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Climate Finance and Technology Adaptation: Korea's Case

17 December 2015
Waste treatment technologies, characterized as stepwise, were developed by the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, with the aim to build a resource recirculation society. Demand for Korea's model of landfill gas power plant is high among developing countries due to the economic…

Accelerating the Deployment of Clean Technologies in Asia

16 December 2015
Energy demand is projected to increase annually through 2035. An alternative approach to meeting this challenge is the scaling up of low-carbon technology (LCT) and energy efficiency. IPEx, a technology market place and brokerage platform, is designed to facilitate the transfer and deployment of…

Nationwide Telecommunications Project in Myanmar: Bridging the Digital Gender Divide

9 December 2015
Political and economic reforms have promoted recent development of the telecommunication infrastructure in Myanmar. ADB viewed the Nationwide Telecommunications project as an opportunity to mainstream gender equity in private sector operations, and developed a Gender Action Plan (GAP) with Ooredoo…

Nationwide Telecommunications Project: Bridging the Digital and Gender Divides in Myanmar

9 December 2015
ICT projects that recognize the digital and gender divides can help provide women with equal access to communication tools to increase their voice and representation. This report explains in detail the communication and gender context of ADB’s Nationwide Telecommunications project in Myanmar,…

Moving Forward with Clean Energy - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

7 December 2015
Priyantha Wijayatunga, ADB's Principal Energy Specialist, discusses clean energy development issues and trends in this webinar presentation.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Moving Forward with Clean Energy - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

7 December 2015
Priyantha Wijayatunga, ADB's Principal Energy Specialist, discusses clean energy development issues and trends in this webinar presentation.

Making Renewable Energy a Success in Bangladesh: Getting the Business Model Right

1 December 2015
More than three quarters of Bangladeshis in rural areas have no electricity in their homes, forcing the villagers to complete their work during daylight. This paper analyzes the success of the solar home system program in Bangladesh, which today provides clean and reliable electricity to millions…

ICT in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Regional Overview

1 December 2015
ICT-related developments on technical and vocational education and training (TVET) are increasingly becoming a megatrend in the Asia and Pacific region. Given ICT in TVET’s own share of achievements and challenges, certain conditions must be met to enable successful use as illustrated by the…

ICT-Enhanced Innovative Pedagogy in Technical and Vocational Education and Training

1 December 2015
The level of ICT implementation on pedagogical practices vary across countries in the Asia and Pacific region. Hybrid personal learning environments, blended-learning methods, and century-blended learning models are some of the latest trends in technology-enhanced learning. Today’s teachers should…

Designing and Implementing a Responsive Open Data Model

24 November 2015
Open data should be accessible, machine-readable, and re-usable. By introducing research and systematic innovations and engaging and capacitating partners, the Open Data Lab Jakarta as an enabler of open data that builds evidence for its social and political values is featured as an example in this…