HKUST Hosts Asia's First Jobs and Development Conference
Mirage News published HKUST's press release on the Jobs and Development Conference 2026. This was the first time the flagship conference was held in Asia. It was one of the signature events marking HKUST's 35th anniversary. More than 100 economists, policymakers and industry practitioners met on October 9–10 at the Clear Water Bay campus. They discussed AI, skills and lifelong learning, inclusion and decent work, and demographic transitions. The conference was hosted by the HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) with partners including the World Bank, UNU-WIDER and the ILO. Highlights included a keynote by Prof. Justin LIN Yifu and a policy panel on AI adoption and the transformation of work in Asia-Pacific.
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