Bruno Carrasco

Director General concurrently Chief Compliance Officer, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB

Bruno Carrasco leads ADB-wide knowledge, innovation, policies and strategies in all thematic and sector operation areas and ensures compliance with environment and social safeguards policies. He oversees the administration of trust funds and global funding initiatives and provides advice to Management on strategic and policy matters, work plans, and major operational matters. He joined ADB 23 years ago and has served in countries across all its regional departments. He holds a doctorate degree in economics from the University of Essex.

在后疫情时代，数字技能的重要性日益凸显。图片来源：拉吉夫·库马尔（Rajiv Kumar）

劳动者需要掌握数字技能，才能在疫后就业市场赢得一席之地

随着亚太地区逐渐摆脱疫情困扰，企业应采取更加灵活的方式培养胜任数字岗位的人才，劳动者则必须坚持终生学习数字技能。

Bruno Carrasco, Dave Woodward

The importance of digital skills is increasing post-pandemic. Photo: Soumil Kumar

Workers Need Digital Skills to Remain Relevant in the Post-Pandemic Job Market

As the region emerges from the pandemic, businesses should adopt more flexible approaches to developing talent for digital jobs, while workers must embrace lifelong learning of digital skills.

Bruno Carrasco, Dave Woodward

Without prompt action, climate change could severely erode food security in Asia. Photo: Quang Nguyen Vinh

Confronting Asia’s Triple Threat: Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Food Insecurity

Without progress on climate and biodiversity, there will be no progress on food security. To address these interlinked challenges, we need an unprecedented level of multilateral, private, and public sector cooperation.

Bruno Carrasco, Qingfeng Zhang

如不采取快速行动，气候变化将严重威胁亚洲的粮食安全。图片来源：温光元（Quang Nguyen Vinh)

直面亚洲三重威胁：气候变化、生物多样性丧失、粮食不安全

若气候调节和生物多样性保护工作进展缓慢，粮食安全工作也会举步维艰。要应对紧密交织的这三重挑战，多边机构、私营部门和公共部门需以前所未有的力度加强合作。

Bruno Carrasco, Qingfeng Zhang

Effective tax collection is needed to help Asian economies come roaring back from the pandemic. Photo: Matthew Nolan

Asia-Pacific Countries Must Improve Revenue Collection to Rebound from COVID-19

Collecting taxes more efficiently allows countries to improve their balance sheets after the pandemic while promoting business investment and sustainable economic growth.

Bruno Carrasco, John Versantvoort, Daisuke Miura

亚太经济体要从疫情带来的影响中快速恢复，必须提高税收效率。图片：马修·诺兰（Matthew Nolan）

要实现疫后复苏，亚太经济体须完善税收体系

提高征税效率有助于各经济体在疫后改善资产负债表，同时促进商业投资和可持续经济增长。

Bruno Carrasco, John Versantvoort, Daisuke Miura

The pandemic has highlighted the need for a renewed focus on building critical infrastructure.

A Sustainable Recovery Depends on Quality Infrastructure Investment

COVID-19 has hit the entire globe at once, slowing investment in resilient infrastructure that will improve lives over the long term. Effective governance is critical to ensure infrastructure projects are well planned, funded, and implemented.

Bruno Carrasco, Hanif Rahemtulla, David Bloomgarden

Government workers are crucial to the effort to effectively respond to COVID-19. Photo: ADB

Southeast Asia Needs High-Performing Public Sector to Beat COVID-19

To respond to the challenges of the pandemic and deliver services effectively, a professional civil service needs to build the values, culture and skills required to respond to complex demands and challenges.

Hanif Rahemtulla, Bruno Carrasco

Data from traffic apps in Southeast Asia indicate that urban mobility has a significant impact on the spread of COVID-19. Photo: Thor Alvis

Using Urban Mobility and Big Data to Track the Pandemic

An analysis of data from popular transit applications indicates that there is a relationship between increased mobility and COVID-19 cases, but more information is needed to make a definitive link.

Stephanie Sy, Hanif Rahemtulla, Bruno Carrasco

Artificial intelligence’s successes and failures are providing lessons on how to develop solutions during the pandemic. Photo: Andy Kelly

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Time of COVID-19

Researchers are finding new uses for artificial intelligence and machine learning during the pandemic, but they are not a silver bullet.

Woochong Um, Bruno Carrasco, Stephanie Sy