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Mapping the Unpaid Care Work Economy in Asia

29 January 2025
Aging populations in Asia face a potential care crisis, with gaps in old-age care emerging. This webinar explores current care patterns, the significant role of women—especially older women—in unpaid caregiving, and future projections. Insights will guide policy strategies to address old-age care…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Validation Workshop on Digital Economy

29 January 2025
ADB and Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, from 27 to 30 January, held a series of validation workshops to inform the strategic ten-year roadmap for Pakistan’s digital transformation. Relevant stakeholders including government officials, representatives of civil…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Validation Workshop on Digital Government

28 January 2025
ADB and Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, from 27 to 30 January, held a series of validation workshops to inform the strategic ten-year roadmap for Pakistan’s digital transformation. Relevant stakeholders including government officials, representatives of civil…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Validation Workshop on Digital Infrastructure

27 January 2025
ADB and Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, from 27 to 30 January, held a series of validation workshops to inform the strategic ten-year roadmap for Pakistan’s digital transformation. Relevant stakeholders including government officials, representatives of civil…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Climate Change Perceptions in Asia

16 January 2025
Public perceptions can play a key role in either driving or hindering reform efforts. For the Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024, ADB surveyed about 13,500 residents across 14 Asian economies. The survey aimed to understand public views on climate change, awareness of government actions,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development

16 December 2024
In this joint webinar of the Asian Impact Webinars and Competition Policy Dialogues, we examined the critical role of competition policy in national economic development. Drawing from the findings of the book Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific, speakers…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Unveiling Insights from the Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023

13 December 2024
Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023 is the first survey in Indonesia to provide representative and comprehensive information on the demographics, social and economic conditions, health status, and living environment of current and future cohorts of older people. The webinar presented…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

10th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network

11 to 13 December 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the 10th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) on 11–12 December 2024 at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines, followed by IT security training on 13 December 2024. This year’s conference focused on the digital…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Enhancing MSME Development in Timor-Leste

5 December 2024
ADB conducted a business mapping survey in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Timor-Leste in July 2024 to help design a feasible national MSME development policy as part of ADB support for the Government of Timor-Leste in its accession to ASEAN. Growth momentum in Timor-…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB-LX Corporation Joint Workshop: Building National Spatial Data Infrastructure

5 to 8 November 2024
Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with LX Corporation, hosted a regional workshop in South Korea on 5–8 November 2024 in the context of the 2024 K-GEO Festa: Digital Earth Better for All. This workshop was a continuation of ADB’s initiative to support its Developing Member Countries…
Organizer: Digital Sector Office