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Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific

25 October 2018
Richard Highfield, international tax consultant, will share an overview of the key issues and challenges confronting revenue bodies in the Asia-Pacific region. The event aims to help revenue bodies identify opportunities for enhancing the operation of tax systems by sharing internationally…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Workshop on Enhancing Value-Added Tax Administration

23 to 25 October 2018
Experts from International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development discussed key issues and challenges confronting revenue bodies of developing economies on value-added tax administration, and how these issues are addressed by advanced economies in the region and…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Driving Better Results from Public Services in New Zealand

13 September 2018
Iain Rennie, former State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services of New Zealand, discussed his country's contemporary public sector management challenges and assessed the prospects for ongoing innovations in coming years.
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Optimizing Public Services through Digital Government

6 September 2018
Samia Melhem, lead policy officer in World Bank's Transport and ICT Global Practice, is giving a lecture on leveraging digital government for improved public services. She is also underscoring the significance and applicability of the Digital Government Readiness Assessment Toolkit to ADB…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Disability Innovation and Inclusive Urban Development

5 September 2018
Victoria Austin, director and co-founder of Global Disability Innovation Hub, will share lessons on creating inclusive environment and the role innovation can play in tackling disability from her experience with Paralympic Legacy Programme in the UK. The program includes designing urban development…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

National ID: Global Trends in Implementation

3 September 2018
Thampy Koshy, senior partner at Ernst & Young, is presenting Aadhaar, India's unique ID project. Aadhaar is a platform for the government to streamline the delivery mechanism of its various social welfare schemes, ensuring transparency and good governance. He is also tackling the evolving…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Localizing Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Management for Development Results

27 to 30 August 2018
Over 50 representatives from government, private sector, development partners, and academe shared their experiences and discussed challenges of multi-level governance to ensure that no one gets left behind. This seminar reflected on efforts to localize sustainable development goals through…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Innovation for Health Economic Zones and Border Area Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion

16 to 17 August 2018
Countries in the Greaker Mekong Subregion shared experiences in addressing health risks and opportunities in relation to economic zone and border area development. The forum aimed for a regional alignment of strategies to maximize health opportunities and mitigate transboundary and other health…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Research Findings of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Interns

8 August 2018
Interns from the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy completed their research internship in ADB. Sarah Hui Li, presented on (i) municipal finance and policy options to improve the enabling institutional environment and instruments for Asia Pacific cities to be able to access long-term adequate…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Transport Sector Office, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Applying Big Data to Public Service Delivery

23 July 2018
Experts from the Philippines, Singapore, and the US shared their experiences on the use of big data and other disruptive technologies, and how these have been applied to public service delivery projects and programs.
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office