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CAREC Knowledge Sharing Program on Information and Communications Technology for Energy

17 to 20 April 2017
ICT can play a vital role for energy sector development. For universal energy access, ICT is transforming the business models to connect those unconnected to the traditional energy grid. For renewable energy growth, ICT is vital to manage the distributed nature of renewable energy sources. ICT can…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Smart Cities: A Case Study of Singapore

3 to 5 April 2017
Just how smart is Singapore? Learn about the country's Smart Nation Initiative which aims to harness the power of ICTs in improving city life. ICT has been used holistically to bolster financial and managerial capacities of local governments and municipal service providers; manage urban traffic,…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace

30 March 2017
Microsoft’s Jo Grubb, adoption and change management architect, shared how digital workplace strategies are leveraging technology advances, enabling new and more effective ways of working, and improving staff outcomes and agility. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

FinTech, RegTech, and the Reconceptualization of Financial Regulation

24 February 2017
Hong Kong University's Professor Douglas Arner traced the roots and evolution of financial technology and the application of technology to regulation (RegTech). He compared these two concepts, and discussed how RegTech has grown broader than finance and why it will play a key role in the impending…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office

Use of ICT in Pedestrian Safety

19 January 2017
With mobile phone application as the main tool, youth-led urban safety audits were held in Metro Manila in the Philippines. ADB Youth for Asia designed and executed a pilot study on pedestrian safety using the mobile application called Safetipin. A tool kit will also be produced out of this pilot…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

9 to 10 January 2017
With the theme “Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies," this conference promoted the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers on significant and emerging topics in economic development. Top researchers in the fields of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Indonesia's e-Procurement System for Medicines

19 December 2016
Medicine e-procurement is changing the healthcare industry in Indonesia. Can this system help achieve universal health coverage in the country? ADB Health Specialist Sean Donato presented on the implementation of Indonesia's e-procurement systems for medicines and other health commodities in the…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

The Communication Story of Estero de Paco

13 December 2016
If a movie or a TV serial was made about Manila’s Estero de Paco before, it would have been titled, “the flowing dead.” This learning event discussed how the estero, a formerly dead tributary of the Pasig River in the Philippines, is not just flowing and alive, but also showcased how communications…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Knowledge Sharing Program on ICT in Education

9 to 11 November 2016
Organized in support of the education sector projects of Asian Development Bank's South Asia Department, this knowledge sharing workshop aimed to improve understanding of ICT in education programs through some case studies in the Republic of Korea focusing on key success factors and policy…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Joint South Asia Human Development Matters and Education Sector Group Event

28 October 2016
Cher Ping Lim, Internet and Higher Education journal’s editor-in-chief, discussed the role of research and development for digital learning to address education quality, equity, and efficiency.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department