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Digitalization as a Driver for Transforming Agri-food Systems in the GMS

10-12 June 2025

Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Bangkok | Hybrid (in-person and online via Zoom)

Policymakers, agribusinesses, tech innovators, and development partners from across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and beyond will gather to co-create and scale digital innovations for sustainable agrifood transformation.

Key topics:

• Cross-border digital traceability and certification

• Climate-smart agriculture and smart farming

• Digital finance and fintech for smallholders

• E-commerce and logistics innovations

Photo shows the participants of this year's regional training program together with the training team. Photo credit: ADB.

Honing Project Management Skills to Achieve Development Goals

Thirty-nine government officials and specialists joined this year’s Regional Training in Project Management organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bangkok from 5 to 9 May. The training program is designed to support the Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT), and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in project planning and implementation. It fosters a results-based project management approach that aligns projects to sector strategies.

GMS Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Program Inception Workshop

The GMS Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Program (CCESP) Inception Workshop was held online on 23–24 September 2021, which gathered more than 100 participants from the different GMS countries. The workshop was co-hosted and co-chaired by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The event formally marks the start of the implementation of ADB's TA 9915 or the GMS CCESP.

Photo: Rajesh_India/ Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Travel Bubbles Proposed to Kickstart Tourism in the Region

‘Travel bubbles’ are being considered by Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar and Thailand, as a means to safely resume travel activities. Members of the Mekong Tourism Advisory Group recommended creating travel bubbles to kickstart regional tourism in the absence of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in their meeting in May.


Roundtable Discussion on Regional Investment Framework for Migrant Health in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Roundtable Discussion on Regional Investment Framework for Migrant Health in the Greater Mekong Subregion

The Asian Development Bank organized the one day Roundtable Discussion on Regional Investment Framework for Migrant Health in the Greater Mekong Subregion on 5 November 2018 in Bangkok. The roundtable discussion focused on defining an operational regional investment framework and available financing solutions to innovatively address migrant health care challenges and support national and regional universal health coverage.


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