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Government Stakeholders from East and Southeast Asia

22 to 23 January 2024
Manila, Philippines
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

SECURE Webinar 10: Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Increasing Access to Diagnostics Today

18 January 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the gap of diagnostics capacities between countries, and how diagnostic capacities directly lead to response capacity. The pandemic was also a time for countries to review existing resources, technologies, and capabilities to diagnose, and for the world to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Business Opportunities Seminar with Kazakhstan

18 January 2024
ADB undertakes Business Opportunities Seminars (BOSs) in its members to improve the interest and ability of eligible suppliers to locate ADB business opportunities, prepare high-quality and responsive bids, and understand ADB’s procurement and anticorruption procedures. These activities benefit…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Bioplastics in Thailand: Perceptions versus Reality and Future Directions for Southeast Asia (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 22)

17 January 2024
This session walked through the bioplastics value chain using the case study in Thailand based on a cost-benefit analysis research study that ADB conducted. Participants can gain an understanding of the different types of bioplastics, perceptions from different stakeholders, related policies…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy

16 to 18 December 2015
To support the establishment and operationalization of the Indonesia Center of Excellence for Clean Energy, this Knowledge Partnership for Clean Energy: Workout on the Indonesia Center of Excellence served as the first pilot test case of ADB's “knowledge department” in applying the integrated…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Integrating Governance and Institutional Development in ADB Operations

14 to 15 December 2015
The overall objective of this Integrating Governance and Institutional Development in ADB Operations: Program Design Workshop was to come up with principles and approaches in the design of a flagship learning program on governance and public sector management in ADB, meant for ADB staff and…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Bridging the Digital and Gender Divides in Myanmar

9 December 2015
With access to mobile phones rapidly improving in Myanmar, ADB’s Nationwide Telecommunications project is helping bridge the country’s digital and gender divide. This project is leveraging Myanmar’s ICT modernization to accelerate women’s and girl’s participation in health, livelihood, and…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security

8 December 2015
Experts from the University of Queensland presented a systemic analysis of energy use in Australia's urban water system in this event on Quantifying the Energy Effect of Urban Water Security: Case Studies from the Australian Millennium Drought. Discussions included related work on water and…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Energy Sector Office

Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series: Moving Forward with Clean Energy

7 December 2015
This session of the Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series highlights how ADB assists countiries in implementing clean energy projects. Specifically, this webinar aimed to: Highlight energy development issues in Asia and the Pacific today with emphasis on clean energy; Identify developing member…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

5th International Skills Forum: Current Priorities in Technical and Vocational Education and Training

1 to 2 December 2015
As countries in Asia seek to help their youth acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute productively and successfully to the demands of rapidly-changing economies, this event on 5th ADB International Skills Forum: Current Priorities in Technical and Vocational Education and Training…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office