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        "id": 1654377,
        "msgid": "countries-cannot-rush-into-full-digitalisation-adb-provides-these-key-notes-1775268589",
        "date": "2026-04-03 19:45:44",
        "title": "Countries Cannot Rush into Full Digitalisation: ADB Provides These Key Notes!",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) warns that rapid digitalisation in Asia's financial sector must be supported by robust and innovative policies to strengthen social and economic systems rather than divide them. It emphasises the importance of addressing gaps in capabilities, ensuring adaptable institutions, and committing to innovations that promote trust, usability, and accountability in digital tools. ADBI outlines five key principles for sustainable digital futures, including enhancing financial literacy, updating regulations for AI and privacy, and ensuring equitable access for vulnerable groups like women, rural households, and small businesses.",
        "content": "<p>The rapid development of financial digitalisation in the Asian region\nmust be accompanied by strong and innovative policies to strengthen\nsocial and economic systems.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated by the ADB Institute (ADBI) in its quarterly report,\nwhich highlights the role of appropriate policies in maintaining the\nacceleration of digital development in Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis region needs policies that close capability gaps, institutions\nthat adapt quickly, and a commitment to innovation that strengthens\nsocial and economic systems rather than dividing them. The main\nchallenge is not whether digital tools exist, but whether those tools\nare trustworthy, usable, and accountable at scale,\u201d ADBI writes.<\/p>\n<p>ADBI notes that evidence from various sectors shows that the impact\nof digitalisation depends on governance, skills, and fair access.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of technologies such as smart ports, fintech\necosystems, agent-based models, telemedicine, and digital energy\ninitiatives can work well when combined with strong institutional\npolicies and human resource support. Meanwhile, when institutional\npolicies are weak, digital systems can become a source of risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith capable institutions, digital systems can help provide faster\nservices, more transparent markets, and stronger resilience in facing\nshocks,\u201d ADBI states.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, there needs to be anticipation of artificial\nintelligence (AI) technology and financial digitalisation, as they can\nmove faster than regulations. Therefore, clearer rules are needed for\ntransparency, privacy, and consumer rights to lodge complaints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is for the benefits of digitalisation in Asia to be felt,\nincluding by women, rural households, the elderly, and small\nbusinesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADBI has formulated five important things for a sustainable digital\nfuture:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><p>Digital services can reach people who are often on the move and\nare designed with the necessary safeguards and protections.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Improving financial literacy can help drive fintech\nadoption.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>As AI develops, rules on privacy, security, and accountability\nneed to be continuously updated.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Supply chains need resilience built on visibility and capability,\nnot just new technology.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Digital progress will be fairer if training, support, and funding\nalso reach smaller communities and businesses.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/countries-cannot-rush-into-full-digitalisation-adb-provides-these-key-notes-1775268589",
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