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T7 Policy Brief Seeks G20 Consortium to Drive Universal Internet Access, Resilient Development
A new Think20 (T20) policy brief coauthored by ADBI’s Dil Rahut calls for the establishment of a Group of Twenty (G20) consortium to scale up universal internet access and the application of citizen-generated data (CGD) to promote inclusive and resilient development. It describes equitable digital channels and increased CGD utilization as vital to closing the digital divide and strengthening disaster management. It also explains how infrastructure growth and digital governance incorporating internet tariffs can improve internet access and affordability.
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Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer, Experts Join ADBI in Charting Digital Rural Development Pathways
Nobel laureate Michael Kremer and other senior researchers examined Asia’s digital rural and agricultural development outlook during an ADBI virtual conference on 8-12 August, opened by ADBI Dean Tetsushi Sonobe. University of Chicago’s Kremer explained how digital extension services can improve farmers’ information access and productivity while highlighting the importance of a targeted approach for optimizing the benefits. Colorado State University’s Edward Barbier, originator of the Green New Deal economic model, called for greater digital access and skills development to help rural communities escape the digital poverty trap. Peking University’s Jikun Huang explored technological integration’s role in transforming rural development.
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Experts Gauge Green Hydrogen’s Potential to Decarbonize Asia During ADBI Session
Green hydrogen’s prospects for advancing carbon net-zero transition while meeting surging energy demand in Asia and the Pacific were explored during an ADBI Session on 10 August, held at the 14th International Conference on Applied Energy in Bochum, Germany and online. Researchers assessed how the versatility of green hydrogen, produced from water electrolysis with renewable energy sources, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions across sectors such as energy, industry, and transport. They also discussed challenges, including green hydrogen's cost inefficiency and infrastructure gaps, and policy and financing measures to promote a reliable and affordable system for green hydrogen production, transportation, storage, and consumption.
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ADBI, Partners Build Conflict Resolution Capacity to Advance Development Projects in Asia
Strategies to resolve stakeholder disputes and advance development project implementation in Asia and the Pacific were the focus of a virtual training workshop cohosted by ADBI, SASTRA Deemed University School of Law, and the Foundation for Comprehensive Dispute Resolution on 5-9 August. Policy makers and experts discussed the alternate dispute resolution method that helps recognize conflict impacts in intra and inter-personal relationships and support constructive engagement among stakeholders to reach a consensus. They also participated in roleplay exercises to develop skills for identifying incompatible interests and optimal resolution options.
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Books
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Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Priorities for Asia
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital technology adoption in the financial sector and impacted the role of financial technology firms in supporting households and businesses.
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Blue Economy and Blue Finance: Toward Sustainable Development and Ocean Governance
Billions of people in Asia and the Pacific depend on healthy oceans for their livelihoods, food security, health, and recreation.
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National authorities and international financial institutions should work together to enhance the framework for measuring institutional quality.
Institutional Quality and Macrofinancial Resilience in Asia
The COVID-19 crisis has severely affected employment and education in member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Households’ Business, Employment and School Education: Evidence from Household Survey in CAREC Countries
Globalized firms participate in innovation activity more actively than their nonglobalized counterparts.
Global Engagement and Innovation Activities: The Case of Malaysian Manufacturing Firms
Australian National University Professor Jennifer Gordon on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
The Australian National University’s Jennifer Gordon, an ADBI Advisory Council member, describes how ADBI’s research and outreach help policy makers address issues that matter for the region.
University of Tokyo Economics Professor Tetsuji Okazaki on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
University of Tokyo professor Tetsuji Okazaki, an ADBI Advisory Council member, discusses ADBI’s policy support for Asia over the last 25 years and the road ahead.
Victoria University of Wellington Professor and Former Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
Victoria University of Wellington’s Alan Bollard, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, discusses ADBI’s role in helping Asia and the Pacific raise living standards and tackle emerging challenges.
New Book Details Fintech’s Expanded Capacity to Build Inclusive Economies After COVID-19
Fintech and COVID-19 examines pandemic accelerated digital technology adoption in the financial sector and the role of financial technology (fintech) firms in supporting households and businesses.
REGISTRATION: Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer, Experts to Discuss Digital Rural Development
The Virtual Conference on Rural and Agricultural Development in the Digital Age will highlight digitalization experiences and paths to better-targeted development intervention programs.
Foreign institutional investor outflows contribute to transient volatility for stocks experiencing outflows.
Foreign Fund Flows and Equity Prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from India
Night-time light intensity data are useful for understanding economic dynamics not only at the country level but also by regions within a country.
Evaluating COVID-19’s Impact on Firm Performance in the CAREC Region Using Night-Time Light Data: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital technology adoption in the financial sector and impacted the role of financial technology firms in supporting households and businesses. Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Priorities for Asia
Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Priorities for Asia
Fintech and COVID-19 underscores the importance of fintech, digital infrastructure investment, and digital financial education for driving economic recovery and sustainable development.
Videos
- Australian National University Professor Jennifer Gordon on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
- University of Tokyo Economics Professor Tetsuji Okazaki on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
- Victoria University of Wellington Professor and Former Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard on ADBI’s 25th Anniversary
- Fintech and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges, and Policy Priorities for Asia
- Blue Economy and Blue Finance: Toward Sustainable Development and Ocean Governance
- Rethinking Higher Education Financing and Policies in a Changing World
Podcast
- What Asia tells us about government’s role in fueling private renewable energy investment
- How the G20’s succession of developing country presidencies could help re-shape the global economy
- T7 and its support for G7-Global South cooperation explained
- Central bank governor & finance secretary-designate on sustaining the Philippines' recovery momentum
- Overturning common assumptions about the burden of population aging
- The role of developing Asia’s central banks in dealing with volatile capital outflows
