Organizer: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Type/Location: Hybrid / Singapore

Description:

Digital transformation holds immense promise as a tool to propel low-carbon and inclusive development in the region, but it also poses serious climate and inclusion challenges. Therefore, a policy framework that aligns digital transformation with climate and inclusion goals is essential if Southeast Asia is to successfully leverage digital transformation for good. This seminar will examine interesting new empirical research on the links between digital transformation, climate change and inclusive development. It will include firm-level evidence on the relationship between AI and employment and cross-country evidence on the association between digitalization and energy consumption. This seminar will draw from the second edition of the Asian Development Policy Report (ADPR) 2025, an annual flagship report of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

About the Speakers:

Dr. Donghyun Park is currently Economic Advisor at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI) of ADB. Prior to joining ADB, he was a tenured Associate Professor of Economics at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. Park’s main research fields are macroeconomics, international finance, international trade, and development economics. Dr. Park is Managing Editor of Asian Development Review.

Dr. Shu Tian is a Principal Economist at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department (ERDI) of the ADB. Prior to joining ADB, she was an Associate Professor of Finance at Fudan University in China. Her main working area is financial sector development, climate and sustainable finance, and digital transformation. Dr. Tian works in a team to support the Asian Bond Market Initiative, an ASEAN+3 Initiative. She has led and co-led many ADB flagship and thematic reports.

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