With insufficient data for almost half of the SDG indicators in Southeast Asia, governments are now exploring big data and machine learning to address the data gaps.
Enhancing Poverty Measurement
through Big Data
With insufficient data for almost half of the SDG indicators in Southeast Asia, governments are now exploring big data and machine learning to address the data gaps.
What Will It Take
for Southeast Asia
to Build Back Better
from COVID-19?
Go Green
Taking a green growth path is key to the region's exit strategy from the pandemic.
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Takes Effect
Uneven benefits from tariff concessions seen for member states but still advantageous overall.
New ADB Facility to Help Southeast Asia Revive Tourism and Boost Sustainable, Inclusive Investments
The Southeast Asia Sustainable Tourism Facility will help countries identify and prepare environmentally sustainable tourism projects and catalyze private financing to support them.
How Is Digitalization Helping Women-owned Micro and Small Businesses Cope During the Pandemic?
Women who own and run micro and small businesses are relying more on digital platforms to market their products and services, but digitalization alone is not enough to help them survive.
Turning Waste into Energy, Reducing Environmental Pollution in Viet Nam
EU-backed SWITCH Asia project helping tea production greener while boosting farmer income.
How Indonesia Is Creating a New Generation of Entrepreneurs
Young entrepreneurs are powering up Southeast Asia’s largest economy as it moves toward a post-pandemic recovery.
The Doctor Is On: How Telemedicine
Is Improving
Healthcare Access
Telehealth hopes to address health gaps by offering patients the convenience of consulting with a healthcare service provider without leaving their home or office.
Latest News
Solutions
Taking a green growth path is key to the region's exit strategy from the pandemic.
Report
This report assesses Lao PDR's situation in dealing with single-use plastic wastes and recommends policy options based on lessons from other countries and recommendations from stakeholders and experts.
Report
This report analyzes the Lao PDR’s development achievements and discusses policy recommendations for further development of the agriculture and tourism sectors.
Report
This paper from ADB Institute examines how ocean tourism and economic development intertwine in archipelagic nations, examining national statistical data on tourism and economic development in the Philippines over the last several years.
Report
This brief from ADB examines how vaccine passes, a digital or hard copy pass that documents receipt of a particular vaccination, could support cross-border travel and help revive the tourism sector.
News
Uneven benefits from tariff concessions seen for member states but still advantageous overall.
Report
This brief examines the impact of the pandemic on labor mobility and remittances in Asia Pacific and looks at policy recommendations.
News
ADB will provide technical assistance to support a program to strengthen regional cooperation on understanding, reducing, and managing transboundary risks.
Solutions
Women who own and run micro and small businesses in Indonesia are relying more on digital platforms to market their products and services, but digitalization alone is not enough to help them survive.
News
The Southeast Asia Sustainable Tourism Facility will help countries identify and prepare environmentally sustainable tourism projects and catalyze private financing to support them.
Report
This report from the Asian Development Bank gives an overview of Southeast Asia's blue economy with a particular focus on the investment approaches, opportunities, and finance mechanisms that are available to promote and catalyze funds for a sustainable ocean economy.
Report
This publication from the Asian Development Bank explores the potential of low-Earth orbit satellites to enhance global digital connectivity and benefit developing Asia, particularly its more remote areas.
Solutions
Young entrepreneurs are powering up Southeast Asia’s largest economy as it moves toward a post-pandemic recovery.
Solutions
EU-backed SWITCH Asia project helping tea production greener while boosting farmer income.
Report
This policy brief highlights the role of social enterprises in promoting social impact and inclusion for people with disabilities in ASEAN.
Report
This study measures companies’ financial distress during the pandemic and examines the potential impact of fiscal incentives on financial performance, focusing on companies in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Report
This publication examines entrepreneurship development models and incubation centers designed for the youth in Indonesia.
Solutions
Telehealth hopes to address health gaps by offering patients the convenience of consulting with a healthcare service provider without leaving their home or office.
Solutions
Executives of Indonesian tech company Gojek and American mobile banking app Simba explain how they advance their social impact through a global online education platform.
Solutions
In this Q&A, Luis Noda, vice-president for Asia-Pacific at Habitat for Humanity International, calls on governments, the private sector, and civil society to come together to craft solutions in providing affordable housing for all.
News
Program targets startups seeking to reach to new markets.
Solutions
The Agus-Pulangi hydropower plants will be rehabilitated and expanded to enable the early retirement of coal-fired power plants.
Report
This series of reports looks at the decarbonization pathways for ASEAN member countries.
Solutions
Marianne Holm and Jerome Kim of the International Vaccine Institute warn about the growing dangers from antibiotic-resistant superbugs in this op-ed for SEADS.
Solutions
In this op-ed, Cosima Stahr from SWITCH-Asia Sustainable Consumption and Production Facility and Rebecca Ochong from Habitat for Humanity International examine solutions to help minimize the impact of the building sector on climate change.
News
Support to a series of dialogues which shares cutting-edge knowledge and best practices with senior government officials is helping countries accelerate recovery from COVID-19.
Solutions
Through big data, the national railway company is able to provide a more people-centric approach to transport.
Solutions
Google working to highlight sustainable options for people who travel, says Richard T. Holden
director for product management.
News
New consumers and businesses are expected to stay digital even after the pandemic.
COVID-19 Updates
A case study examines how an ambitious program of delivering cash assistance to 18 million households was carried out.
Far too few deaths in the region are registered with a medically certified cause of death.
AstraZeneca/Oxford-developed vaccines to reach countries in the coming weeks.
SEADS Webinar
Curbing the Invisible Pandemic: Effective Solutions to Collectively Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), widely described as a “silent” pandemic,” is responsible for approximately 700,000 deaths every year. In this webinar, experts look at the development of vaccines, new drugs, as well as a range of solutions to tackle AMR.
Solutions
A case study examines how an ambitious program of delivering cash assistance to 18 million households was carried out.
Converting farm wastes into fuel for heating and processing purposes also reduces rural pollution.
In this op-ed piece, AlphaBeta's Bingxun Seng prescribes a holistic framework to help small businesses survive shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spotlight
Vaccines against Antimicrobial Resistance: Short- and Long-Term Solutions to End the Invisible Pandemic
Marianne Holm and Jerome Kim of the International Vaccine Institute warn about the growing dangers from antibiotic-resistant superbugs in this op-ed for SEADS. They say stopping the antimicrobial-resistance pandemic requires strategic targets for vaccine development and deployment against priority pathogens.
Publications
The UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments sets out guidelines for governments, companies, and international organizations to ensure online transactions meet people's needs, while protecting the most vulnerable.
This report examines the role of social enterprises as key actors to foster innovation, awareness, and inclusion for people with disability in ASEAN.
This case study from the ADB Institute explores the implementation challenges, successes, and lessons learned from a nationwide social protection intervention in the Philippines.
Featured Events
range
20
January
2022
Online
COVID-19 Country Assessment Report—Southeast Asia: Recovering from the Pandemic
09:00 am - 10:00 am
Singapore Time
Asian Development Bank
range
26
&
28
January
2022
range
16
&
17
March
2022
Online
Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022: Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery
10:00 am - 04:00 pm
Manila Time
Asian Development Bank
What is SEADS?
The Southeast Asia Development Solutions—SEADS—is a knowledge and innovation platform under the Asian Development Bank. In tandem with its partner program, the Southeast Asia Development Symposium, SEADS aims to help crystallize thinking on relevant and critical issues in the region, and support countries in becoming prosperous, knowledge-based, and sustainable.
Sowing SEADS of Growth
INNOVATIONS
Discover the latest cutting-edge breakthroughs that can help countries tackle pressing challenges.
SOLUTIONS
Hear from leading minds and trailblazers from industry, technology, the public sector, and academia.
CONNECTIONS
Interact with problem-solvers and next-generation thinkers from Southeast Asia and beyond.
SEADS Contributing Partners
