Asian Development Bank Hosts Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Models Expert Discussion
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Artificial intelligence (AI) brings many potential benefits and opportunities but also practical and ethical concerns and risks to society. Governments must understand its advantages, protect users, as well as prevent unintended consequences that can lead to existential crisis within their countries and globally. The Asian Development Bank hosted an engaging webinar that aims to answer the big questions related to AI Regulatory Models.
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The Model Forest Act Initiative (MoFAI): A Global Partnership to Improve the Legal Protection of Native Forests
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The MoFAI is a groundbreaking initiative to provide a comprehensive and innovative legal blueprint for legislators, policymakers, and other stakeholders in designing a modern legal framework for the protection, conservation, restoration, and ecologically sustainable management and use of forests.
ADB Partners with Kyrgyz Republic to Review Nation's Legal Framework for E-Commerce
To help the Kyrgyz Republic transform its legal frameworks to modernize and catch up to electronic transactions, ADB drafted a report that reviews the legal framework for e-commerce in the country.
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ADB Partners with Mongolia to Strengthen Legal Framework for E-commerce
ADB partnered with the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications (MDDC) of Mongolia to strengthen the nation’s legal framework for e-commerce. To achieve this, ADB delivered an expert report that reviewed the legal framework for e-commerce in Mongolia and provided recommendations for enhancement and international harmonization.
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ADB Conducts Training on Gender-Based Violence Cases for Timor-Leste Judges
In partnership with the Superior Council of Judicial Magistrates of Timor-Leste, the ADB Law and Policy Reform Program team conducted a comprehensive training for Timor-Leste judges on gender sensitization, violence against women and girls (VAWG) laws and procedures, and international best practices.
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ADB Hosts Asia-Pacific Conference on Gender-Responsive Judicial Systems
ADB hosts the Asia-Pacific Conference on the Promotion of Gender-Responsive Judicial Systems, a hybrid event that took place in Suva, Fiji. Over 200 key judiciary actors and specialists from over 40 countries convened to strengthen judicial responses to violence against women and girls.
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ADB Publishes Series of Knowledge-Sharing Reports on Climate Change Law and Policy
ADB published a four-part series of knowledge-sharing reports in December 2020 titled Climate Change, Coming Soon to a Court Near You. The report series aims to overcome some of these barriers and support judiciaries and legal professionals by sharing knowledge and success stories from Asia and the Pacific.
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ADB, UN Member States, and Partners Discussed Legal Innovations for Scaling Up Climate Action at UNCITRAL Colloquium
On 12 July 2023, General Counsel Thomas Clark addressed UN member states, representatives from international organizations and the international legal community at the UNCITRAL Colloquium on Climate Change and the Law of International Trade which explored the private international law aspects of climate change
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ADB Highlighted Vital Role of Blended Finance in Mobilizing Climate Capital at Sustainable Finance Summit
General Counsel Thomas Clark, on 6 April, addressed the IIF’s Transitional Finance Workshop and Sustainable Finance Summit in Tokyo. GC Clark stressed the need to deploy public sector funds to leverage the significant amounts of private capital required to achieve net zero in Asia and the Pacific.
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ADB, Kyrgyz Republic, CAREC Institute Developed Online Training on E-Commerce
ADB Office of the General Counsel, through its Law and Policy Reform Program, and the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic, in collaboration with Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, have developed and completed an online training course on e-commerce designed with a view to inform and provide tools to government officials, entrepreneurs, and businesses to enable them to connect to the global community.