The assistance expands ADB’s support for food security in the region, where nearly 1.1 billion people lack healthy diets due to poverty and high food prices.
Upcoming Event
Building Blocks
for a Cloud-First Environment
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Singapore Time
This webinar will focus on enhancing collective understanding about the cloud, its benefits, and the policy best practices for building a cloud-first environment.
Tech for Good Institute Launches Essay Contest
The contest is open to university students to encourage them to think critically about the future of the digital landscape.
How Human-Centered Design Can Help Public Agencies Design Better Digital Services
The launch of an app offering citizens the convenience of reporting any issue to just a single point of contact in government marked the start of Singapore's journey toward being more citizen-centric.
Assessing the Implementation of Indonesia’s National Nutrition Information System
Understanding the experiences of users fills in gaps in implementing an app that records and reports on community nutritional status.
It is Time for Inclusive Education in ASEAN—Fostering Belonging for Students with Disabilities
There is a growing realization by governments and civil society that inclusive education involves more than simply placing a student with a disability in the classroom.
Cultivating a Resilient Agrifood System
Pursuing policy actions—from plate to planet—can help boost food and nutrition security while strengthening the sustainability of agrifood systems in the region.
How Southeast Asia Can Benefit from the Metaverse
Beyond its great potential to transform the world of business, the metaverse also stands to revolutionize education, healthcare, communication, art and culture, among other fields.
How Scientists and Communities Can Build Partnerships to Deal with Floods: Learning from Indonesia
Citizen science, a way for communities to collaborate with researchers, can help scientists understand the impacts of floods.
A Framework
for Ongoing Commitments to RCEP Success
Continuous commitment to RCEP by non-ASEAN member states will be key to successfully defend the rules-based trading regime.
Latest News
Solutions
Solutions
Interconnecting power grids in the region is a key strategy in strengthening energy security and transitioning to renewables through efficient resource sharing.
Solutions
Robust domestic demand in Indonesia and the Philippines contribute to an improved outlook for this year, according to the Asian Development Bank.
Solutions
The launch of an app offering citizens the convenience of reporting any issue to just a single point of contact in government marked the start of Singapore's journey toward being more citizen-centric.
Solutions
Understanding the experiences of users fills in gaps in implementing an app that records and reports on community nutritional status.
Report
This report examines the ecosystem of support for tech startups in Thailand, the challenges facing these enterprises, and the policy actions to help them grow.
Report
This report analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and includes forecasts on the inflation and gross domestic product growth rates of countries throughout the region.
Report
This annual flagship report from ADB provides key economic, financial, social, and environmental data as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Solutions
There is a growing realization by governments and civil society that inclusive education involves more than simply placing a student with a disability in the classroom.
News
The contest is open to university students and aims to encourage them to think critically about the future of the digital landscape.
Solutions
The program will stimulate investments in projects that benefit air quality such as greenhouse gas reduction in energy, agriculture, transport, industrial, and urban development, among other sectors.
Solutions
ADB aims to help improve access to financing for mid-sized companies in Southeast Asia where the availability of equity capital is limited for these kind of companies.
Book
This book explores how industrial robots, automation, and AI affect international growth, trade, productivity, employment, wages, and welfare.
Solutions
Collaborations with Makassar in Indonesia, Penang in Malaysia, Tbilisi in Georgia, and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia are underway.
Solutions
Pursuing policy actions—from plate to planet—can help boost food and nutrition security while strengthening the sustainability of agrifood systems in the region.
Solutions
Beyond its great potential to transform the world of business, the metaverse also stands to revolutionize education, healthcare, communication, art and culture, among other fields.
News
Nominations for the awards, which recognize public sector heroes, are now open and will close on 14 October 2022.
Solutions
Citizen science, a way for communities to collaborate with researchers, can help scientists understand the impacts of floods.
Report
This report looks at how G20 could be an effective international forum to foster a coordinated global response to establish and deliver commitments for resilient, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
Solutions
Continuous commitment to RCEP by non-ASEAN member states will be key to successfully defend the rules-based trading regime.
Report
This case study brief shares insights from pilot projects in the Philippines on how nature-based solutions can strengthen flood risk management in cost-effective ways.
Report
This report examines Viet Nam's tech-based startups in agriculture and health and recommends actions to overcome challenges restricting growth.
Solutions
It now offers financial and policy incentives to create and build the next generation of Vietnamese startup unicorns.
Solutions
Contactless payments awareness increased to 83%, while use is up to 69%.
Solutions
New ADB study says rail project will help fill gaps in the labor market by closing the distance between job seekers and job opportunities.
Solutions
Accelerating EV adoption is expected to help decarbonize the transport sector as well as attract investments.
Solutions
Advancing a sustainable blue economy entails developing a globally recognized taxonomy, attracting much-needed private capital into blue projects, and generating a healthy project pipeline.
Solutions
A project to pilot a smart solid waste management system together with smart financial management solutions is on top of the agenda to address the city's needs.
Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital technology adoption in the financial sector and impacted the role of financial technology firms in supporting households and businesses.
News
Indonesia and the Philippines are expected to grow faster this year amid increased domestic demand as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed and borders reopen.
Solutions
Collaborations with Makassar in Indonesia, Penang in Malaysia, Tbilisi in Georgia, and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia are underway.
Pursuing policy actions—from plate to planet—can help boost food and nutrition security while strengthening the sustainability of agrifood systems in the region.
Beyond its great potential to transform the world of business, the metaverse also stands to revolutionize education, healthcare, communication, art and culture, among other fields.
Spotlight
ASEAN Policy Network
Amid increasing demand for knowledge from developing member countries (DMCs) in Southeast Asia, ADB's ASEAN Policy Network facilitates knowledge sharing and collaboration within and between its operational and central knowledge departments and seeks to build relationships with academes, think tanks, research institutions, and other partners.
Southeast Asia Sustainable Tourism Hub
With Southeast Asia’s tourism industry still reeling from the impact of COVID-19, ADB is increasing its support for investments, capacity development, and knowledge to accelerate an inclusive and sustainable recovery.
Publications
This report examines the ecosystem of support for tech startups in Thailand, the challenges facing these enterprises, and the policy actions to help them grow.
This report analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and includes forecasts on the inflation and gross domestic product growth rates of countries throughout the region.
This annual flagship report from ADB provides key economic, financial, social, and environmental data as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Webinar Recordings
This webinar examined how green growth opportunities can be harnessed as governments increasingly recognize the need for policy measures that focus on environmental sustainability, climate change, and disaster preparedness
This webinar from ADB examined how to build a conducive business environment that can help SMEs in Southeast Asia recover from the pandemic.
This webinar explored factors that threaten food security in Southeast Asia and how various stakeholders can support the agriculture food system in the region.
Featured Events
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26
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30
September
2022
In-Person
21st International Vaccinology Course: Breakthroughs in Vaccine Science and Technology
09:00 am - 07:00 pm
KST
International Vaccine Institute
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03
October
2022
Hybrid
The Belt and Road Initiative in Cambodia: Costs and Benefits, Real and Perceived
10:00 am - 11:30 am
GMT+8
ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute and Cambodia Development Resource Institute
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06
October
2022
Online
Building Blocks for a Cloud-First Environment
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Singapore Time
Asian Development Bank, Amazon Web Services, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
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12
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13
October
2022
In-Person
Mekong Tourism Forum 2022
08:30 am - 04:00 pm
UTC+7
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; Visit Vietnam Year 2022: Quang Nam Green Tourism Destina...
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.
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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.
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