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Evidence-based Governance Matters in Asia

27 October 2017
Daniel Kaufmann, president and CEO of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, presented the global, regional, and country-level aspects of governance, the results, and implications of the recently launched 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), and concrete governance initiatives such as the…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Green Equity and Financing

11 October 2017
Learn about the untapped potential for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as a vehicle for social and environmental responsibility. SOEs account for a large contribution to industrial output (for e.g. 25-30% in China) and high employment (e.g. 1.5 million people in Viet Nam) across the Asia-Pacific…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Transforming Leadership: Women, Men, Power and Potential

29 to 31 August 2017
A multi-stakeholder dialogue process, this learning event engaged the participants in creating a safe learning environment to explore one another’s perspectives, to look at their leadership challenges in new ways, to reflect, and to be inspired. The Tokyo Lab is the third and final face-to-face…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

ADB-ADBI Forum on Governance and Institutions: Practical Lessons on Governance and Service Delivery for Subnational Governments

9 to 11 August 2017
The Governance Thematic Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) jointly organized the 2017 Forum on Governance and Institutions in partnership with the United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG) and Korea Local Information Research &…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Open Government for Improving Public Services in Asia

7 to 8 August 2017
Good quality public services are critical to the lives of citizens and ensuring their effective delivery is an essential function of government. But governments are not alone in this; experience and evidence built up over a number of decades have shown that citizens and civil society also have…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

"What Elephant?" Framing Governance Reforms in Real-World Conditions

3 August 2017
Focusing on a country's institutions and its political economy enhances understanding of the reform process. This learning event was held in the context that even as Asia has prospered under real-world conditions, "good governance" tends to be displaced by "good enough governance." It discussed how…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Knowledge Sharing by ADB Interns

25 July 2017
Three students who interned at ADB presented their research findings on topics including Inclusive Green Growth Index, ASEAN integration and new technology, and state-owned enterprise reforms in the People’s Republic of China. Their internship is part of the partnership between ADB’s Governance…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Role of Behavioral Economics to Improve Public Policies and Programs

19 June 2017
The Behavioural Insights Team explained how behavioral economics can be applied to a range of policy areas, and how organizations around the world have successfully used the behavioral economics approach. Many governments around the world and international organizations have adopted and recognized…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Role of Managing for Development Results in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

15 to 16 June 2017
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a new holistic framework for all countries’ development efforts, linking people, planet, and prosperity by 2030. The SDGs pick up from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which provided time-bound targets for addressing extreme poverty in its…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Strategy, Policy and Partnerships 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