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Event 2 Build Back Better Sector Dialogue Transport

17 December 2024
The second webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better in the transport sector, featuring a Palu Bay Port masterplan and reconstruction case study.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development

16 December 2024
In this joint webinar of the Asian Impact Webinars and Competition Policy Dialogues, we examined the critical role of competition policy in national economic development. Drawing from the findings of the book Designing Competition Policy for Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific, speakers…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Pacific Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar in Japan 2024

13 December 2024
Japanese Representative Office (JRO) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the business opportunities seminar (BOS) to attract quality suppliers, contractors, and consultants from Japan for ADB-funded projects. This BOS focused on the Pacific region, where the Japanese government also…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Unveiling Insights from the Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey ILAS 2023

13 December 2024
Indonesia Longitudinal Ageing Survey (ILAS) 2023 is the first survey in Indonesia to provide representative and comprehensive information on the demographics, social and economic conditions, health status, and living environment of current and future cohorts of older people. The webinar presented…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues

12 December 2024 to 31 March 2025
When a disaster occurs, timely support for recovery and reconstruction efforts is critical to minimize potential long-term setbacks to sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development. The ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues aim to share regional voices, stories, ideas, and lessons learned…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Greening Road Construction Using LowCarbon Concrete and 3D Printing

12 December 2024
This webinar featured Taisei Corporation’s latest advancements in low-carbon concrete, utilizing byproducts and innovative 3D printing techniques for concrete structures. Recently implemented at project sites in Japan, these cutting-edge technologies are now being explored for international…
Organizer: Transport Sector Office

Event 1 Build Back Better Sector Dialogue Crosscutting Themes

12 December 2024
This introductory webinar explored the principles and crosscutting measures likely relevant to any post-disaster recovery and reconstruction project, regardless of sector. This included governance arrangements, risk assessment, early warning systems, land-use planning, design standards, capacity…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

10th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network

11 to 13 December 2024
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the 10th Conference of the Asia Pacific Public Electronic Procurement Network (APPeN) on 11–12 December 2024 at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines, followed by IT security training on 13 December 2024. This year’s conference focused on the digital…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

SECURE WEBINAR 19 Enhancing the Quality and Safety of Medicine in Southeast Asia

11 December 2024
COVID-19 posed a major challenge to the global health agenda, with pharmaceutical manufacturers shifting their production and distribution processes to rapidly respond to escalating demands for vaccines and medical products. The pandemic also revitalized the importance of sound pharmacovigilance…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

International Anticorruption Day 2024 Integrity in Private Sector Development A Conversation

10 December 2024
In celebration of this year’s International Anticorruption Day, ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) hosted a knowledge-sharing session on Integrity in Private Sector Development: A Conversation to explore the intersection of integrity principles and private sector development to…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity