Marc Lepage Keywords knowledge bot artificial intelligence AI ADB digital technology information communication and technology digitalxadb infrastructure Read more about Marc Lepage Marc has worked in the knowledge and technology innovation for development context since 1998. Marc currently works at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as Principal IT specialist (technology innovation), based at ADB headquarter in Manila, Philippines. Marc advises and supports ADB with its 2030 digital agenda, by designing and implementing ADB’s digital sandboxes programme, an initiative aiming at using emerging digital technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain and robotics to future-proof ADB and support its transformation into an agile organization.
Ozzeir Khan Keywords knowledge bot artificial intelligence AI ADB digital technology information communication and technology digitalxadb infrastructure Read more about Ozzeir Khan Ozzeir Khan is the Director of the Office of Business Relationships and IT Strategy for Digital Innovation within Asian Development Bank. He is currently also heading the ADB Digital Innovation Sandbox Program. He has worked for United Nations and global financial banking services sector in Asia, Europe, and the USA.
Kim Wium Olesen Keywords water water management flood management engineer infrastructure Read more about Kim Wium Olesen He is the Lead of Water Resources Department at DHI for a decade and has recently taken up the position of Chief Engineer in the department. He has worked for DHI for more than 35 years and has comprehensive experience in the field of mathematical modeling for rivers. He has been assigned to numerous technically challenging projects on flooding, river morphology, and sediment transport in rivers around the world and has work experience in about 30 countries.
High-Level Technology Public-Private Seminar Read more about High-Level Technology Public-Private Seminar ADB is promoting the use of high-level technologies across the infrastructure sectors, including transport, energy, water, and urban development. Such technologies will help lower greenhouse gas emissions and raise development impacts, among other advantages.
Case Studies - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Case Studies - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is used for setting road safety targets, assessing existing road networks and tracking infrastructure risk over time, evaluating safety benefits of road projects, assessing risk for design iterations, and conducting post-construction evaluations. This presentation features some iRAP case studies that show how lives were improved and serious injuries were prevented.
Sustainable Development Goal - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Sustainable Development Goal - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Targets like those reflected in the global sustainable development goals are important because they provide strategic focus for road safety. Research and experience show that long-term goals and targets provide better management of strategies and programs, improved quality of safety programs, and better safety performance especially when targets are ambitious, among others.
Star Rating - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Star Rating - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Risk factors, sometimes called crash modification factors (CMF), are used by International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) in its methodology to relate road attributes and risk of death and serious injury. Learn how to use iRAP’s Star Rating Demonstrator to produce star ratings that can help improve road safety.
Introduction - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Introduction - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Understand the relationship between road design and risk. Learn why achieving the sustainable development goal target for road safety is important for countries. The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is dedicated to preventing the more than 3,500 road deaths that occur everyday worldwide. iRAP provides tools and training to help governments and organizations in more than 70 countries make roads safe.
Roger Fairclough Keywords infrastructure climate risk climate risk assessment construction New Zealand Lifelines Utilities Council Read more about Roger Fairclough Roger Fairclough has 40 years of experience in infrastructure design, construction and government policy. This includes being a member of the Expert Panel for the National Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework for New Zealand, working for the National Infrastructure Unit within New Zealand Treasury, and being Chair of the New Zealand Lifelines (Utilities) Council.
Sandboxed in Disruption at Scale in the Internet of Things World Read more about Sandboxed in Disruption at Scale in the Internet of Things World The growing digitalization of government and business has led to the emergence of disruptive technology, putting future competitiveness and socio-economic growth at stake. Rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) is a component in almost all these disruptive changes. Learn about IoT and its relevance, and how to implement it.