Information and Communications Technology
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India: Smart partnerships making Kolkata a smart city
By Neeta Pokhrel, Sourav Majumder on Friday, 19 May 2017
Thanks to innovative taxation and urban services reforms, the city is on its way to becoming smart.
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Can Asia reach high-income?
By Donghyun Park, Abdul Abiad on Thursday, 18 May 2017
Total factor productivity growth in middle-income countries depends on innovation, human capital, and infrastructure.
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Digital trade needs more coordination, leadership
By Alisa DiCaprio on Thursday, 04 May 2017
The progress of digitization in trade is being driven by the objective of cost reduction – not inclusion.
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Trial and error with digital technology in Sri Lanka
By Ryotaro Hayashi on Friday, 21 April 2017
It’s an inevitable process to harness the power of the digital revolution in education programs.
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How nighttime lights help us study development indicators
By Arturo Martinez on Thursday, 22 December 2016
Nighttime luminosity is a good source of data for countries lacking reliable statistics in developing Asia.
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Less talk, more action on climate change
By Daniel Hersson on Wednesday, 21 December 2016
We debunk 4 myths of the post-Paris scenario on clean technology to encourage faster action on climate change.
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Why we should invest in secondary education in Nepal
By Shanti Jagannathan on Tuesday, 08 November 2016
Human capital development is an important lever to support Nepal’s vision to graduate from the least developed country level by 2022.
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5 ways to use ICT to address education challenges
By Sungsup Ra on Wednesday, 02 November 2016
ICT provides countries in Asia and the Pacific the opportunity to transform teaching, learning, and management practices in schools.
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Going digital in the Pacific: Lessons from Samoa’s online firms
By Alisa DiCaprio, Michael Laps on Thursday, 29 September 2016
An analysis of the online presence of 300 Samoan websites offers a glimpse into how Pacific SMEs operate in the digital space.
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Digital finance successes, failures provide lessons for microfinance
By Kelly Hattel on Wednesday, 28 September 2016
If issues of trust, affordability, and reliability are addressed, digital financial services can help extend financial services to all.
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The power of videos in communicating the development agenda
By Samantha Tongson-Rubio on Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Videos more than ever have the power to create true impact, and we have to take advantage of this medium to make ADB’s development agenda better heard.
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Direct benefit transfer – a game-changer for financial inclusion in India
By Rishi Gupta on Monday, 26 September 2016
With the right technology, $60 billion in welfare payments can be seamlessly and directly credited into the bank accounts of all beneficiaries in India.
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Culture eats transport technology for breakfast
By Katja Schechtner on Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Stop looking for the magic button. Demand that global transport technology is adapted to your local mobility culture, and help data scientists to make your city flow.
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Lean into STEM to get girls involved
By Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan on Tuesday, 09 August 2016
Encouraging more females to study and work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will mitigate the gender bias in these fields.
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8 tips to make a panel discussion not become a punishment
By Renard Teipelke on Wednesday, 20 July 2016
It’s time to improve this traditional format, which for better or worse still persists throughout most international development organizations.
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Let’s use ICT effectively to implement smart grids in Asia and the Pacific
By Arun Ramamurthy on Thursday, 26 May 2016
Information and communications technology can improve the efficiency of energy operations in Asia, where the sector is dominated by state-owned enterprises.
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New technologies are revolutionizing education – or are they?
By Tania Rajadel on Monday, 25 January 2016
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.
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Online gender monitoring in Bhutan can pave the way for Asia
By Sonam Penjor on Monday, 23 November 2015
ADB is piloting in Bhutan a web-based gender monitoring system to track the progress of gender mainstreaming efforts in national government agencies, the first of its kind in the region.
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The art of interactive conference for knowledge sharing
By Susann Roth, Jane Parry on Thursday, 12 November 2015
Unlike many dull international gatherings, the recent #MA4HealthAP conference gave participants a multitude of innovative ways to engage with their peers.
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How to choose the right tech entrepreneur
By ADB Blog Team on Monday, 29 June 2015
As the People’s Republic of China is fast becoming a haven for all sorts of tech entrepreneurs, many of these need help from incubators such as Legend Star.
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