Harnessing Digital Transformation for Good

While Asia has made significant progress, the journey toward eradicating poverty is far from over, and the region remains acutely vulnerable to extreme weather events. Digital transformation offers tremendous potential to reduce poverty and enhance resilience to climate shocks. However, it also presents significant risks and challenges. To truly harness its benefits, a robust policy framework is needed—one that aligns digital transformation with Asia’s broader development objectives. Join CGD for an event launching the Asian Development Bank’s latest Asian Development Policy Report (ADPR), which draws on compelling new empirical research to explore ways to harness digital transformation. Notable examples include firm-level evidence on the relationship between artificial intelligence and employment in Korea, and cross-country analysis of the link between digitalization and energy consumption in Asia.