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Communicating for Development in the Modern Media Landscape

27 August 2019
The rapid growth of the internet as a mass medium of information and communication exchange has presented an opportunity for governments and development organizations to encourage more stakeholders to participate in the development process than ever before. This dramatic shift in the way we…

Building Public Support for Government Development Initiatives Part 1 Case Study from the Republic of Korea

27 August 2019
Engaging with stakeholders and building consensus for government policy, programs or projects is a critical role for government communicators. This session looks back to the 1980s to examine the Republic of Korea’s communication and media strategy to win support for its transition from a planned to…

Building Public Support for Government Development Initiatives Part 2 Case Study from Pakistan

27 August 2019
This session looks into a recent case of an ADB urban transport project in Pakistan that attracted a lot of attention in traditional and social media, and presented a series of complex communications challenges for the local government.

Working with International Media

27 August 2019
Government communicators are often familiar and comfortable working with local media and making them an important part of a media strategy. Less well known and understood, and often overlooked, is the international media, those foreign media organizations who have correspondents either based in…

PHOTOS Communications Capacity Building Program for Developing Member Countries Communications Offices

27 August 2019
Photos taken during the Communications Capacity Building Program for Developing Member Countries’ Communications Offices.

Welcome Remarks Communications Capacity Building Program for Developing Member Countries Communications Offices

27 August 2019
There is the twenty-four hour news cycle. There is the power and speed of the internet, there is of course social media, and there is the instantaneous release and sharing of information through social media. The role of traditional media is also evolving. How do we then reconsider, reconfigure the…

VIDEO Pakistani Women Plant Millions of Trees to Rebuild Climate Resilient Roads | Asian Development Bank adborg

22 August 2019
Pakistan is a country prone to disasters: earthquakes, landslides, droughts and floods are common, while climate change is making the situation worse. In 2014, floods devastated thousands of villages and killed hundreds of people. More than 2.5 million were displaced by the disaster. In the…

Innovative Solutions for Water Conveyance the PVCO Pipe

21 August 2019
Walter Philip Pattynama of Spanish pipeline solutions firm Molecor gave a presentation on PVC-O pipes, a revolutionary and cost-effective solution for water supply distribution, water reuse, and irrigation projects that is easy to install, environmentally friendly, and has better performance…

MakerBased Education

21 August 2019
Maker-Based Education requires a reimagination of the role of the teacher. Instead of a content expert, the teacher becomes a facilitator to the learning experience. Download the presentation to learn more.

Rainwater Harvesting Where Value and Cost Collide

20 August 2019
Philip Reidy, a registered professional engineer in the United States specializing in rainwater harvesting, discussed the cost metrics associated with fully functional rainwater harvesting systems. He also presented cost comparisons with other water supplies and efficacy analyses to demonstrate…