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Investment Assessment and Application of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific

15 June 2017
High-level technology for agriculture may be the key to food security in Asia. An ADB project is studying investment options and priorities. In 2016, ADB approved the Investment Assessment and Applications of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific project to promote the use…

Digital Transformation Culture

15 June 2017
An organizational culture that is obsessed with its current customers is characterized by empathy, flexibility, simplicity, and trust. Transformation of organizational culture is the essential first step before the implementation of a new technology can become meaningful.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Customer Obsession

15 June 2017
New organizational models that are succeeding today adopt a very outward-looking approach, focusing around and managing the experience of their customers. This presentation explores what makes these organizations different and how they are organized, their cultural aspects and strategic views, and…

Effective Partnerships for Development Results

15 June 2017
Using results-based management as its strategy, the Government of Paraguay was able to put in place responsible and sustainable public policies for achieving development. Strengthening the country’s public financial management and budgeting systems resulted to an increase in public spending…

Effective Partnerships for Development Results (Spanish)

15 June 2017
Using results-based management as its strategy, the Government of Paraguay was able to put in place responsible and sustainable public policies for achieving development. Strengthening the country’s public financial management and budgeting systems resulted to an increase in public spending…

Networking Practices of Sustainable Cities in Asia-Pacific - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

13 June 2017
Junichi Fujino shares initiatives on sustainable cities and city-to-city networking from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Networking Practices of Sustainable Cities in Asia Pacific - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

13 June 2017
Junichi Fujino shares initiatives on sustainable cities and city-to-city networking from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Crafting Compelling Messages - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

2 June 2017
Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson discuss strategies for framing ideas into compelling messages to get stakeholders' attention.
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Crafting Compelling Messages - Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series

2 June 2017
Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson discuss strategies for framing ideas into compelling messages to get stakeholders' attention.

Experience of Mobile Phone Survey in Sri Lanka on Technical and Vocational Education and Training

23 May 2017
Using results-based lending, Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s project on skills sector enhancement in Sri Lanka sought to improve the employability of youth who graduated from ADB-supported technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs to 52% in 2016. Interactive voice response, a…