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Trends and Opportunities in the Digital Economy ASEAN
Special E-S-I Session on 'Technology and Disability: Trends and Opportunities in the Digital Economy in ASEAN'
When and where
Date and time
Thursday, February 9 · 12 - 1:30am PST
Location
Online
About this event
People with disabilities have borne the brunt of prejudice and are often excluded from full participation in society. While strides have been made, much still needs to change regarding access, attitudes, representation, and inclusion. Digital technology has played and can play in addressing some of the barriers faced by people with disabilities, accelerating the progress toward their inclusion and economic empowerment. With a shift towards digitalisation and automation, the world of work is changing rapidly, and with it the nature of the skills required for the workforce of the future. So, What is the role that digital technology has played and can play in addressing some of the barriers faced by people with disabilities? How technology accelerates progress toward inclusion and economic empowerment for people with disabilities?
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, ERIA, partnered with Impact46 conducted a study on 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕. This research report shares concrete case studies, innovations, and best practices emerging in the ASEAN region. It also discusses the role of technology in education and overall technology in improving the lives of people with disabilities. Join us for this special session where we will share more about the report and where we engage our panel of enlightening speakers in an afternoon of conversations.
About the organizer
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) is an international organisation providing support to the chair of the ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit through policy research focusing on three pillars: deepening economic integration, narrowing development gaps, and achieving sustainable development in the region.
Its establishment was formally agreed among 16 heads of government at the Third East Asia Summit in Singapore on 21 November 2007. It works closely with the ASEAN Secretariat, researchers, and research institutes from East Asia to provide intellectual and analytical research and policy recommendations.
ERIA was ranked ninth out of 85 top International Economic Policy Think Tanks in the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (GGTTI) conducted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTSCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania.