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COVID-19: Smart Management System (SMS) in the Republic of Korea

22 April 2020
This presentation shares how the Republic of Korea leveraged a big data platform developed under the National Smart City Program in managing the outbreak and discuss key policy, issues including privacy and coordination among stakeholders in introducing the national big data platform.

The Role of Digital Technologies in the Fight against COVID-19: Korea Telecom's Response

22 April 2020
As the number of confirmed cases COVID-19 increased in the Republic of Korea, the need to digitize epidemic investigation activities mandated under the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act became essential. This presentation focuses on key technical issues involved in developing the…

Ten Decisive Scenes in the COVID-19 Response

20 April 2020
Two months after the first COVID-19 confirmed case, the Republic of Korea has been commended for its efforts to contain the outbreak. Although the response was not without flaws, their experience is distinct in several respects: (i) early and speedy response, (ii) transparency, and (iii) public-…

High-Speed Rail Systems Deployment and Megacity Formation: The MITO and ROSA Case Studies in Italy

18 March 2020
Examining the case of high-speed rail (HSR )serviced city pairs of Milano-Torino and Roma-Salerno in Italy, this paper attempts to understand and explore the relationship between megacity formation and High-Speed Rail deployment. The paper proposes a model to explain the mechanisms through which…

Book Chapter Overview: The Past and Future Role of Asia’s Infrastructure in Development

21 November 2019
This presentation gave an overview of Chapter 1 of the publication, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia", which examined how infrastructure conditions vary across countries in Asia and discussed policy actions for meeting infrastructure investment needs. It also established that without climate…

Book Chapter Overview: Why Institutions Matter for Closing Asia’s Infrastructure Financing Gap

21 November 2019
This presentation gave an overview of Chapter 2 of the publication, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia". It examined the types of infrastructure financing methods as well as their enabling institutions.

Suptech and Regtech: The Case of Korea

7 November 2019
In a digital age, can regulators move fast enough to avoid the creation of technology- enabled monopolies by first movers? Technology may not only prove to be an enabler but could be incredibly disruptive. What if advances in technology (e.g. quantum computing) create an unfair advantage for…

Digital ID: The Answer to Speeding up Know-Your-Customer and Transactions with Digital Ease?

7 November 2019
Who owns a person’s identity? How secure is biometric authentication? These questions are critical because identity verification is crucial in complying with know-your-customer measures that financial institutions require to open an account. It is also central to financial inclusion efforts and to…

M-KOPA Solar Impact Report

7 November 2019
This report provides an assessment of the economic and social impacts of M-KOPA.

Introduction of the ADB Pipeline Projects (Mongolia)

6 November 2019
Since 1993, ADB has been one of the largest multilateral development partner helping the government reform its health sector Check out how ADB provides assistance to Mongolia’s health sector.