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Knowledge Sharing Seminars with the Chinese Institute of Engineers (Taipei,China)

5 to 6 July 2018
This series of knowledge sharing sessions featured industry and infrastructure experts from Taipei,China. They tackled topics on urbanization and water resource management. They shared how they implement a smart bus operation, how they developed their transport system, and how they manage water…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Public-Private Partnerships and Smart Technologies for Water Sector Development

5 to 6 July 2018
The workshop provided an interactive introduction to issues and challenges in implementing PPP projects and ICT (smart) systems in the water sector. Around 80 participants from 8 ministries and 14 suvakovas (provincial water utilities) attended the workshop. On Day One of the workshop,…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

City Finances in Asia and the Pacific: Issues and Reform Options

28 May 2018
The current deficit in investment for financing Asia-Pacific infrastructure is estimated to be more than $1 trillion. Roy Bahl, Regents Professor of Economics emeritus at Georgia State University, presented the long-standing constraints and introduced pragmatic steps towards increased local…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Using Big Data to Improve Urban Planning: Experiences from Indonesia

24 May 2018
Stephen Cairns from Singapore-ETH Centre’s Future Cities Laboratory is presenting ur-scape, a geo-spatial tool that integrates and visualizes data at multiple scales to support urban planning. Experiences of use cases in Indonesian cities supported by ADB’s Regional Technical Assistance on Smart…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Organica-powered Wastewater Treatment Plant

22 May 2018
New technogies are needed to ensure that wastewater are treated in an efficient, environment-friendly, and inexpensive way. This learning event features an innnovative wastewater treatment technology used by countries such as India, Indonesia, and Hungary. This technology is less expensive than…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Seminar on Technology Operations and Risk Management

15 to 18 May 2018
In this era of advanced technologies, bank supervisors need to be equipped with knowledge and skills on information technology (IT) risks and its management. Recognizing the impact of IT risks on financial institutions, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Financial Regulators Training…
Organizer: Regional Cooperation and Integration, and Trade Division

The Future of Skills and Jobs

3 May 2018
Automation and access to the internet are disrupting the job market. Some jobs that are present today may already be gone in the next decades. Career shifts may happen in the future, and slow movers could be left behind. The seminar, which served as part of the 51st ADB Annual Meeting, discussed…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Addressing the Challenges of Climate-Resilient Sustainable Urban Development in Tamil Nadu

27 April 2018
The State of Tamil Nadu ranks first in urbanization among large states in India and faces severe droughts and urban floods. Urban investments are estimated at $42 billion (2012-2023), with $7.5 billion required for water supply and sanitation. Officials from Tamil Nadu in this learning event…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Technology for Inclusion Conference

27 April 2018
Advances in digital technologies, alongside breakthroughs in robotics, 3D printing, and biotechnology, are likely to have dramatic implications for business models and the nature of work. While these technologies are likely to be key drivers of future prosperity, they also pose challenges for…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Conference on Gender in Urban Governance and Transport

24 to 25 April 2018
The purpose of the Conference is to: Give participants concrete examples of tools and strategies that are being used in different settings to mainstream gender into urban governance and planning, and initiate thinking on what more could be done in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Highlight the…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department, Gender Equality Division