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Knowledge Sharing Program on ICT in Education

9 to 11 November 2016
Organized in support of the education sector projects of Asian Development Bank's South Asia Department, this knowledge sharing workshop aimed to improve understanding of ICT in education programs through some case studies in the Republic of Korea focusing on key success factors and policy…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Universal Health Coverage in Lao PDR

7 November 2016
This Health Talks session featured Asian Development Bank's Health Financing Consultant Mathilde Mailfert who talked about Universal Health Coverage in Lao PDR. The session focused on the progress and challenges that other countries can learn from.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

How Mindfulness Can Help You and the Organization

3 November 2016
British School Manila (BSM)'s Chris Jones and Athena Douglas explained how they are introducing mindfulness to the BSM community. Through mindfulness exercises, they demonstrated how mindfulness can benefit individuals and institutions collectively. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Joint South Asia Human Development Matters and Education Sector Group Event

28 October 2016
Cher Ping Lim, Internet and Higher Education journal’s editor-in-chief, discussed the role of research and development for digital learning to address education quality, equity, and efficiency.
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, South Asia Department

Highlights of the Solid Waste Management SWM Course at UNESCOIHE

27 October 2016
Central and West Asia Department's Lu Shen and South Asia Department's Vivian Castro-Wooldridge shared their experiences on the three-week course they attended at UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education in Delft, the Netherlands.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

2016 ADBAsian Think Tank Development Forum

27 to 28 October 2016
With the theme, “Promoting Sustainable Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific”, the 2016 Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Asian Think Tank Development Forum gathered around 70 participants representing 24 countries in the region. Held in New Delhi India, this year's forum was co-organized by the National…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Innovation for Development What is Cloud Computing

26 October 2016
Bryan Wong, public sector lead in the Philippines, and Julian Lan, senior solutions architect in Asia and the Pacific of Amazon Web Services, gave a presentation about cloud computing, an on-demand delivery of information technology resources and applications via the internet with pay-as-you-go…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Adaptation and Migration in Asias Drowning River Deltas

26 October 2016
Alex Chapman from the University of Southampton reported on the latest adaptation and migration research in Asia's mega-river deltas. These regions are highly populated and vital to global food security, but most are rapidly sinking into the sea.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

2016 Mobilizing MultiStakeholder Action for Reform

24 to 27 October 2016
For more than a decade, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recognized that improvement of governance, public sector reforms, and strengthened institutional performance in priority country programs and operations requires attention to complex and contested issues. ADB's Government Thematic Group…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Distinguished Water Leaders Series Oyun Sanjaasuren

21 October 2016
In this learning event, Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren presented the global and regional water risks and challenges we face today through 2030 and shared how they can be addressed through partnerships for water resource management at the country, regional, and global levels. She cited the the impact of…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office