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Jobs and Technology: Implications for Education and Skills Development

13 December 2017
The development of skills—part of human capital—is an essential driver of economic growth and inclusion. Skills raise the productivity of workers, help build innovative capacity that sets the basis for developing and acquiring new technologies, and makes workers more adept at exploiting them.…

The Future of Work: Is This Time Different?

12 December 2017
What skills are most critical for future jobs in light of the rapid changes in technology and development in automation, artificial intelligence, and robots? How can low-skilled workers cope with technological advancement? In this presentation, Carl Benedikt Frey of Oxford Martin School, gives an…

Synergy of Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection: UN Case Studies and Lessons Learned

9 December 2017
What key lessons can the UN offer to solve the poverty-environment issues of the People’s Republic of China? Green development and poverty reduction—these are important itineraries common in both the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the People’s Republic of China’s national…

Eco-compensation vs. Pollution Compensation: US Transboundary Watershed Management—Experiences and Lessons

8 December 2017
Who pays, who benefits, how much, and how—these are among the questions tackled in the presentation to better differentiate eco-compensation from pollution compensation, particularly in the context of watershed management. The experiences and lessons of the United States in transboundary watershed…

Gross Ecosystem Product and Ecological Asset Accounting for Eco-Compensation: Methodology and Pilots in Qinghai, Yunnan, and Guizhou Provinces

8 December 2017
Attempts have been made globally to find new accounting indicators, beyond GDP, to quantify the contribution of ecosystems to human welfare and socioeconomic development. Through its eco-compensation and ecological civilization policies, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has integrated…

Policy Implications of Natural Capital Accounting

8 December 2017
What is the central challenge of the 21st century? It is developing an interlinked economic, social, and governance system that not only promotes sustainable development and alleviates poverty but also protects the environment, especially the ecosystem goods and services essential for human well-…

Public-Private Partnership Monitor: Key Trends and Findings

23 November 2017
Know more about the key trends in public-private partnership in Asia from ADB's Public-Private Partnership Monitor. The first edition of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Monitor tracks the development of the PPP business environment as well as the challenges of doing PPPs in nine of the ADB’s…

Public-Private Partnership Monitor

23 November 2017
ADB's Public-Private Partnership Monitor provides information to help policy makers improve private sector participation in infrastructure projects. The first edition of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Monitor tracks the development of the PPP business environment as well as the challenges of…

Women in Leadership: The Superheroes of Tomorrow?

21 November 2017
Find out whether female directors can help save economies and the firms on whose boards they sit. While female directors may not (always) be superheroes, there is little doubt that they influence firm and societal outcomes. Characterizing this influence requires a better understanding of what women…

Corporate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia

21 November 2017
ADB reaffirms its commitment to push for the corporate governance agenda, both in the private and public sectors, and particularly in state-owned enterprises. Through its knowledge and skills development program, ADB will continue to actively partner with stakeholders in the further development of…