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Labor Market and Skills Gap in the ICT Sector in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study

22 August 2018
ICT is emerging as a promising sector in Bangladesh; it employs more than 200,000 people. The market size of ICT services is about $2 billion and aims to reach $5 billion in 2021. The challenge is to train and prepare human capital, as most IT graduates are deemed not ready to start a job.

S&T Workers for Innovation and Growth in Sri Lanka

22 August 2018
Science and technology (S&T) workers in Sri Lanka composed 12% of employed workers in 2016. To further increase the percentage of S&T workers, the presenter recommends expanding access to higher education in S&T, reducing labor mismatch, and promoting professional and technical jobs.

The Impact of Demographic Change on Labor Supply and Economic Growth: Can Asia Meet the Challenge Ahead?

18 May 2018
Some member-nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will see their working-age population grow or slightly decline by 2050; others will see them shrink. Several APEC countries rely on migration to expand their labor force and GDP. The labor force participation rates among people…

Discussion on "Changes in Labor Force Participation in China"

17 May 2018
In discussing the presentation on the “Changes in Labor Force Participation in China” by Suqin Ge and Junsen Zhang, the presenter acknowledges the decline in female labor force participation rate in the PRC. He further suggests that this regression would indicate several possible drivers. He also…

Demographic Change and Labor Quality in the Republic of Korea

17 May 2018
The authors conducted research to analyze the Republic of Korea’s human resource development from 1986 to 2016, measure changes in labor resources, and project labor quality and quantity growth up to 2040. They found that the labor quantity growth rate declined from the late 1980s to 2016, but the…

Progress Report: Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (Phase 1)

13 May 2018
This presentation presents a progress report on the Future Cities, Future Women Initiative (FCFWI), including challenges, opportunities, and immediate next steps. The FCFWI is a gender-targeted initiative to identify and support key triggers that would accelerate women’s participation in urban…

How Technology Affects Jobs: Future of Jobs and Skills

3 May 2018
Automation is putting some jobs at risk. On the other hand, technological advancement has been driving higher productivity that fuels economic growth. This presentation summarizes Asian Development Bank’s report, Asian Development Outlook 2018: How Technology Affects Jobs. It explains why the…

How Technology Affects Jobs: Future of Jobs and Skills

3 May 2018
Automation is putting some jobs at risk. On the other hand, technological advancement has been driving higher productivity that fuels economic growth. This video explains how humans can keep up with the rapid changes in the labor market, particularly how workers can remain relevant in this era of…

Gender Tool Kit: Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise Finance and Development

26 April 2018
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise potentially offer significant jobs and income generation opportunities for women. This tool kit aims to guide ADB staff and consultants in conceptualizing and designing gender-responsive public policy and projects to support micro, small, and medium-sized…

When Investing in Infrastructure, Don't Forget Gender

26 April 2018
Making infrastructure projects gender-responsive can help women and girls lead healthy and productive lives. Poor infrastructure exacerbates the gender gap in many ways. Development organizations have become aware of the problem, and ADB in particular has made significant progress on making its…

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