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Crossing the River by Touching the Stones: Alternative TVET Approaches in People’s Republic of China and Republic of Korea

15 March 2022
Economic diversification requires a critical mass of skilled technicians in respective fields, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) play an instrumental role in developing Asia. Furthermore, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, international travel…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: University of Chicago’s John List on The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale

24 February 2022
This cohosted ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar will spotlight University of Chicago economist John List, who will discuss his forthcoming book, The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale. Drawing on his original research and examples from business, policymaking, education…
Organizer: ADBI

Transforming Higher Education and Serving Future Learning Societies

23 February 2022
Higher education institutions are undergoing radical transformations arising from drivers of global change. Disruptive digital technologies, the rapid pace of innovation, demographic transitions, climate change, and COVID-19  are some of the forces influencing adaptations in higher education.…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Launch Webinar: ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database

22 February 2022
This webinar introduced the new ADB-ADBI Innovation and Structural Transformation Database, a valuable, one-stop platform providing data on cross-border trade, production, and supply chains, capital, and their impacts on the economic development of Asia and the Pacific. The webinar was led by…
Organizer: ADBI

Education Sector Group Presentations

17 January 2022
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, technological advances brought by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) had already disrupted the world of work, leading to the growing demand for new sets of skills and competencies. Consequently, old jobs were being lost, while new jobs were created including…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Investing in Education, Skills, and Research Collaborations for Climate Action

10 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Education and training have a critical role to play in combating the negative effects of climate change. Climate-induced disasters adversely affect education systems, like floods and natural disasters, disrupting education. However, education and training can be major drivers for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Building Resilience into School Systems: Policy and Practice: An Online Workshop for Policymakers, Teacher Educators and School Leaders

6 to 10 December 2021
The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic beginning March 2020 has wrought huge disruptions in normal life, difficult as it already was in many countries. For schools, students, and parents, the impact of closed schools and children stuck at home with little or no access to learning, the effects have…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar Francis Fukuyama on Next Steps for Public Policy and Digital Development in Asia

16 November 2021
This ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar presented renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama of Stanford University, who discussed the political and public policy calculus for advancing inclusive and sustainable digital development in Asia after the COVID-19 crisis. Hosted by ADBI Dean Tetsushi…
Organizer: ADBI

Conference on Creative Economy 2030: Imagining and Delivering a Robust, Inclusive, and Sustainable Recovery

8 to 10 November 2021
Before the COVID-19 crisis, the creative economy, broadly encompassing knowledge-based economic activities underpinning the creative and cultural sectors and bridging art, culture, technology, and business, was on pace to account for 10% of global GDP by 2030. In recognition of its economic and…
Organizer: ADBI

Virtual Conference on Boosting Decent Work in Asia for an Inclusive Recovery

27 to 28 October 2021
Day 1: 13:00-15:30 Tokyo time Day 2: 13:00-15:40 Tokyo time The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to unprecedented employment losses, disproportionately affecting youth, women, migrant, and informal workers. Pandemic responses in many developing Asian economies have included massive cash transfer…
Organizer: ADBI