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Australian Economic Outlook

22 August 2018
Australia is enjoying its 25th straight year of economic growth. Risks could arise from increasing housing prices and household debt, and weak growth in wages and household incomes. Investment remains subdued, and growth is more reliant on government spending and net exports.

Introduction: Upgrading Human Capital and Skills Development for Future Asia

22 August 2018
Asia has seen a proliferation of educated workers, non-routine cognitive jobs, and jobs in IT, finance, and communications. However, youth unemployment remains high, and many developing Asian countries will see much change in the percentage of their population aged 15-64 between 2017 and 2030.

Water Purification Technology for Calamities and Emergencies

3 August 2018
Issues such as climate change and armed conflict are causing more frequent calamaties in many parts of the globe. Victims urgently need water and electricity for survival and recovery. This presentation features a solar power system and a water purification system that can be deployed to disaster-…

Setting the Scene: Integrated Flood Risk Management

26 July 2018
Flooding is the most frequent and the most damaging of all natural hazards. It comprised 43% of all recorded natural events affecting nearly 2.5 billion people. As urbanization accelerates, damages and losses due to floods will likely increase. There is no one-size fits all flood protection…

Flood Protection Programme

18 June 2018
The Netherlands gives high priority to flood protection. Its regional water authorities and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, through the Rijkswaterstaat, work together to implement the Dutch Flood Protection Program. It currently runs 79 state-of-the-art projects and seven…

Financing of Water Programmes in the Netherlands

18 June 2018
The Netherlands has long been challenged by severe flooding because half of the country is below sea-level and three major rivers converge in it. To protect the country from floods, the government began building the "Delta Works" in 1954. Its final piece, the Maeslant storm surge barrier, was…

European Central Bank's Financial Stability Review

4 June 2018
Risk and associated volatility are not bad. Stifle them, and you stifle growth. Caution, however, is still needed to avoid “excess” risk and volatility. This presentation shares key points in reaction to the latest financial stability review of the European Central Bank.

Financial Stability Review by ECB: Key Takeaways

4 June 2018
In this presentation, European Central Bank’s Paul Hiebert shares the bank’s Financial Stability Review. The presentation also gives an overview of some methodological innovations that can improve understanding of the state of financial stability.

Video: Blockchain Infrastructure for Capital Markets

23 May 2018
This session video discusses how blockchain can help organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, and increase revenues.

Demographics and Innovation

18 May 2018
Are younger labor forces more innovative? The authors attempt to answer this question using the native-born labor force projected based on local historical births in the US. They used three successive levels of analysis to eliminate or examine effects such as firm and inventor life cycles. They…