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iACT to Fight Corruption! 2020 Events

17 August 2020
iACT to Fight Corruption! knowledge events are opportunities to interact with national and regional actors, policy experts, and thought leaders who are fighting fraud and corruption in development. Hosted by ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, these events feature current thoughts and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Accelerating Digital Financial Services and Infrastructure

12 August 2020
The ninth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Accelerating Digital Financial Services and Infrastructure” discussed policies and measures that can help countries accelerate the growth of digital financial services anchored on strong digital infrastructure amidst COVID…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Post-COVID-19 New Normal: Implications for Startup Ecosystems

4 August 2020
The eighth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Post-COVID-19 New Normal: Implications for Startup Ecosystems” discussed policies and measures that can better enable startups to survive and thrive in the wake of COVID-19, drawing on global good-practice examples and…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Harnessing Digital Technologies for Education amid COVID-19

22 July 2020
The seventh Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Harnessing Digital Technologies for Education amid COVID-19” discussed technology and digital innovations that can improve learning, expand education access, and empower higher education and work force development. Over…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Bouncing Back Support to SMEs for COVID-19 Recovery

8 July 2020
The fifth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Bouncing back support to SMEs for COVID-19 recovery” featured phased approaches to manage and mitigate COVID-19 impacts, and build-back more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economies. Over 130 participants including…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

Capacity Development through Udemy under COVID-19

2 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted several aspects of our lives, including the way we learn new things. Because of the health crisis, online learning has become part of the new normal. Udemy and ADB have been working together to introduce Udemy for Government courses under ADB technical…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Innovation Speakers' Series: Fighting Corruption at a Time of Crisis

30 June 2020
ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity and Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department gathered 400 representatives from the US Embassy, USAID, Basel Institute on Governance, Philippine Commission on Audit, and ADB in a webinar on risk mitigation in emergency assistance. Gretta…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Tourism: Respond, Restart, and Recover

24 June 2020
The third Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Tourism: Respond, Restart and Recover” featured global good practice examples of effective tourism crisis recovery policies. Over 130 participants including 64 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Experience and Lessons of New Zealand

17 June 2020
The second Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Experience and Lessons of New Zealand" featured New Zealand’s design and implementation of its multi-faceted COVID-19 response and recovery policies. Over 100 participants including 42…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

ADBI-WCTRS Webinar Two on High-Speed Rail: Transportation Services During Pandemics: Reforming Transport and Living Work Systems for Resiliency and Quality of Life

12 June 2020
This webinar featured Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi of Chubu University (Japan) and Prof. Junyi Zhang of Hiroshima University (Japan). The speakers are spearheading the COVID-19 Task Force of WCTR Society and have shared their insights about the sustainability and resiliency of transport and living work…
Organizer: ADBI