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ADB Publication Launch: Cloud Computing as a Key Enabler for Tech Start-ups across Asia and the Pacific

10 September 2021
New enterprises that produce digital solutions for businesses, public institutions, civil society, and consumers play a vital role in shaping digital economies. These dynamic tech start-ups not only excel at effectively integrating leading talent and sources of capital; they also act as catalysts…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Regional Conference on Health and Socioeconomic Well-Being of Older Persons in Developing Asia: Role of Individual and Household Data

7 to 9 September 2021
By 2050, the population share of those 65 years old and above in Asia will double from 8.9% to 18.0%, significantly exceeding the 15.9% global average. Adopting technologies and policies that effectively address the health and socioeconomic implications of rapid population aging could support…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADBI

Promoting Healthy and Active Aging

7 September 2021
Asia’s population is rapidly aging and many countries are reviewing their existing social security and pension systems to better respond to the growing needs of older persons. The International Social Security Project of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has generated international…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2021 with TAITRA

26 August 2021
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. In response to the COVID-19…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

How Smaller Firms in Indonesia Survive One Year into the Pandemic

19 August 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about forced changes in people’s lives and work styles as fit to contactless societies under the “new normal.” One year after the outbreak in 2020, how could Indonesia’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) survive and change their business models in…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

LEAP 6: Sustainable Recovery Pathways in South East Asia

19 August 2021
In the sixth LEAP series, Dr. Badri Gopalakrishnan, senior researcher at the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle and co-founder of Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, along with James Villafuerte of SERC, discussed an ongoing study on global economic recovery,…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Peter Fowler on IP Protection and Enforcement for Trade, Competition, and Innovation in Asia and the Pacific

17 August 2021
This ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar presented United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Senior Counsel Peter Fowler, who discussed the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in Asia and the Pacific given rising e-commerce and digital trade, competition…
Organizer: ADBI

Shaping a Better Employment Landscape for People with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific

11 August 2021
The second webinar in the series 'Digital Technologies and Quality Jobs – Lessons Learnt and New Horizons' focused on the topic of disabilities and labor market inclusion. The virtual event, “Shaping a Better Employment Landscape for People with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific” was hosted in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Promoting Social Bonds for Impact Investments in Asia

4 August 2021
Social bond markets have grown rapidly amid the pandemic. This webinar discussed the potential social impacts of social bonds in tackling developing Asia’s most urgent social issues, in both the short and long term. The findings aimed to help maximize the impact of the social bond market for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

LEAP 5: COVID-19, Nonperforming Loans, and Cross-border Bank Lending

28 July 2021
In the fifth LEAP series, ERCI Director Cyn-Young Park discussed how international banks respond to a rise of their own non-performing loans and those of emerging market borrowers; and how these reactions change depending on their perceived risk exposures and risk management practices (such as the…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department