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Information notice. 2019 SPECA Days, 2019 SPECA Economic Forum, “Connectivity: Sustainable Transport and Trade Facilitation in the SPECA Subregion”, and Fourteenth Session of the SPECA Governing Council
No full textInvestment in climate action
Get PDFThe Asia Pacific region, hosting five of ten most vulnerable countries to climate change, contributes to over half of the world’s total greenhouse gas (GHG). During 1990 and 2012, greenhouse gas emissions in the region doubled (figure 1). Climate-induced higher temperatures, sea level rise, and extreme weather events are having a major impact on the region, harming its economies, natural and physical assets, and compounding developmental challenges, including poverty, food and energy security and health. Without climate-oriented development, climate change could push more than 100 million people from the region into extreme poverty by 2030, wiping out poverty reduction gains of past decades (ESCAP, 2016)
Non-tariff measures in Tajikistan and their linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals
No full textnon-tariff measuresThis Non-tariff measures in Tajikistan and their linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals covers recent trends and developments in trade and investment. It has been produced as an accompaniment to the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2019
Non-tariff measures in Armenia and their linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals
Get PDFNon-tariff measuresThis Non-tariff measures in Armenia and their linkages to the Sustainable Development Goals covers recent trends and developments in trade and investment. It has been produced as an accompaniment to the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2019
SDG 10 : Reduced inequalities : reduce inequality within and among countries
No full textDespite the region’s high and enduring economic growth and significant progress in poverty reduction, the gains have not always benefited those most in need. Growing disparities in income and wealth continue to persist.
These disparities are strongly linked to other dimensions of development reflected in unequal access to basic services and opportunities such as education, health care, finance, clean energy and water and sanitation. While differences in income are expected, reflecting levels of individual effort and talent, no inequality in access to basic services and opportunities should be permissible in countries aspiring to the commitments of the 2030 Agenda.
Inequality is a complex and cross-cutting phenomenon. If not addressed, it threatens social cohesion, economic growth and environmental sustainability. Inequality calls for a range of policy interventions, undertaken in a coherent manner. Social protection is at the heart of these policies and central to reducing inequality. To be effective, social protection policies, including access to health-care services, should be universal in principle, and should ensure meeting the needs of disadvantaged population groups. Fiscal policies are also an important tool for reducing inequality, as they enable both mobilization of resources for funding public investment in people, as well as direct income and wealth redistribution. Employment policies can encourage decent job creation. Emerging trends, such as technological innovations and climate change risks, also call for inclusive responses. Finally, planned and well managed migration policies are strongly linked to equality, for example by including migrants in social protection systems and public services.</p
Asia-Pacific tech monitor. Vol. 36, No. 4, Oct - Dec 2019
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Technology-based start-ups are the key players to transform innovative ideas into innovation. Such technological innovations offer immense potential to support sustainable development and to help countries to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Governments could support creation and growth of such start-ups by adopting enabling national policies, strategies and support mechanisms.
In comparison to larger firms, the start-ups often face challenges to access finance from the traditional financial institutions. To address this problem, countries are adopting innovative financing tools to support their start-ups. Examples are tax concessions, soft loans with interest subsidies, seed finance, grants and incentives for start-ups. New and alternative financing models through Fintech or digital finance, that go beyond traditional bank credit, have been effective for some technology-based start-ups. This issue covers examples of online supply chain finance and marketplace or peer to peer lending in China; IoT device-controlled vehicle loans in the Philippines, and equity crowdfunding in Malaysia.Introductory Note ... 2
Technology Market Scan ... 3
Technology Scan: Renewable Energy ... 7
Special Theme: Promotion of Technology-based
Startups in the Asia-Pacific
Financing technology-based startups and SMEs
Policy actions in Asia
Shigehiro Shinozaki ... 11
Asia-Pacific as a technology-based start-up hub
Potential, issues and way forward
Arpita Mukherjee and Angana Parashar Sarma ... 21
Technology-based start-ups in the Asia-Pacific region
Policies and strategies of selected countries
H. Purushotham and Shashank Sonal ... 28
Innovation landscape
Greening the Asia-Pacific’s start-up force
Renz Homer Cerillo ... 37
Tech Events ... 45
Tech Ventures & Opportunities ... 46
Business Coach
Start-up Venture Creation ... 47
Technology Transfer ... 50
Venture Financing ... 54
Managing Innovation ... 56
Green Productivity ... 59
Tech Opportunities
Technology Offers ... 61
Technology Requests ... 64
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ESCAP Environmental Performance Report 2018
Get PDFThe 2018 edition of the Greening the Blue Report, detailing the UN System's environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it