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7:30 PM UTC+10 (Canberra) Why has the development debate amongst academia and mainstream development institutions swung so sharply from growth to redistribution? The 2022 Australasian AID Speaker Series features Dr. Lant Pritchett, research director of the RISE program and fellow at the London School of Economics, who argues that economic growth is… Read more

The Go Digital ASEAN initiative has been profiled in over 87 media stories across Indonesia and Thailand. Notable local outlets include Antara News, Jakarta Globe, Bangkok Biz News, and Thai Fintech. In partnership with Google.org, the Go Digital ASEAN initiative is expanding digital literacy across Southeast Asia to unlock new economic opportuniti… Read more

The Asia Foundation mourns the loss of Trustee Emeritus Thomas Payne Rohlen, who died peacefully surrounded by family on March 6, 2022, at the age of 81. Rohlen served on The Asia Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2016. He was a Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow with Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies, and a form… Read more

Manila Bulletin highlights HerStory Gender Award 2022, a pioneering initiative to ensure gender parity and diversity in the Philippine judiciary. The article also highlights The Asia Foundation’s recent study in a piece detailing the Supreme Court’s search for three women judges excelling in gender-based challenges. The PIO said the results of the… Read more

On Thursday, March 24, The Asia Foundation, in partnership with Ramboll, Kore Global, and the Asian Development Bank, brought together more than 120 stakeholders from 14 cities in six Southeast Asian countries for the first in a series of online dialogues under the DFAT-funded ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund. The Trust Fund supports city go… Read more

The Asia Foundation will host the 2022 Lotus Leadership Awards on April 6 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. The tenth Lotus Leadership Awards honors Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, G-Star RAW Denim Foundation (GSRD), and the Kampuchea Action to Promote Education (KAPE) from Cambodia. The gala will also feature an appearance from NBC… Read more

Since 2020, The Asia Foundation has been working to understand and illustrate the multidimensional impact of Covid-19 on disadvantaged communities in Asian cities. This webinar aims to build on this work by facilitating a forward-looking discussion with experts on framing key priority areas and actions needed to create a more inclusive and sustaina… Read more

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM IST 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM FJT The Asia Foundation is organizing a consultation webinar on Advancing India-Australia-Pacific Islands Development Cooperation on March 31st. The webinar follows the 2021 publication of Advancing South-South Cooperation: India’s Development Partnerships with Pacific Island Countries, produced by The Asia… Read more

In Mongolia, The Asia Foundation launched its Women’s Business Center (WBC) Mobile Application with support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada and the Australian Government. The WBC has been providing essential business support services to women at their physical center in Ulaanbaatar since 2016 and the app will make these… Read more

The Asia Foundation and Secure Connections, a coalition advocating for improved cybersecurity, virtually launched the first-ever comprehensive review of cybersecurity governance in the Philippines. Cybersecurity in the Philippines: Global Context and Local Challenges traces the shifting nature of internet governance in the country, the cybersecurit… Read more