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Transforming Leadership - Second Program

28 to 31 March 2017
Designed as a multistakeholder dialogue process, this Leadership and Innovation Lab combines individual development with systemic and institutional change initiatives. "Transforming Leadership: Women, Men, Power, and Potential” is a Leadership and Innovation Lab targeting leaders and change agents…
Organizer: Gender Equality Division, Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office

Internal Audit Maturity in the Public Sector in ASEAN - Insights from the Study of Internal Audit Function in Selected Central Banks

8 March 2017
This academic study examined the maturity of the internal audit function in the public sector in the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by benchmarking the function with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Capability Model for the public sector.
Organizer: Office of the Auditor General

Internal Audit Panel of Experts Inaugural Meeting

6 to 8 March 2017
The Internal Audit Panel of Experts is an advisory board to provide independent, objective and expert advice to the Capacity Development Working Group. The Panel of Experts is particularly tasked on strategizing and identifying opportunities for internal audit capacity development in the public…
Organizer: Office of the Auditor General

Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability at Work for Asia and the Pacific

28 February to 2 March 2017
An understanding of the updated PEFA 2016 Framework helps strengthen public financial management and contribute to its reform. The Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) program was established in 2001 by the World Bank, the European Commission, the IMF, and the Governments of…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department

Advanced Learning Program on Resettlement and Livelihoods

20 to 24 February 2017
Acquire knowledge on addressing involuntary resettlement and livelihood restoration in development projects. Through Asian Development Bank's Regional Technical Assistance 7566: Strengthening the Use of Country Safeguard Systems, this learning program will discuss key learnings on resettlement and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

ADB and ADBI Learning Program: Financing Social Protection for the Sustainable Development Goals

15 to 16 February 2017
To assist its developing member countries (DMCs) in pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ADB's Social Development Thematic Group initiated research on economic methods to estimate the fiscal implications of meeting the SDGs and pilot applications of the methods. The methods focused on…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Indonesia's e-Procurement System for Medicines

19 December 2016
Medicine e-procurement is changing the healthcare industry in Indonesia. Can this system help achieve universal health coverage in the country? ADB Health Specialist Sean Donato presented on the implementation of Indonesia's e-procurement systems for medicines and other health commodities in the…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office

Developing Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues: Training on Environmental Law

14 December 2016
The TA will assist judiciaries develop seminal jurisprudence responsive to climate change and sustainable development issues as follows: (i) by exposing them to global and regional developments in this field, especially emerging concepts, principles, and jurisprudence from different jurisdictions…
Organizer: Office of the General Counsel

UN Climate Change Conference: Outcomes and Implications

1 December 2016
Find out the outcomes of the 22nd Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in this Insight Thursday session. ADB's Preety Bhandari and Christian Ellermann reported on the highlights of the 22nd Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

5th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

24 to 25 November 2016
The 2016 international eco-compensation conference provided a platform for discussing innovations, developments, and lessons in implementing eco-compensation and payments for ecosystem services in the People’s Republic of China and other countries. Over 150 representatives from ADB developing…
Organizer: East Asia Department, Water and Urban Development Sector Office