Is Asia Ready for Social Impact Bonds?
Raising finance for projects which are socially important but have little appeal to hard-nosed investors has been a major challenge for governments and donor agencies in the past. But now a new instrument has been developed which offers a fresh way forward—Social Impact Bonds.
It’s Time to Stem the Tide of Women’s Under-Employment
In Sri Lanka, efforts need to be made to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for girls to support their employment potential.
Learning Recovery is Complicated by Asia’s Preexisting Learning Crisis
Efforts to address pandemic-related learning loss may draw on innovations devised to tackle the ongoing learning crisis – and vice versa.
Lessons Learned from the Massive Shift to Online Learning Due to COVID-19
The surge in online learning in the People’s Republic of China during the coronavirus outbreak highlights the importance of infrastructure, platforms and the preparedness of teachers, students and parents.
Let's Listen to Students to Improve Education in Lao PDR
Students should not adapt to the way we teach, but rather share their aspirations to design programs tailored to their needs.
Making Impact Evaluation Matter
Over the last week, 3ie staff in Delhi, London and Washington were busy coordinating conference logistics, finalizing the program, and putting the last touches to their presentations. This is usual preparation for a conference but this one is going to be different. Why? Because the participant mix–of more than 500 people–is balanced among policymakers, program managers, implementers, and researchers.
Mind the Gap: Closing the Youth, Government Divide
When we look around the world there often seems a huge divide between young people and governments. While youth are frequently on the front line of civilian protests, criticizing the state, those in power often brand them as mere troublemakers and ingrates. How can we narrow this gap and help both sides better understand each other?
New Technologies are Revolutionizing Education – Or are They?
New technologies hold great potential to improve education in developing Asia and the Pacific. Here are a few guiding principles to help to ensure interventions are relevant.
New Technology Helping Rebuild Nepal’s Quake-Hit Schools Better, and Faster
Effective project implementation demands real-time monitoring of construction progress and quality in the field.
Open Access: A Paradigm Shift for ADB’s Knowledge Sharing
The next great innovation in development may come not from an international expert, but from a graduate student in Nepal who can’t afford to consult scholarly materials published behind expensive paywalls in commercial academic journals with restrictive terms of use. Publicly and easily available ADB research could help the student grow that idea into a project to fight poverty, promote inclusive growth, or reduce the effects of climate change in Asia and the Pacific.