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Three Wills: Enhancing Governance Results in Projects

25 October 2016
Governance challenges surface in development programs worldwide, regardless of sector or country. Critical to the success of any reform is the combined energies and single-minded commitment of the state, institutions that provide the services, and the citizens—to pursue the public good.

Strategic Communication

25 October 2016
Communication for development programs that fail to focus on behavior change as its ultimate goal achieve sub-optimal results. Influencing knowledge and attitudes in ways that make adoption of new behaviors feasible is the new benchmark. In an age of information overload, communication needs to be…

The Rules of the Game

25 October 2016
Reforms often get stuck because stakeholder interests and the rules of the game prevent collective action needed for reforms to move forward. This presentation examines how reformers can recognize the patterns that constrain collective action.

When Wills Collide

25 October 2016
Conflict is a natural consequence of progress, development, and change. It can be a negative or positive force in any development project. To achieve durable agreements and moblize stakeholders, a deeper understanding of conflict management and the negotiation process is critical.

An Introduction to the Toolbox for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals

28 September 2016
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the lynchpin of the localization process. Cities and regions are ideally positioned to transform the 2030 Agenda into a concrete and efficient one. This presentation provides information on a toolbox containing…

Localizing Global Agendas: Introductory Statement

27 September 2016
Asia has seen remarkable growth in the last four decades though at the expense of inequality and environmental degradation. Lal Shanker Ghimire from the National Planning Commission of Nepal pointed out the need for Asia to move into a development model that considers economic, social, and…

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 1)

21 September 2016
Various stakeholders from Asia and the Pacific share their insights on the importance of investing in ICT for social protection. ICT, they said, is a crtiical foundation for social protection as it helps provide direction to social protection programs. By investing in ICT, organizations can improve…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 2)

21 September 2016
Countries need to invest in ICT for social protection now because it will greatly improve public service delivery, especially to the underserved. By investing in ICT now, countries can facilitate management of their social protection programs. With just a click of a button, they can easily…

ICT and ID Management in the Health Sector

19 September 2016
The use of ICT in the health sector significantly boosts delivery of health services and enables safer health care. ICT, along with unique identification numbers, helps track people and monitor their health throughout their life cycles. It facilitates the provision and enjoyment of a continuum of…

Using Technology to Making Cities Safer: The Case of Safetipin

14 September 2016
Safetipin is a map-based online and mobile phone application that works to make communities and cities safer. It collects and disseminates safety-related information on a large scale through crowdsourcing and other methods.