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23 May 2017
The rapid penetration of mobile and internet-based technologies shapes how Asian Development Bank-supported projects communicate. The push for ICT for Development is gaining momentum, emphasizing the “D” to prioritize ICT applications for poorer sectors in developing countries.
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
13 December 2016
If a movie or a TV serial was made about Manila’s Estero de Paco before, it would have been titled, “the flowing dead.” This learning event discussed how the estero, a formerly dead tributary of the Pasig River in the Philippines, is not just flowing and alive, but also showcased how communications…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
10 November 2016
Learn about using social mobilization and communication to encourage communities to be environmental stewards.
Rare Philippines’ Vice President Rocky Sanchez Tirona discussed the results of Rare’s social marketing and behavior change campaigns in Asia and Africa. She shared her experiences on how…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
12 October 2016
Advertising professional Fernando Austria shared how projects can capitalize on the popularity of stories and storytelling to change behavior and shift mindsets about development issues. Entertainment education uses combinations of mass and folk media, animation, dance, theater, soap operas, street…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
7 September 2016
Communication strategies used by the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II in Indonesia helped shift villagers’ destructive fishing behavior and poor waste disposal toward a community-based effort to manage resources, and still economically benefit from environmental protection…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
5 to 9 September 2016
This inaugural learning event, co-sponsored by the People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Finance Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute, and the Asian Development Bank Independent Evaluation Department, focused on the exchange and synthesis of ideas on the latest and practicable thinking…
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department
16 June 2016
ADB Director General of Independent Evaluation Department Vinod Thomas presented seven examples of perceived wisdom about development, and then discussed why these are myths and not reality.
This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.
Organizer: Independent Evaluation Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
7 June 2016
Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s technical vocational and education training (TVET) portfolio is increasing—from 18% of the total education portfolio (2009-2011) to 42% (2016-2018). As developing economies require more skilled workforce with technical training, there has been growing emphasis on…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management, Human and Social Development Sector Office
5 April 2016
While India has significantly increased the enrollment rates in primary schools, pre-school education is not widely available in rural areas leaving a huge learning deficit among rural kids. The Hippocampus Learning Center (HLC) used art performances, village festivals, and other communication…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management
9 December 2015
With access to mobile phones rapidly improving in Myanmar, ADB’s Nationwide Telecommunications project is helping bridge the country’s digital and gender divide. This project is leveraging Myanmar’s ICT modernization to accelerate women’s and girl’s participation in health, livelihood, and…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management