Across Asia, there are examples of how iterative, necessary innovations, like affordable smartphones, are positively impacting people’s lives.
It’s Not Always about the Next Big Thing: How 'Innovations of Necessity' are Reshaping Asia
Across Asia, there are examples of how iterative, necessary innovations, like affordable smartphones, are positively impacting people’s lives.
Experts Talk Solutions: Ravindra Ngo
Podcast host Sothea Ros speaks to Ravindra Ngo, founder and CEO of the Asian Network, on addressing the geopolitical, technological, and environmental challenges facing Asia.
Strengthening the Role of Ministries of Finance in Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific
Finance ministries' decisions on public spending, taxation, and investment key to determining the resilience of economies and the well-being of citizens across the region.
Enabling Safe and Inclusive Use of AI
in Southeast Asia
Ensuring technology systems cater to the region's ethnic and cultural diversity is essential, not only for AI, but for technology and tech-driven business models in general.
Deploying Frontier Technologies to Help Organizations Transition to Net Zero
Frontier technologies represent a $350-billion market, with the potential grow to more than $3.2 trillion by 2025.
10 Steps to Digital Transformation for Nonprofits
The digital transformation journey consists of three elements, known as the 3Ps: people, process, and platform and technology.
Exploring Opportunities
for Clean Growth
in Malaysia
The Clean Growth Handbook Malaysia identifies opportunities to introduce or scale clean growth in four priority sectors—power, transport, buildings, and manufacturing.
Latest News
Solutions
Report
This report examines the impacts of aquatic biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia and recommends ways to develop scalable projects that tackle river pollution.
Podcast
Ravindra Ngo, founder and CEO of the Asian Network, on the importance of collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity in achieving harmony across Asia amid complex challenges.
Solutions
The guidelines will ensure decisions made by AI are aligned with national and corporate values, as well as broader ethical and social norms.
Solutions
Finance ministries' decisions on public spending, taxation, and investment key to determining the resilience of economies and the well-being of citizens across the region.
Solutions
Ensuring technology systems cater to the region's ethnic and cultural diversity is essential, not only for AI, but for technology and tech-driven business models in general.
Paper
This paper provides a taxonomy of tools that policymakers at all levels have used to promote sustainability in the travel and tourism space.
Solutions
From managing crops and water resources to flood risk and geohazard mapping, earth observation solutions have helped countries address development challenges.
Report
The publication examines health system preparedness in terms of efficiency, surge capacity, and access to medical countermeasures and funding.
Solutions
Frontier technologies represent a $350-billion market, with the potential grow to more than $3.2 trillion by 2025.
Brief
This brief examines the overlooked links between climate migration and informal settlements, and highlights the need to upgrade informal settlements.
Solutions
The digital transformation journey consists of three elements, known as the 3Ps: people, process, and platform and technology.
Report
This study examines opportunities for digital financial inclusion for smallholder cocoa farmers in Indonesia.
Report
This brief examines how satellite imaging was used to map how irrigation changed agricultural production and improved the livelihoods of farmers.
Solutions
Generative AI could become like our seventh sense—that is, a natural and unconscious extension to the way we gather information and make decisions.
Paper
This paper sets out a policy agenda that aims to minimize AI’s energy and carbon costs while maximizing its benefits.
News
Deadline for applications ends on 30 October.
Report
This report highlights the work of ADB and its partners in cofinancing development in Asia and the Pacific in the past year.
Solutions
The Clean Growth Handbook Malaysia identifies opportunities to introduce or scale clean growth in four priority sectors—power, transport, buildings, and manufacturing.
Solutions
Through gamification, personalization, and socialization, these emerging technologies can spark action among users about protecting the environment
Solutions
The fund will invest in the development of critical AI skills and build confidence among workers and job-seekers, particularly those in underserved communities across the region.
Podcast
Annabel Lee, director of digital policy for Asia–Pacific and Japan, and ASEAN at Amazon Web Services, talks about DEFA and its potential to double the size of the region's digital economy.
Solutions
The Ministry of Health is rolling out reforms, including improving primary and referral care, addressing the shortage of medical specialists, and widening health access.
Solutions
Improving climate resilience is key to achieving Baguio's vision of becoming an inclusive and livable city.
Solutions
Addressing the region's digital divide, broadening digital economy participation, nurturing nascent sectors, and establishing the right policies are key.
Report
This brief tracks how Southeast Asian countries are using smart technologies to make their tourism sectors more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable.
Videos
Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin talks about the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the groundbreaking initiatives the country adopted in response.
Solutions
The integration of metaverse technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence into classroom learning would help provide a more enriched learning experience.
Report
This brief shows how the project contributed nearly $90 million to the country’s GDP during construction, and is forecast to generate almost $14 million of annual earnings in the next 20 years.
Solutions
Thanks to a new PCB waste destruction facility, it now has the means to handle 20 tonnes of PCB-contaminated liquid waste and 10 tonnes of solid waste daily.
Solutions
The Ministry of Health is rolling out reforms, including improving primary and referral care, addressing the shortage of medical specialists, and widening health access.
Improving climate resilience is key to achieving Baguio's vision of becoming an inclusive and livable city.
The integration of metaverse technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence into classroom learning would help provide a more enriched learning experience.
Podcast
Experts Talk Solutions
Insights and analyses on solutions, ideas, and best practices to help Southeast Asian economies become more prosperous, knowledge-based, and sustainable.
SEADS 2023 Highlights
Hubs
Southeast Asia Green Finance Hub
The Green Finance Hub provides crosscutting support to ADB’s developing member countries in Southeast Asia to accelerate green investments and advance innovative financing solutions in response to the region's climate, energy, and financing needs.
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 brief tracks how Southeast Asian countries are using smart technologies to make their tourism sectors more competitive, inclusive, and sustainable.
This brief shows how the project contributed nearly $90 million to the country’s GDP during construction, and is forecast to generate almost $14 million of annual earnings in the next 20 years.
This paper examines whether e-commerce has contributed to inclusive development.
Webinar Recordings
This webinar examined the obstacles of the uneven adaptation-mitigation funding and the implications for the region.
The webinar examined the barriers affecting women’s participation in STEM and industries relevant to STEM.
This webinar discussed the breakthroughs in technology that foster inclusivity and participation. It also looked into the role of AI and assistive technologies in dismantling barriers to accessibility.
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What is SEADS?
The Southeast Asia Development Solutions—SEADS—is a knowledge and innovation platform under the Asian Development Bank. 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.
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