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Time of event
14:00–17:15 Tokyo time
Summary
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.
This first of three ADBI virtual workshops on analyzing infrastructure impacts in Asia through big data examined new, big data-based research proposals on infrastructure’s socioeconomic spillover effects and measures for optimizing them to mobilize private investment growth. It also featured a related training session with Keio University Professor Emeritus Naoyuki Yoshino.
Objectives
- Assess the role of big data in gauging the spillover effects of infrastructure growth
- Consider how infrastructure’s spillover effects can be channeled to attract private investment for new projects
Participants
- Policy makers and experts from think tanks, universities, and other institutions, as well as post-graduate students
Output
- Enhanced understanding of how big data can be used to determine the spillover effects of infrastructure and policies for harnessing them to address project funding gaps
- Greater impetus for dialogue, research, and cooperation on innovative infrastructure financing and development
Conference Presentations
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Paper 1: Predictive Analytics and Decision Making in Climate Infrastructure Solutions |
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Paper 2: Big Data and Labor Mobility: How ICT and Transport Infrastructure Can Improve Employment and Livelihoods Across the CAREC Region |
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Paper 3: The Socioeconomic Impact of Land Use Policy and Metro Investment in Urban India: Through Remote Sensing Floor Area Ratio Detection |
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Paper 4: Assessing the Effectiveness of Infrastructure Investment in Central Asia: Evidence from Uzbekistan |
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Paper 5: Can Investments in Soft Infrastructure Deliver a Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Boost to Central Asian Nations Post COVID-19 |
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Paper 6: CBA of Spillover Tax Revenues of Infrastructure: Case Study of High-Speed Railway in Asia |
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Training I: Spillover Effects of Infrastructure Investment: Theory and Empirical Applications |
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Training II: Spillover Tax Revenues for Attracting Private Finance Into Infrastructure |
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Paper 7: Spatial Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion |
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Paper 8: Evaluating COVID-19 Impact on Firm Performance in Central Asia Using WBES and Night-Time Light Data |
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Paper 9: Viewing Regional Economic Dynamics from Above Using Nighttime Lights and Land Cover: Insights from Dimly Lit Islands |
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Paper 10: Market Access and Firm Performance in India |
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Paper 11: Policy Note on Spillover Effect of Information Technology Infrastructure in India |