State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Reforms

Pacific state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are often formed to increase service delivery effectiveness and accountability. Historical and financial indicators, however, show that long-term government ownership of SOEs often result in outcomes counter to these goals. Asian Development Bank’s study of SOE performance in the Pacific emphasizes political commitment to reform as a key driver for commercial results.

Engaging the Millennials

This presentation features Playware Studios Asia, a technology company based in Singapore that specializes in games for learning. The company, through its creation of both software and hardware products and integration of the two for some projects, aims to enable sustainable democratic knowledge economies.