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Enhancing Domestic Resource Mobilization

4 December 2024
The Asia Pacific Tax Hub, in collaboration with Development Partners, Multilateral Financial Institutions, and other ADB Regional Departments is working to strengthen Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) and International Tax Cooperation (ITC) thereby supporting development member countries’ (DMCs…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Livelihood Restoration Regional Workshop for Central and West Asia

21 to 23 November 2024
Regional Operations Services I (OSR1) of the Office of Safeguards (OSFG), in partnership with the Policy and Technical Services (OSPT), organized the Livelihood Restoration Regional Workshop for Central and West Asia. The event took place from 21 to 23 November 2024 at the Hilton Tashkent,…
Organizer: Office of Safeguards

AIxADB: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Development

4 to 8 November 2024
AIxADB serves as a platform for collaboration and knowledge exchange to explore cutting-edge solutions, learn from successful case studies, identify pilots for implementation under the ADB AI Sandbox Program, and support DMCs to manage the transition for AI adoption through policies, skilling, and…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Information Technology Department

Old-Age Financial Preparedness

24 October 2024
Securing pre-retirement financial resources that exceed post-retirement consumption needs is an intuitively plausible gauge of financial preparedness for old age. This webinar examined the extent to which the individuals of four major Asian economies approaching retirement are financially…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

SECURE Webinar 18: Blueprints to Breakthroughs: Enhancing Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystems in DMCs

24 October 2024
The SECURE Webinar 18 is a collaboration with ADB’s Human and Social Development Office’s Solutions Development Working Group on Health Systems Strengthening (HSD-SDWG HSS), focusing on vaccine manufacturing and regulatory ecosystems. This 90-minute virtual event spotlighted ADB's initiatives to…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Southeast Asia Department

Girls Takeover: Girls’ and Young Women’s Leadership in Nature-based Solutions for Climate Action

17 October 2024
Background The International Day of the Girl (IDG), celebrated annually on October 11, is a key global moment to celebrate the power of girls and highlight the barriers they face. This event aims to amplify their voices to share the issues they experience across the world and the support they…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

International Procurement Workshop

25 to 27 September 2024
The International Procurement Workshop, jointly organized by ADB and the Public Procurement Service of Korea (PPS), was held on 25-27 September 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. The workshop brought together 27 high-level procurement officials from fourteen DMCs to discuss the new trends and the know-…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

2024 Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Seminar: Government Incentives for Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance

25 to 27 September 2024
ADB and OECD, co-secretariats of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific (ACI), in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan and the Royal Government of Bhutan, held the 2024 ACI regional seminar on 25-27 September 2024, in Thimphu, Bhutan. The seminar focused on…
Organizer: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity

SECURE Webinar 17: Leapfrogging Technologies for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: Lessons from South Asia

5 September 2024
Globally, Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) account for 71% of deaths and 15 million premature deaths annually (WHO, 2018). The burden of NCDs in the Asia Pacific region followed a similar trend, with 70% of all deaths attributed to NCDs, a figure expected to rise significantly by 2030 (WHO, 2019…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

e-Procurement Education Program in Asia and Pacific Region

26 August 2024 to 2 May 2025
This annual training program aims to enhance the capacity of DMCs within the Asia-Pacific region in implementing and successfully rolling out e-procurement at both policy and practice levels, based on the best practices of the Republic of Korea, and to create an international collaborative…
Organizer: Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department