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16 March 2018
During her visit to ADB Headquarters on 16 March 2018, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister and former UNDP Administrator, speaks as ADB's Gender Month Distinguished Speaker, meets with President Takehiko Nakao, members of ADB's Board of Directors, selected members of senior…
8 March 2018
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister, highlights how gender inequalities are persisting despite advantages in having women in leadership positions. Addressing a crowd of 600, she emphasized that there are proactive steps that we can take to grow the numbers of women in leadership…
14 December 2017
The Open Society Georgia Foundation works proactively with the city government of Tbilisi in localizing Georgia’s global commitments to the Open Government Partnership, mobilizing political commitment through consultation and co-creation processes, and creating the same consultative mechanisms at…
8 November 2017
In July 2017, FINCA Bank conducted a pilot project that aimed to facilitate the use of tablet devices on the field for loan processing and requirements. This presentation discusses FINCA's experience in implementing the project and the lessons they learned.
3 October 2017
31 July 2017
Building ways to provide feedback when crowdsourcing data can lead to improvements in underlying applications or surveys; stakeholders are shifted from just users of information to creators of relevant content and technology. This report, through selected case presentations, shares key findings on…
31 May 2017
ADB's Mookiah Thiruchelvam shares updates on the Georgia Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program. The program aims to efficient and effective urban transport services with incentives and capacity to improve quality, reliability, accessibility, affordability, integration and coverage of…
31 May 2017
Neil Chadder of Cities Development Initiatives in Asia (CDIA) shares details of CDIA's work with the city government of Tbilisi in Georgia in improving its transport system. Through the implementation of two pre-feasibility studies, CDIA is targeting the restructuring and rationalizing of the bus…
23 May 2017
“Fintech” or use of technology has been used to promote financial inclusion or making financial services appropriate, affordable, and accessible. More than the technology, the pilot projects featured in this presentation focus on how ICT is used, how it will benefit those who are unbanked or…