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ADB Urban Data Collection, Management, and Utilization: Status Quo and the Way Forward

1 March 2017
Understanding urban growth and change in Asia or anywhere else requires data—properly and effectively collected and managed data at that. ADB Urban Sector Consultant Renard Teipelke shares ways on how ADB can improve ways of collecting, managing, utilizing urban data. This presentation also…

FinTech, RegTech, and the Reconceptualization of Financial Regulation

24 February 2017
Financial technology or "Fintech" broadly means the application of technology to finance while regulation techonology or "RegTech" refers to the application of technology to regulation. This presentation compares and contrasts these two concepts. It traces their roots and discusses how they have…

Evolving International Remittance Technologies

19 January 2017
The international remttance industry is undergoing transformation. While new players enter the space, inefficiencies remain, such as high fees, slow speed, and the prevalence of informal remittance channels. This presentation shares information on how to addess these issues.

Job Matching Platforms for International Migration and Mobility in OECD Countries

19 January 2017
International job matching platforms help both employers and candidates. It increases the pool of workers for employers and provides vacancy information to prospective candidates. It may also improve occupational match for work, leading to better integration outcomes. This presentation shares…

Managing Labour Migration: Technology Workers

19 January 2017
Global and local trends highly influence labour migration. Countries take different approaches and initiatives, leading to frequent changes and restrictions. This presentation shares the staregies and policies implemented in countries such as Singapore and Australia in hiring local and foreign…

The Impact of Financial Inclusion and Financial Sector Development on Formal Remittances

19 January 2017
Remittance is an important economic resource. It is a catalyst of financial inclusion for it enables more users to access channels to financial services. Frequent access to financial services can help users save, invest, and plan their financial future. This in turn, can foster economic…

Using Technology to Increase Returns to Labor and Remittances

19 January 2017
Technology can be used in several ways to improve the remittance process. It can be used to decrease costs by using systems that make the remittance process more efficient. It can be used to save time through remote registration. It can also be tapped to encourage use of formal banking services,…

Current Trends, Risks, and Challenges in Global IT Mobility

19 January 2017
Immigration policies in most countries around the world have toughened up. Some have set up barriers that affect IT workers in particular. These barriers were set up due to concerns about the influx of workers from abroad and the employment of local workers. These and other factors have led host…

Factors Shaping the Flows and Policies for Technology Workers

19 January 2017
Many factors affect policies on migration and technology workers. These include the uneven development among countries and the demographic and economic shifts that increase or decrease demand for technology workers. These factors can be seen in the case of India, a developing country which…

Factors Shaping the Flows and Policies for Technology Workers

19 January 2017
Many factors affect policies on migration and technology workers. These include the uneven development among countries and the demographic and economic shifts that increase or decrease demand for technology workers. India is an example that shows how these factors affect technology workers. It is…