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Drones in Greening the Service Sector

24 November 2016
With the ability to collect vast amounts of data across large areas in a cost-effective manner and track changes over time, drones have a huge potential to promote and advance environmental sustainability. Drones provide knowledge of ground truth by helping confirm data on the ground.

Disruptive Innovation

24 November 2016
Understanding disruptive innovation means taking opportunities that look unattractive to most firms. When confronted with innovation, firms must think about it differently and not in the same way as other innovations. The surest way to kill innovation is to measure it the same way as existing…

Rubysh: From Rubbish to Ruby

23 November 2016
Based in Indonesia, Rubysh Jewelry promotes waste reduction and recycling by upcycling inorganic waste into fashion products. Through the work it does, the company aims to show the beautiful side of recycling by transforming seemingly ugly-looking waste into stunning ready-to-wear jewelry.

Green Technology and Business Innovation

23 November 2016
Consumer demand and purchasing power impacts whether or not niche green businesses and technologies become mainstream. This session features case studies and experiences that shed some light on how to move green businesses from niche to mainstream, and to see an economy where more businesses and…

Session Video - Eminent Speakers Forum - Protecting People and Profits

22 November 2016
United Nations Enviroment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim discusses how to invest in natural capital and improve environmental management, while making profits and achieving lasting social, economic, and environmental progress.

How Does Unpaid Care Work Affects Women’s Opportunities and Gender Equality? Findings of the "Care, Gender, and Inclusive Growth in the People’s Republic of China" Project

18 November 2016
This presentation summarized the findings of a project entitled “The Care Economy, Gender, and Inclusive Growth”. The project was sponsored by the International Development Research Centre of Canada that involved a total of 17 Chinese economists. This presentation mainly answered questions on how…

Supporting Women Entrepreneurship: Rethinking Policy Actions

18 November 2016
This presentation focuses on the People's Republic of China's (PRC) practices in supporting women's entrepreneurship. Policy recommendations are provided, based on evaluations of the “10k Women Project” launched by Goldman Sachs Foundation and comparisons with other relevant projects in the PRC.

Reproductive Choices of Female Migrant Workers in China

18 November 2016
The difference between health care systems and social security systems for rural and urban areas in the People's Republic of China is quite apparent. There is also an observed trend in the timeline of female migrant workers' life history, particularly the turn out of events before and after…

Innovative ICT Classroom Project

11 November 2016
A project of the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education and Korea Education Frontier Association, the Innovative ICT-based Pilot Classroom was developed with the aim to build ICT-based classrooms with state-of-the-art ICT equipment for primary and secondary schools.

Shaping the Future of Education with Technology: Comparison of Korea and Singapore for ICT in Education

11 November 2016
The Republic of Korea and Singapore have enacted systemic and systematic policies to bring new forms of teaching and learning practices in schools. ICT has been employed not only as a pedagogical tool but also as a catalyst to prepare the competitive workforce in the knowledge economy.