ASEAN 2030: Toward a Borderless Economic Community Read more about ASEAN 2030: Toward a Borderless Economic Community The learning event provided an overview of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The aspirations and challenges in transforming ASEAN into a borderless economic community by 2030 are explained. It also examined the enabling factors, institutional architecture, and policy options needed to achieve the desired outcome.
Skills Development for Green Jobs in Singapore Read more about Skills Development for Green Jobs in Singapore This presentation shows how clean technology became a new pillar of the Singaporean economy. Along with Singapore’s sustainable development targets, the roles of government agencies in green growth are discussed. It also shares the energy sector manpower landscape study and environmental education in Singapore.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic: Responding to the Development Challenge Read more about Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform in the Kyrgyz Republic: Responding to the Development Challenge This presentation enumerates the employment challenges in the Kyrgyz Republic. It provides an overview of the country’s policies on employment and education, and international partnership agreements. The presentation also explains how partnership becomes a starting point and basis for TVET promotion, along with the challenges and lessons in receiving international assistance.
Private Sector Skills Development: A Study of Potential Opportunities for Private Sector Integration into Skills Development for Young People Read more about Private Sector Skills Development: A Study of Potential Opportunities for Private Sector Integration into Skills Development for Young People This presentation discusses existing models of private sector integration with skills development for young people. It also highlights key lessons learned along with successful model examples. Proposed interventions, including specific recommendations that encourage private sector engagement, are shared.
Knowledge Partnership Forum: Outcome of Transport Parallel Sessions Read more about Knowledge Partnership Forum: Outcome of Transport Parallel Sessions This presentation highlights the options and key takeaways raised during the transport parallel sessions. It wraps up common understandings of sustainable urban transport (SUT), fields to focus on, and the next steps in pursuing the SUT agenda.
Special Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Read more about Special Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Strategic knowledge partnerships are critical for providing effective solutions to development problems; hence Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes the need to expand its knowledge base to better respond to clients’ diverse demands. The private sector, as technology and solution providers, can help ADB become a better knowledge bank, and an honest knowledge broker.
Asia's Urban Challenge Read more about Asia's Urban Challenge Cities in Asia increasingly face the triple challenges of rapid urbanization, aging population, and climate change. Smart urban development is an imperative given the challenges. A business-as-usual approach, however, will simply not achieve sustainable urban development and smart cities; a combination of leadership, partnership, and innovation is needed.
Applying Space-Based Technology and ICT to Strengthen Disaster Resilience Read more about Applying Space-Based Technology and ICT to Strengthen Disaster Resilience This presentation discusses the application of innovative and partnership approaches in strengthening disaster resilience. Asian Development Bank's project on “Applying Space-based Technology and Information and Communication Technology to Strengthen Disaster Resilience” is explained in detail. The discussion also includes examples of technology that can provide cost-effective innovative solutions for disaster risk management.
Advances in Use of Technology and Partnerships for Disaster Risk Assessment and Key Lessons Read more about Advances in Use of Technology and Partnerships for Disaster Risk Assessment and Key Lessons Not only frequency and intensity of hazards are changing, but the underlying causes of risk, as well. Though uncertainties remain, technological developments have led to an increase in demand of the need to readily access information when making business decisions.
Water Operators Partnership in Practice Read more about Water Operators Partnership in Practice This presentation introduces Maynilad Water Services, Inc. as a water and wastewater services provider in the Philippines. It includes a discussion of current Maynilad Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs), along with specific examples. The benefits of entering into WOPs are also enumerated.