (SECURE) Webinar Series is a platform to promote innovative approaches and best practices for COVID-19 vaccination programs among Southeast Asia (SEA) developing member countries (DMCs) of the…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

Delivery of COVID-19 Booster and Paediatric Vaccines: Lessons from Malaysia, the Philippines and the United Kingdom

18 February 2022
As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be deployed around the world, countries are now planning for and actively administering booster doses and vaccines for their paediatric populations. What has the experience been in different countries? What have been the successes and challenges? Asian Development…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADBI-PPS-OECD Workshop on Public Procurement for Innovation

17 February 2022
Public procurement is commonly used by governments in developed countries to promote innovation and socio-economic policy objectives, including small and medium-sized enterprise development and green growth. However, the strategic use of public procurement as a public policy instrument for…
Organizer: ADBI

Think20 Indonesia 2022 Inception Conference: Realizing Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

9 to 10 February 2022
In 2022, the Think20 (T20), the Group of 20s (G20) think tank engagement group, is being led by top Indonesian research institutions as part of the country’s G20 presidency. T20 Indonesia highlighted innovative policy solutions for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts and other shared…
Organizer: ADBI

Stakeholder Engagement, Information Disclosure and Grievance Redress Mechanism

14 to 19 January 2022
via Zoom. 14 January 2022, 10:00 a.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Fiji (GMT +12) Consultation with Government Stakeholders in East Asia, Pacific, and Southeast Asia 14 January 2022, 5:00 p.m. Manila (GMT +8) / 2:00 p.m. Pakistan (GMT +5) / 2:30 p.m. India (GMT +5:30) Consultation with Government…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department