Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations

Promoting Information and Communication Technology in ADB Operations
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2014-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292546090

Rapid advances in information and communication technology (ICT) continue to create tremendous opportunities for economic and social gains in the world's poorest areas. A key infrastructure of knowledge-based economies. ICT is a driving force for rapidly growing new sectors. The Strategy 2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reinforces the importance of drawing on ICT to enhance development in Asia and the Pacific. In line with Strategy 2020, ADB's 2013 ICT for Development Strategy and with the support of the Republic of Korea's e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund (EAKPF), this study examines and identifies opportunities for promoting ICT in ADB operations.

Gender Tool Kit: Energy

Gender Tool Kit: Energy
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2012-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9290927518

This tool kit assists staff and consultants of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in conceptualizing and designing gender-responsive projects in the energy sector. It guides users in key questions to be asked and data to be collected during project preparation. It also offers a menu of entry points in designing project outputs, activities, inputs, indicators, and targets that integrate key gender issues identified during the gender analysis. The tool kit is broken down into key subsectors of ADB's energy sector investments---transmission and distribution, rural electrification, energy efficiency, and renewable energy. Case studies from ADB energy projects have been included to illustrate good practices in mainstreaming gender in energy sector.

Uzbekistan Quality Job Creation as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Economic Growth

Uzbekistan Quality Job Creation as a Cornerstone for Sustainable Economic Growth
Author: Kym Anderson
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2020-06-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9292621955

Uzbekistan has achieved sustained growth through its gradual transition to a market-based economy through cautious economic policy reforms. Despite its gradual approach to development challenges, the country experienced the smallest output decline among former Soviet economies and enjoyed high rates of economic growth from 2004 to 2015, largely driven by the high prices of its major export commodities. However, the drop in the global prices of many key commodities in recent years have severely impacted Uzbekistan's economy. Under these circumstances, the new government introduced major reforms. The pace of reform is unprecedented. The government has formulated its long-term economic strategy in its Vision 2030, which aims to double the country's gross domestic product by 2030 through a program of economic diversification. This book analyzes how Uzbekistan can boost sustainable economic growth to create more and better jobs. It considers how the country can consolidate achievements from recent policy reforms and maintain reform efforts to accelerate sustainable growth. Policy recommendations cover fostering macroeconomic stability, increasing investment in physical infrastructure, enhancing human capital, improving firms' access to finance, and lowering barriers to international trade and foreign investment inflows.

Europa World Year Book 2005

Europa World Year Book 2005
Author: Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 2488
Release: 2005-07-21
Genre: Associations, institutions, etc
ISBN: 9781857433043

First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.