Meet Lucy: Do New Ideas in Governance Work in Practice? 26 to 28 April 2016 Organized by ADB's Governance Thematic Group in cooperation with the OECD-DAC Network on Governance and the German International Cooperation (GIZ)'s Sector Network Governance Asia, this learning event on Meet Lucy: New Ideas in Governance – Do They Work in Practice? enabled participants to assess the practical relevance of alternative approaches to governance and institutional change summarized in OECD's recent Governance Practitioners' Notebook. The operational space to remain inquisitive and innovative when supporting governance reforms was the focus of discussions, as well as emerging good practices in the region. Over 60 representatives from developing member countries, development partners, civil society, and ADB attended. See photos. BLOGS about the event: A New Inspiration to Make Governance Truly Crosscutting by Claudia Buentjen For Lucy, with Love by Haidy Ear-Dupuy and Shaista Hussain Program and Learning Materials 26 April 2016 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Country Case Studies Bangladesh: We Have Not Forgotten You – Unusual Partnerships for Prisoners Officials from several ministries, the Prison Directorate, and the Bangladesh Police have undertaken a number of visits abroad to observe first-hand… Country Case Studies Sri Lanka Road Investments – Building and Maintaining Trust and Partnership A Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) by ADB of $800 million to the road sector in Sri Lanka is the culmination of a development towards an… Country Case Studies Matching Skills and Labour Markets in Sri Lanka: Results-Based Lending as Reform Vehicle The technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector in Sri Lanka is reforming at sector level because of strong early champions in the… Country Case Studies Indonesia: Incentives, Innovations and Replication – Local Governance Improvements for Better Services for All Indonesia introduced a dramatic decentralization in 2001 – but local governments (LGs) often lacked sufficient capacity to deliver. The USAID… Country Case Studies Myanmar: Working with Incentives and Identifying Common Ground to Produce a Collaborative, Inclusive Fisheries Law The Rakhine Fisheries Law is a new benchmark for Myanmar both in terms of delivering equitable resource sharing and, crucially, as a replicable model… Country Case Studies Social Protection Reform in the Philippines: A Virtuous Governance Circle? Pantawid Pamilya (CCT program) has become the cornerstone of social protection reforms in the Philippines. The program has five key design elements: … Country Case Studies Taxing Properties and Managing Land: The Many Pathways on a Long Journey in the Philippines Land management and real property tax reform have at least a forty-year history in the Philippines, underlining the immense political, social,… Country Case Studies Philippines: Critical Ethnography's Application in Governance – Upholding Indigenous People's Rights and Addressing Conflicts The Philippine’s Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997 recognizes, respects, and promotes four bundles of rights of Indigenous Cultural… Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Claudia Buentjen Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office Partner Organization/s OECD, GIZ Sector Network Governance Asia Topics Governance and Public Sector Management