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Second South Pacific International Arbitration Conference: Enhancing the Rule of Law & Increasing Business Confidence in a Globalized Economy

25 to 26 March 2019
To raise awareness and discuss the positive development impact of international arbitration reform in the South Pacific, the Government of Papua New Guinea, in conjunction with ADB, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and other development partners and arbitral institutions, hosted…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

Impactful Resilience Building in Communities

21 March 2019
Kate Landry, Build Change Philippines country director, and Daniel Stander, RMS global managing director, discussed risk models that allow estimate of lives lost and housing losses that would result from a large disaster, and which can quantify the lives saved and GDP saved that would result from…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Finance Sector Office

ASEAN Workshop on Innovative Financing Approaches for Sustainable Infrastructure

11 February 2019
Infrastructure in support of sustainable development has a critical role to play in Southeast Asia's economic growth, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. The ASEAN Workshop on Innovative Financing for Infrastructure was held in the margins of the ASEAN Finance and Central Bank…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department

9th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Innovative Approaches for the Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia

24 to 25 January 2019
In this roundtable, representatives from ADB Institute (ADBI), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and International Labour Organization (ILO) discussed management approaches on labor migration in Asia, as well as migration trends and policies in the region.
Organizer: ADBI

iaTech 2018: Embracing Digital Technology in Internal Audit

22 to 23 November 2018
The iaTech 2018 conference aimed to promote learning and sharing of digital technology in internal audit for public sector internal auditors. The conference served as a platform for auditors helping and learning from auditors. It was also a networking opportunity for the members from 85 countries…
Organizer: Office of the Auditor General

Training Course on Pollution, Health, and Safety Management in ADB Projects - Water Quality Module

21 to 22 November 2018
ADB’s Training Course on Pollution, Health, and Safety Management in ADB Projects was organized in response to an indicated need for better understanding of how the general and industry-specific Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines are applicable to ADB projects, how to assess the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Conference on Spillover Effects of High-Speed Rail and Quality of Life

14 to 15 November 2018
Policy makers in developing countries are eager to learn about large-scale public infrastructure such as high-speed rail (HSR). India’s government, for one, has announced plans to adopt Japan’s shinkansen technology for the HSR project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. JR East is providing technical…
Organizer: ADBI

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

Comparative Analysis of Tax Administration in Asia and the Pacific

25 October 2018
Richard Highfield, international tax consultant, will share an overview of the key issues and challenges confronting revenue bodies in the Asia-Pacific region. The event aims to help revenue bodies identify opportunities for enhancing the operation of tax systems by sharing internationally…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Workshop on Enhancing Value-Added Tax Administration

23 to 25 October 2018
Experts from International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development discussed key issues and challenges confronting revenue bodies of developing economies on value-added tax administration, and how these issues are addressed by advanced economies in the region and…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office