Webinar by ADB on COVID-19, Technology, and Polarizing Jobs
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COVID-19 is driving economies into recession, putting many jobs at risk. Up to 242 million full-time jobs could be lost globally, with 70% of these in Asia and the Pacific. Informal employees in vulnerable sectors will be hard hit and many middle-skilled workers face being displaced into lower paying work. The pandemic will also spur a digital transformation of work and the workplace.
This webinar was organized by the Asian Development Bank
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Program
Opening Remarks: Ramesh Subramaniam
Director General, Southeast Asia Department (SERD), Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Presentation: COVID-19, Technology, and Polarizing Jobs Cyn-Young Park
Director, Economic and Region
Sameer Khatiwada
Technology and Innovation Specialist (Social Sectors), SERD, ADB
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Ramesh Subramaniam
Panelists: Albert Francis Park
Head of Department and Chair Professor of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;
Special Advisor to HKUST Institute for Emerging Markets Studies
Piotr Lewandowski
President of the Board, Institute for Structural Research (IBS), Warsaw
