How Social Enterprises Contribute to Training and Job Creation: Examples from the United Kingdom and Asia
Social enterprises play an important role in building human capital and creating a more inclusive labor market. They also inject new talent into the services sectors that face a growing shortage of appropriately skilled workers.
Government Budgets Strengthen Safety Nets, Inclusiveness
The government budgetary process can have a powerful impact on societal gains.
Farming in the City: A New Path to Food Security
Cities can play a bigger role in food security while building a sense of community and the pathways to a green economy.
Is ASEAN Ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
ASEAN has not made sufficient progress on connectivity, e-commerce, and technology-driven human capital ahead of 4IR.
Singapore Providing Test-Bed for Effectiveness of Floating Solar
Singapore is home to the world’s largest test-bed for a floating solar photo voltaic power generation system, the results of which will be watched keenly by ADB and many others.
Repelling Mosquitoes (and Ignorance) with Science and Technology Education
Teaching science, technology, engineering and math benefits students and society in a variety of ways.
Working for the Public Good
Public work programs can build much-needed infrastructure while helping lift people out of poverty and shield them from the effects of natural disasters and economic crises
Why It Matters That One of the Region’s Biggest Trade Deals is Being Upgraded
Important changes are underway for Southeast Asia’s relationship with its biggest trading partner, the People’s Republic of China.
Promoting Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration in Southeast Asia
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are working together to encourage the free flow of skilled labor within their countries.
Why Southeast Asia Shouldn’t Worry About “Brain Drain”
Here’s why the perception that skilled migration damages the source country is wrong.