High-Level Roundtable on Asian Cities: Fostering Growth and Inclusion

Urbanization is widely believed to be an engine of growth. Cities host dynamic firms and create productive jobs, with agglomerations resulting in better matches between workers and jobs, strong input-output linkages, and more knowledge spillovers. But there is some concern that the nature of urbanization underway in developing countries today may undermine the potential for cities to serve as engines of growth and generate productive and well-paying jobs for workers at large.

AASCTF project flyer: Providing a blueprint for developing a smart city vision and ICT platform for the EEC

This project flyer provides an overview of the City Visioning and Strategic Urban Data Platform Assessment Project, which aims to support Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) in developing a holistic vision for its New Livable Smart City near the province of Chonburi.

AASCTF Smart Cities Inclusive Cities Capacity Building Program - Module 3 Report: Decent Work and Livelihood

This report covers the third and last module of the AASCTF Inclusive Cities Dialogues on “Decent Work and Livelihood”, which consisted of three dialogues held on 14, 21, and 28 July 2022. The dialogues are part of the Smart Cities – Inclusive Cities Capacity Building Program of the ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund (AASCTF).