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Training and Public Integrity Network Meeting on Preventing Corruption in Public Procurement

6 to 8 November 2018
About 50 participants from over 20 countries learned how to prevent and detect corruption in public procurement in a two-day training program organized by ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and United Nations…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Joint Seminar on Beneficial Ownership and EOIR Assessor Training

8 to 12 October 2018
The joint BO seminar / EOIR training aimed to prepare the future assessors and the future assessed jurisdictions for the upcoming EOIR peer reviews under the second round of Reviews. This training was designed to simulate the steps of a real evaluation, combining theory, group participation, and…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

The Last Mile Effective Exchange of Information on Request from an Auditors Perspective

10 to 12 April 2018
This three-day seminar focused on the connection between domestic tax investigations and information gathering frameworks and the international infrastructure for exchange of information (EOI) on request (“the Last Mile”). This seminar is a joint initiative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Communication for Difficult Stakeholders in Urban Water Projects

8 December 2017
Slum dwellers, rural poor, and migrant populations are seen as difficult stakeholders in water and electricity projects. Governments see providing utility services for informal settlers as legitimizing the settlements. The Dhaka Water Supply Sector Development Program used behavior change…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management, South Asia Department

International Anticorruption Day 2017 Corruption and Social and Economic Stability

8 December 2017
Corruption affects all regions of the world and all levels of society, but the impact is greatest in developing countries, which comprises a large part of Asia and the Pacific. Corruption can undermine political, social and economic stability, and ultimately threaten the safety and security of…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Domestic Resource Mobilization for Sustainable Development

1 December 2017
ADB tax consultants David Tansey and Richard Highfield talked about ICT in tax administration and provided an overview of the latest series on comparative analysis of tax administration in Asia and the Pacific.
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

9th Regional AntiCorruption Conference Nurturing an AntiCorruption Culture in the AsiaPacific Region

15 to 17 November 2017
The 9th Regional Conference consisted of a High-Level Panel and Public Integrity Network (PIN), which brought together government leaders and delegates from anticorruption agencies, supreme audit authorities, planning agencies, as well as representatives of private sector and civil society. The…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

Changing Behavior for Good Development Communication in Solid Waste Management

29 September 2017
Implementing successful, long-term solutions to reduce, dispose, and recover solid waste requires communication to change behaviors of diverse stakeholders from households to utilities. ADB’s Andrew McIntyre shared the results of a five-city technical assistance on mainstreaming solid waste…
Organizer: Department of Communications and Knowledge Management

Using ICT for Development to Engage Stakeholders

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

The Communication Story of Estero de Paco

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