Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2022 with Sweden Read more about Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2022 with Sweden ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures.
Peter Frans Keywords consultancy ADB project jobs Urban Development Read more about Peter Frans He has experience working as a consultant with the ADB, the World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Islamic Development Bank, and International Fund for Agricultural Development on various projects for more than 10 years. His expertise is in the areas of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Water Resources, Mining and Energy, Spatial Planning and Settlements, Urban Infrastructure and Buildings, Roads and Bridges, Community Empowerment, Education, and Training.
Digital Transformation and Women’s Employment: The Case of South Korea Read more about Digital Transformation and Women’s Employment: The Case of South Korea This presentation gives an overview of a number of examples of policy, programs, and project interventions that address gender issues and support women’s empowerment through policy dialogue, providing access to and affordability of specialized training courses, and skills development programs for women to be able to compete for new jobs in the labor market.
Digital Transformation and Women’s Employment: The Case of South Korea Read more about Digital Transformation and Women’s Employment: The Case of South Korea The digital age offers significant opportunities to empower women - to earn additional income, enhance employment prospects, and acquire knowledge. But at the same time, digital transformation may have a negative impact on women’s access to resources and opportunities, including jobs, skills, and livelihoods. So how can countries build these opportunities for women and girls while mitigating a negative impact?
Rural Distress Read more about Rural Distress This session highlights the imbalance in rural–urban development and its significant negative impacts on national economic growth, rural employment, food security and nutrition, and urbanization. Good examples of rural revitalization will show that well-developed rural areas can play a vital role in wider economic development and generating good jobs for the youth. Specific recommendations regarding green and blue investments were discussed.
Discussion on "How Technology Affects Jobs" Read more about Discussion on "How Technology Affects Jobs" The presenter noted that the regression estimates are very low in the table on changes in robot inputs and impact on employment. He also suggested further disagreggating the analysis at residence, gender, and education levels.
Asian Development Outlook: How Technology Affects Jobs Read more about Asian Development Outlook: How Technology Affects Jobs Despite the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, job prospects in Asia are positive. Emerging technologies often automate only some tasks of a job, not the entire job. They result in the creation of non-routine, cognitive jobs, which have witnessed wage growth. Robot use, however, could lower the share of routine employment.
S&T Workers for Innovation and Growth in Sri Lanka Read more about S&T Workers for Innovation and Growth in Sri Lanka Science and technology (S&T) workers in Sri Lanka composed 12% of employed workers in 2016. To further increase the percentage of S&T workers, the presenter recommends expanding access to higher education in S&T, reducing labor mismatch, and promoting professional and technical jobs.
Nisha Arunatilake Keywords education employment human capital ICT jobs labor science technology TVET Read more about Nisha Arunatilake Nisha Arunatilake is the Director of Research and a fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) of Sri Lanka. She has considerable post-doctoral experience in conducting policy related economic research in labour market analysis, education, public finance and health. Her work is published in both local and international journals, book chapters and reports. She has collaborated with, and has been a consultant to bilateral and multi-lateral donor agencies.
Labor Market and Skills Gap in the ICT Sector in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study Read more about Labor Market and Skills Gap in the ICT Sector in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study ICT is emerging as a promising sector in Bangladesh; it employs more than 200,000 people. The market size of ICT services is about $2 billion and aims to reach $5 billion in 2021. The challenge is to train and prepare human capital, as most IT graduates are deemed not ready to start a job.