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Could AI be the answer to Asia’s mounting education delivery challenges? Jul 31, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to significantly disrupt teaching and learning around the world. In this podcast, former Minister of Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Korea, Ju-Ho Lee, discusses teaching reform priorities, against this backdrop. Lee, now a professor at the Korea Development Institute, goes on to describe how artificial intelligence-based High-Touch High-Tech education could be the right learning model for Asia and the Pacific at the right time. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/3jTmzEI Related links Confronting COVID-19: ADBI Solutions for Asia and the Pacific https://bit.ly/3jXS6Fo Distinguished Speaker Series Webinar: High-Touch High-Tech Education: Transforming Post-COVID-19 Education https://bit.ly/3g8WnDP

How can digitalization deliver a pandemic soft landing for Asian economies? Jul 22, 2020

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Capitalizing on the accelerating digital transformation of economies in the COVID-19 era will be key to crisis recovery, according to Asian Development Bank Institute Dean Tetsushi Sonobe. In this podcast, he explains why and the policy implications for developing Asia and the Pacific. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2WIYbf4 Related link Confronting COVID-19: ADBI Solutions for Asia and the Pacific https://bit.ly/3jXS6Fo

Addressing new challenges for financial inclusion amid a disruptive double whammy Jul 17, 2020

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In this podcast, ADBI Vice Chair of Research, Peter Morgan, discusses the challenges of advancing financial inclusion, financial education, and financial literacy in an increasingly digital world and how the COVID-19 pandemic is further raising the stakes for policy makers and the future of socio-economic welfare. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/394TJfs Related links T20 Saudi Arabia: Economy, Employment, and Education in the Digital Age https://bit.ly/2CF7sxJ Policy brief: The Need to Promote Digital Financial Literacy for the Digital Age https://bit.ly/2ZC7AHh ADBI E-Learning Course https://bit.ly/3fDUfUr

How can smartphone data promote pandemic recovery? Jul 01, 2020

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Economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis could get an important boost right from the palm of your hand. In this podcast, Purdue University civil engineering professor and Director of its Urban Mobility Networks and Intelligence Lab, Satish Ukkusuri, discusses how mobility data from smartphones and social media can be used to help Asia’s cities mitigate shocks from the pandemic and other disasters. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2YN3qvG ADBI’s related event Distinguished Speaker Series: Using Mobility Analytics to Understand the Recovery of Cities After Disasters and Pandemics https://bit.ly/2Agz774

How far will Asia’s investors turn to ESG investment? Jun 23, 2020

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Investors have been increasingly integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their investment decisions. In this podcast, ADBI financial economist, Naoko Nemoto, and Peter Morgan, ADBI vice chair of research, discuss the emergence of ESG investment and its potential to enhance economic sustainability and resilience in Asia in the face of climate and COVID-19 shocks, and related challenges. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2YmWkxE ADBI’s related publications Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment: Opportunities and Risks for Asia https://bit.ly/3fJqJMo

The time is now for Asian green investments and an incentivized private sector Jun 11, 2020

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The coronavirus has contributed to energy market shocks and a rethinking of opportunities for green investments and renewable energy. In this podcast, ADBI research fellow Dina Azhgaliyeva and Ranjeeta Mishra, an ADBI project consultant, discuss COVID-19’s impact on green investments, what’s next for private financing and incentives within the sector, and the implications for Asia’s energy mix. The discussion stems from their new tuition-free, certificate-issuing ADBI E-Learning course Green Investments: Renewable Energy. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2MLCV2L ADBI E-Learning course Green Investments: Renewable Energy https://bit.ly/30tTybk

Behavioral insights can support the transition to a post-COVID-19 world May 25, 2020

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The coronavirus has had an acute impact on world trade, global connectivity, and work environments. In this podcast, Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute, discusses the path to economic recovery, the importance of digitalization, and how the application of behavioral insights can drive resilience in a post-COVID-19 world. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/3eh139s

Quality infrastructure Asia needs to address COVID-19 and the SDGs May 14, 2020

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In this podcast, Ravi Narayanan, chair of the Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum and Water Integrity Network, discusses policy recommendations to promote investment in quality water infrastructure in the region needed to combat COVID-19 and advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Narayanan draws upon insights from Water Insecurity and Sanitation in Asia from ADBI Press, as one of the book’s contributing authors. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/368Y5RD ADBI’s related publications Water Insecurity and Sanitation in Asia https://bit.ly/3dGpWeg

Asia’s economic recovery is an opportunity for green policy May 05, 2020

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As the COVID-19 pandemic rattles globalization, commerce, and everyday lives, policy makers are increasingly turning their attention to economic recovery which also provides a critical opportunity to advance green investment and environmental sustainability. In this podcast, ADBI Research Fellow Bihong Huang discusses policy recommendations for more effective environmental and climate change governance in the region. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2KO8DLV ADBI’s related publications Ways to Achieve Green Asia https://bit.ly/2VQtxAs

Mitigating the effects of graying populations in an age of uncertainty Apr 21, 2020

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Protecting the health and safety of vulnerable groups such as the elderly has emerged as an immediate task for policy makers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this podcast, ADBI Deputy Dean Chul Ju Kim discusses policy approaches for addressing population aging and the importance of continued implementation efforts in today’s uncertain environment. The views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2ziZDMn ADBI’s related publications Aging Societies: Policies and Perspectives https://bit.ly/2Kkpdmp

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