Knowledge Sharing Session on Integrity Perils of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Read more about Knowledge Sharing Session on Integrity Perils of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Advances in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are gaining significant attention across the development sector, but they may open new avenues for integrity risks and corruption. ADB's Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department and Office of Anticorruption and Integrity are promoting a balance between the hype and the future potential of these solutions versus the risks of corruption.
Dialogue Between ADB's Independent Evaluation Department and Civil Society Organizations Read more about Dialogue Between ADB's Independent Evaluation Department and Civil Society Organizations
Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? Read more about Climate and Accountability: A Future ADB Accountability Mechanism? This session focused on what the ADB Accountability Mechanism should look like with the new standalone safeguard standard on climate change under its new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF).
Sayed Ikram Afzali Keywords transparency accountability Public Administration economics Read more about Sayed Ikram Afzali Sayed Ikram Afzali has been the Executive Director of Integrity Watch Afghanistan (www.integritywatch.org) since 2014. He has also served as the Chief Information Commissioner of Afghanistan between 2015–2018. He has worked in the area of governance with a focus on civil society and anti‐corruption for more than a decade. He was the architect behind Afghanistan’s Access to Information Law (currently considered to be the best law globally: www.rti-rating.org).
Applying Integrity Tools for Water and Sanitation: Experiences from Bangladesh Read more about Applying Integrity Tools for Water and Sanitation: Experiences from Bangladesh This presentation discussed some insights from two Water Integrity Network projects: the Application of Annotated Water Integrity Scan (AWIS) for assessing and advocating for integrity in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in schools; and the Integrity Management Toolbox for strengthening integrity in water utilities and for change management.
UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption Read more about UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption ADB participation in the UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability, and Anti-Corruption is set on the first roundtable session, "Perspectives on anti-corruption trends and approaches in the Asia-Pacific Region." This session discussed donor and program partners’ experiences, strategies and analysis of anti-corruption context and trends in the Asia-Pacific region and their plans to address corruption issues in the region, and identified particular areas for partnership and cooperation with UNDP.
Integrity Perils of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Read more about Integrity Perils of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Advances in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are gaining significant attention across the development sector, but they may open new avenues for integrity risks and corruption. SDCC and OAI are promoting a balance between the hype and the future potential of these solutions versus the risks of corruption. ADB's Chief of Digital Technology for Development, Mr. Thomas Abell, presented on significant integrity risks associated with blockchains and cryptocurrencies that are often overlooked in development programs.
New Developments in Dispute Resolution Read more about New Developments in Dispute Resolution Mr. Bhushan spoke about transparency and code of ethics issues, particularly from ICC’s ethos for transparency and accountability towards users, lawyers and arbitrators. He explained some of the ICC International Court of Arbitration’s new policy decisions regarding the publication of awards, the industry sector involved, the identity of counsel representing the parties, the sanctioning of arbitrators, and the institution’s administrative expenses.
Learning from Evaluation Read more about Learning from Evaluation ADB conducts evaluation work to ensure accountability, promote learning, and maximize development effectiveness. This presentation examines how ADB can better integrate artificial intelligence in its operations. It also explores Watson, a technology that can help ADB ingest thousands of documents and unstructured data, e.g., ADB project completion reports.
How to Capture Knowledge Transfer through Technical Assistance Read more about How to Capture Knowledge Transfer through Technical Assistance ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED) will soon rate the Bank’s technical assistance (TA) project results. In assessing TAs, IED proposes the inclusion of operational learning and development effectiveness, knowledge building, partner satisfaction, replication/scaling up, and post-TA resource commitment.