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A History of Financial Management at ADB

20 April 2017
ADB's former director general of Private Sector Operations Department Philip Erquiaga discussed how Triple A rating and standalone strength have helped the institution effectively respond to various financial crises. He provided an overview on how financial models and systems enabled increased…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

ADB Resilience Academy

19 April 2017
Sansank Vemuri, Urban Resilience Specialist for the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund, presented on ADB Resilience Academy (ADB RA), an intensive project development workshop patterned after the Resilience Academy of the Rockefeller Foundation. ADB RA gathers interdisciplinary teams from…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Water and Energy Optimization in Utilities using SMART Systems

18 April 2017
Experts from Schneider Electric, a global specialist on energy management and automation, discussed SMART water systems requirements and possibilities on network, plant energy, and asset performance management. Experiences of projects in Malaysia, People's Republic of China, and Thailand were…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

CAREC Knowledge Sharing Program on Information and Communications Technology for Energy

17 to 20 April 2017
ICT can play a vital role for energy sector development. For universal energy access, ICT is transforming the business models to connect those unconnected to the traditional energy grid. For renewable energy growth, ICT is vital to manage the distributed nature of renewable energy sources. ICT can…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

The Role of Parliaments in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

6 April 2017
UNDP New York’s Head of Inclusive Political Processes Charles Chauvel discussed a handbook developed by UNDP, in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank and the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption. The handbook focuses on the role that parliamentarians can play in…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Multilateral Financial Institutions Chief Audit Executive Group 2017 Meeting

4 to 6 April 2017
The ADB Office of the Auditor General (OAG) organized the 2017 Multilateral Financial Institutions – Chief Audit Executive Group (MFI-CAEG) meeting in Beijing from 4 to 6 April 2017. The meeting served as a venue to discuss and share ideas, challenges, achievements, and lessons learned in internal…
Organizer: Office of the Auditor General

Smart Cities A Case Study of Singapore

3 to 5 April 2017
Just how smart is Singapore? Learn about the country's Smart Nation Initiative which aims to harness the power of ICTs in improving city life. ICT has been used holistically to bolster financial and managerial capacities of local governments and municipal service providers; manage urban traffic,…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

International Infrastructure Support System IISS

31 March 2017
ADB's Pierre Sarrat presented the use and features of the International Infrastructure Support System (IISS) in this installment of the Urban SG Knowledge Sharing Session. IISS is an online, secure, multi-user project development tool to promote and facilitate high quality and efficient global…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Better Enabling Business Transformation through a Digital Workplace

30 March 2017
Microsoft’s Jo Grubb, adoption and change management architect, shared how digital workplace strategies are leveraging technology advances, enabling new and more effective ways of working, and improving staff outcomes and agility. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

An Analytical Framework for Irrigation Systems Modernization

29 March 2017
Various issues affect large-scale irrigation performance in India. These include increasing water demand and very low water use efficiency. To support the implementation of India's National Water Mission, an analytical framework to assess systems performance and modernize India's irrigation system…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office