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Validation Workshop on Digital Government

28 January 2025
ADB and Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, from 27 to 30 January, held a series of validation workshops to inform the strategic ten-year roadmap for Pakistan’s digital transformation. Relevant stakeholders including government officials, representatives of civil…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Validation Workshop on Digital Infrastructure

27 January 2025
ADB and Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, from 27 to 30 January, held a series of validation workshops to inform the strategic ten-year roadmap for Pakistan’s digital transformation. Relevant stakeholders including government officials, representatives of civil…
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

ADB Project Cycle for Sovereign Operations e-Learning Course

24 January 2025
AVAILABLE ONLINE The eLearning course on ADB project cycle for sovereign operations provides an overview of the five stages of ADB’s project cycle: 1) project identification, 2) design and preparation, 3) approval, 4) implementation, and 5) evaluation. The course is designed for DMCs and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Office of Safeguards, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department

Opportunities to Strengthen Regional Cooperation for Marine Litter Management in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam (Circular Economy Webinar Series Session 33)

22 January 2025
Marine litter was a major concern for Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Governments in these countries had developed and enacted policies to address the sources and impacts of marine litter. In this webinar, Anna Oposa, a marine conservation and circular economy specialist,…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Training of Trainers (TOT) of Health Care Providers on Improving Gender-Based Violence Knowledge at SHC Facilities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

20 to 21 January 2025
On January 20-21, ADB held an advocacy training of the trainers session to address gender-based violence (GBV) for health professionals from 32 hospitals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province to support health sector reforms under the $100 Million KP Health Systems Strengthening Program. …
Organizer: Central and West Asia Department

Climate Change Perceptions in Asia

16 January 2025
Public perceptions can play a key role in either driving or hindering reform efforts. For the Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024, ADB surveyed about 13,500 residents across 14 Asian economies. The survey aimed to understand public views on climate change, awareness of government actions,…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB Business Opportunities in Hong Kong, China

14 January 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) as a side event during the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China, on January 14, 2025. This event aimed to present ADB’s business opportunities to the private sector in Hong Kong, covering both sovereign and non-…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Indonesia's e-Procurement System for Medicines

19 December 2016
Medicine e-procurement is changing the healthcare industry in Indonesia. Can this system help achieve universal health coverage in the country? ADB Health Specialist Sean Donato presented on the implementation of Indonesia's e-procurement systems for medicines and other health commodities in the…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Developing Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues: Training on Environmental Law

14 December 2016
The TA will assist judiciaries develop seminal jurisprudence responsive to climate change and sustainable development issues as follows: (i) by exposing them to global and regional developments in this field, especially emerging concepts, principles, and jurisprudence from different jurisdictions…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

The Communication Story of Estero de Paco

13 December 2016
If a movie or a TV serial was made about Manila’s Estero de Paco before, it would have been titled, “the flowing dead.” This learning event discussed how the estero, a formerly dead tributary of the Pasig River in the Philippines, is not just flowing and alive, but also showcased how communications…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management