Radhika Lal Keywords SDG Finance local governance regional cooperation public management economic policy economic research macro and meso economic policies; integrated policy and programming to address the intersection of economic social environmental dimensions of sustainable development financing for SDGs Read more about Radhika Lal Radhika Lal joined UNDP’s Bangkok Regional Hub as SDG finance policy advisor and team lead in December 2019. Prior to this, she served as economic policy advisor with UNDP Ghana; strategic planning advisor for the UN country team in South Africa; senior policy advisor and team co-lead at the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) in Brazil and as a policy advisor in various capacities with UNDP’s policy bureau in New York.
Karibaiti Taoaba Keywords Governance and public sector management PPP regional cooperation adb financial sustainability Read more about Karibaiti Taoaba Karibaiti Taoaba is the Pacific Regional Director for the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF). Based in Suva, Fiji, she has been in this role, strengthening democratic local governments to support sustainable development across 10 Pacific Islands Countries, since 2009. Before joining CLGF, Karibaiti worked for the Government of Kiribati for 18 years. She has served as the Permanent Secretary for three ministries in Kiribati, including the President's Office.
10th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Future of Labor Migration in Asia Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decade Read more about 10th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Future of Labor Migration in Asia Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Decade Aging population is a global issue and UNDESA estimates about 962 million people to be aged 60 or over around the world, which accounts for about 13% of the world population. Many Asian countries are also experiencing unprecedented population aging. Japan has the highest proportion of people aged over 65 in the world, and the country’s population size is shrinking. The Republic of Korea, Thailand, and the People Republic of China (PRC) are also catching up quickly to Japan and forecast to have negative growth rate by 2030.
Relation Between High-Speed Rail and Regional Development Read more about Relation Between High-Speed Rail and Regional Development High-speed rail (HSR) is considered necessary for regional development. Several HSRs are under development in Asia, and Japan’s experience would be informative and useful to them. This presentation covers five HSR case studies, including projects in Japan and the Kuala Lumpur–Singapore HSR.
Hans van Rijn Keywords public management financial sector public finance local governance East Asia Department regional cooperation Read more about Hans van Rijn Hans van Rijn is a public finance and public administration specialist with close to 25 years of work experience, mostly in countries across Asia and the Pacific.
Thiam Hee Ng Keywords management SARD ADB regional cooperation Read more about Thiam Hee Ng Thiam Hee (Bernard) Ng is a Director in Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department with the Asian Development Bank. He leads ADB's regional cooperation activities in South Asia and also manages ADB operations in the Maldives. Prior to this role, he carried out research on economics and regional cooperation issues in South East Asia. He also worked in the Strategy and Policy Department where he managed the allocation of concessional resources and policies relating to ADB’s poorest countries.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges Read more about The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is here. Learn how it is transforming social, economic, and political systems in often unpredictable ways.
High-Level Seminar: How Can the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Regional Cooperation Drive Cambodia’s Structural Transformation? Read more about High-Level Seminar: How Can the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Regional Cooperation Drive Cambodia’s Structural Transformation? ADB organized a high-level seminar on opportunities presented by Cambodia’s membership in ASEAN and the technologies embedded in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (industry 4.0) to drive Cambodia’s structural transformation and diversification for long-term growth.
Alfredo Perdiguero Keywords regional cooperation integration issues ADB GMS economist Read more about Alfredo Perdiguero Mr. Alfredo Perdiguero is the Director of the Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division in the Southeast Asia Department of Asian Development Bank. He has worked in Southeast Asia for the last 20 years and has broad exposure, deep knowledge and extensive work with ADB on regional cooperation and integration issues in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).
Workshop on the Classification of Regional Projects Read more about Workshop on the Classification of Regional Projects Regional cooperation and integration (RCI) is a process by which national economies become more interconnected regionally. RCI plays an important role in accelerating growth and reducing poverty.