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In the digital economy, central bankers and regulators face the challenge of ensuring consumer safety and financial stability while promoting innovation in the financial sector.

This piece offers practical advice as to why working with civil society is important in the Pacific and how greater engagement between CSOs, government, and the Asian Development Bank can be achieved. 

Pilot projects in the region demonstrate how digital technologies can increase access to finance even in remote areas.

Paving roads with fiber-reinforced asphalt mixture and using a pothole detection technology can help keep roads safe and pothole free.

Demographic changes, such as population aging in East Asia, will affect productivity and competitiveness and shape how innovation is created.

Public spaces help revitalize a city’s environment, culture, tourism, and economy.

Moa House is an innovative model that improves living conditions by reducing project timelines and providing infrastructure for hard-to-redevelop low-rise homes.

Close cooperation between civil groups and authorities is needed to make the streets more walkable and safe for pedestrians.

Major reforms toward a market-based, open economy required extensive public communications to gain public support in the Republic of Korea.

Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood.