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Achieving Transparency and Accountability in the Renegotiation of Public-Private Partnership Contracts

4 November 2020
This presentation shares available data on the prevalence of PPP renegotiations and lessons learned from previous experiences.

A new policymaking framework for addressing the impacts of COVID - 19 and future pandemics: PASS approach and its applications

12 October 2020
The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has had wide-reaching and unprecedented impacts on the transport sector worldwide. At present, there is no globally agreed timeframe for when this pandemic will end. The current and near-future potential impacts must be addressed in a relatively…

Fighting Corruption at a Time of Crisis

30 June 2020
This presentation shares lessons on anticorruption and integrity in past crises and outlines innovative approaches to mitigate risks in emergency settings.

WCTRS COVID-19 Task Force: Aims, Action Plans, and Preliminary Recommendations

12 June 2020
The World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS) established a Task Force to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 and support emergent policy decisions on ways to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This Task Force also aim to maintain supply chains for the survival of industries and…

Impacts of COVID-19 on Transport Sector and Measures Agaisnt Public Health Threats: Policymaking Based on PASS Approach

12 June 2020
Considering the various uncertainties about COVID-19 and its impacts (especially long-term impacts), the presentation showed the findings of a study carried out by the WCTRS COVID-19 Task Force. A world-wide questionnaire survey of experts in the field of transportation and other relevant fields is…

Workforce Recovery Initiative

30 April 2020
Coursera has set up its own response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation discusses how Coursera is responding to the unemployment crisis brought about by the health crisis.

Diagnosing Education Systems (Part II)

14 January 2020
Education initiatives often fail because of the “devil” in the system. This presentation tackles the symptoms, test, diagnosis, and treatment that can help solve the challenges in education-related projects. It puts a spotlight on a diagnostic exercises that could be used on ADB-supported projects.

Diagnosing Education Systems

13 January 2020
Education initiatives often fail because of the “devil” in the system. This presentation tackles the symptoms, test, diagnosis, and treatment that can help solve the challenges in education-related projects.

Engendering Utilities Program

21 November 2019
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) “Best Practices Framework for Utilities” targets human resources and management staff of utilities through business school style coursework focused on employee lifecycle model. Download this presentation to learn more about the program.

Improved Methods for Assessment of Land Valuation and Property Taxes

5 November 2019
The technical complexity of ensuring that tax rolls are complete and valuations current is often perceived as a major barrier to bringing in more property tax revenues in developing countries. Webinar 3.4 shows how satellite data makes it possible to assess the completeness of existing tax maps…