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How Information and Communication Technology Can Fast-Track Development

4 November 2016
Developing countries have yet to reap digital dividends. Affordable, open, and safe ICT can boost collaboration, efficiency, and innovation. Information and communication technology facilitates by electronic means the processing, transmission, and display of information. Ever faster and cheaper,…

Information and Communication Technology for People

2 November 2016
Information and communication technology (ICT) for people can help end poverty and hunger, ensure healthy lives and quality education, achieve gender equality, and provide water and sanitation for all. Sustainable Development Goals 1–6 see to people: they mean to end poverty and hunger, ensure…

Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand

27 October 2016
This presentation shares the experience of Thailand in dealing with the challenges of sustainable urbanization. It enumerates specific steps taken by the government and its partners to help solve the pressing issues of urbanization.

Application of Web-based Data Mining in Road Networking Evaluation in the People's Republic of China

23 September 2016
Zilong Wang, East Asia Department intern from Rutgers University, shares insights on the use of web-based data mining in road network evaluation in China. He presents overview of the provincial road network in China and shares the effect of local road network in intercity transport.

Manggahan Floodway: In-City Resettlement for Informal Settler Families

22 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the resettlement project for informal settlers in Manggahan Floodway, Philippines.

APOAMF Experience in Community Organizing and Engagement with Government Agencies

22 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview on the progress and current status for the APOAMF People's Plan Housing Project.

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 1)

21 September 2016
Various stakeholders from Asia and the Pacific share their insights on the importance of investing in ICT for social protection. ICT, they said, is a crtiical foundation for social protection as it helps provide direction to social protection programs. By investing in ICT, organizations can improve…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 2)

21 September 2016
Countries need to invest in ICT for social protection now because it will greatly improve public service delivery, especially to the underserved. By investing in ICT now, countries can facilitate management of their social protection programs. With just a click of a button, they can easily…

Livelihood Restoration

21 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the challenges and opportunities in livelihood restoration.

Involuntary Resettlement in Rural and Peri-urban Areas – The AfDB Experience In Selected African Countries

21 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the AfDB policy for involuntary resettlement in rural and peri-urban areas.