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Enabling Conditions to Foster Success in National Programmes: Conditional Transfers—Experiences, Lessons and Challenges

24 November 2016
Ina Porras, senior researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development, shared experiences between poverty and environmental experts, policy makers and researchers, and across geographies on how conditional transfers are used to protect or restore fragile ecosystems and…

India’s Infrastructure & Urban Development Experience

22 November 2016
Ernest & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, focused on the public sector. The company has also a wealth of experience in urban development and infrastructure. It has provided its services in creating smart cities in India, with lessons that other…

Public-Private Partnership Certification Program Guide

4 November 2016
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Certification Program Guide will help public officials and their advisors implement efficient, sustainable PPPs. Once mastered, this guide will also enable PPP practitioners to achieve the title “Certified PPP Professional” under the auspices of the APMG PPP…

Information and Communication Technology for People

2 November 2016
Information and communication technology (ICT) for people can help end poverty and hunger, ensure healthy lives and quality education, achieve gender equality, and provide water and sanitation for all. Sustainable Development Goals 1–6 see to people: they mean to end poverty and hunger, ensure…

Philippines: Public-Private Partnerships by Local Government Units

1 November 2016
Up to 10 billon metric tons of solid waste is generated annually from urban households, commerce, industry, and construction globally. This is bound to increase further as populations grow and migration from rural to urban areas occurs with wealth and consumption inevitably rising, prompting the…

Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand

27 October 2016
This presentation shares the experience of Thailand in dealing with the challenges of sustainable urbanization. It enumerates specific steps taken by the government and its partners to help solve the pressing issues of urbanization.

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization: Public-Private Partnership in Japan

27 October 2016
Japan has wealth of experience in ensuring sustainable urbanization. This presentation shares some of Japan's financing mechanisms in funding its urban infrastructure needs.

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 1)

21 September 2016
Various stakeholders from Asia and the Pacific share their insights on the importance of investing in ICT for social protection. ICT, they said, is a crtiical foundation for social protection as it helps provide direction to social protection programs. By investing in ICT, organizations can improve…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Investing in ICT for Social Protection (video 2)

21 September 2016
Countries need to invest in ICT for social protection now because it will greatly improve public service delivery, especially to the underserved. By investing in ICT now, countries can facilitate management of their social protection programs. With just a click of a button, they can easily…

Integrated Collection Management System of Four Social Insurance Contributions in Korea

20 September 2016
Social insurance in Korea was not integrated at first. Four ministries used to manage the country's four types of social insurance, but economic and social needs pushed the latter's integration. Since 2011, all four types have been integrated under the country's National Health Insurance Services…