Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific stand to benefit from the rise of digital technologies and appropriate policies are needed to if they are to take advantages of opportunities and meet challenges, the chief of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.

“The world is again in a time of immense change being brought about by the 4th Industrial Revolution,” ADB President Takehiko Nakao said in welcome remarks at the start of the two-day Digital Development Forum in Manila.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details