ADBI Virtual Workshop on Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Socioeconomic Spillover Assessment

Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic. New funding sources are particularly vital for tackling the region’s sustainable infrastructure investment gap, which is equal to 2.4% of GDP and includes financing for climate mitigation and adaptation.

Annemieke Nijhof

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Nijhof has extensive experience in the worlds of both government and business. As the Director-General of Water at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (now Infrastructure and Water Management), she was responsible for water policy in the Netherlands. She then turned her hand to a business career as the CEO of consultancy and engineering firm Tauw. Presently, she is figurehead Top Sector Water & Maritiem and chair of the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP).

Penang Smart Mobility Micro-Simulation Model Development -- Model Inception and Trial Model Report

The ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund's (AASCTF) pilot project intervention in Penang (Malaysia) involves the development of a Transport Micro-Simulation Model of the historical centre of Georgetown, which can be used to assess future mobility interventions such as public transport, traffic improvements,

Rosemary Ong

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Ms. Ong is a national of the Philippines. Ms. Ong has developed Thought Leadership materials on PPP and Privatization. She obtained her Master’s degree in Business Management from Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and eared her Certificate in Finance from ESADE Business School, Spain; and Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines, Quezon City.

Timothy John R. Batan

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Usec Timothy John Batan has been working in the transportation department for five years, first as a Senior Project Development Officer for DOTr Planning, Project Development, and Private-Public Partnership Unit in 2015 where he worked with on several maritime, airport development, port modernization, and varying mass transit projects until he was eventually appointed as an Assistant Secretary for Railways in June 2017, and again as the Undersecretary for Railways in February 2018.

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