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11 June 2018
Chul Ju Kim, ADBI Deputy Dean shared the importance of transparent and accountable corporate governance of SOEs for sound and sustained economic development of Asian emerging countries.
26 April 2018
Making infrastructure projects gender-responsive can help women and girls lead healthy and productive lives.
Poor infrastructure exacerbates the gender gap in many ways. Development organizations have become aware of the problem, and ADB in particular has made significant progress on making its…
26 April 2018
Many studies show that women use all forms of public transport more than men.
More importantly, women rely on public transport more than men do as they have fewer or no other mobility choices. Women are also more worried about using public transport, and rightly so as their personal security is…
26 April 2018
Gender-responsive urban planning can contribute to gender equality and women's empowerment in significant ways.
This tip sheet is a quick reference guide for staff and consultants of ADB in conceptualizing and designing gender projects. This issue describes how to integrate gender issues in urban…
26 April 2018
Transport infrastructure and services should be designed to best meet the needs of women and men in equitable, affordable, and responsive ways.
This tool kit provides guidance for transport sector specialists and gender specialists on how to mainstream gender equality issues into transport project…
26 April 2018
Both urban governance and urban markets, and the relation between the two have important gender dimensions.
Urban Governance refers to the general manner in which a city is governed. It includes both the formal structures of urban government and administration and the practises of exercising…
14 December 2017
The Open Society Georgia Foundation works proactively with the city government of Tbilisi in localizing Georgia’s global commitments to the Open Government Partnership, mobilizing political commitment through consultation and co-creation processes, and creating the same consultative mechanisms at…
5 December 2017
To promote better development, information sharing is a default practice that both ADB and the Government of the Philippines aim to promote and integrate into its internal culture. ADB, through its Philippine Country Office and Governance Thematic Group, acknowledges the need for combined efforts…
5 December 2017
The Duterte administration in the Philippines highlights the importance of the Freedom of Information program as it pursues transparency, openness, and accountability in government. In the first year since its implementation, one can already list its achievement highlights and priority programs for…
21 November 2017
ADB reaffirms its commitment to push for the corporate governance agenda, both in the private and public sectors, and particularly in state-owned enterprises. Through its knowledge and skills development program, ADB will continue to actively partner with stakeholders in the further development of…