Shajia Sultana

Shajia Sultana is a Civil Engineer with more than 14 years’ experience in international development project management. She has post-graduate qualifications in Civil Engineering and a Certified Project Management Professional from PMI. Now, she is attending CIPS, from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK. Currently, Shajia is managing 2 multi-sectoral projects implemented by multiple Government and UN agencies.

Jignesh Shah

Jignesh Shah is an ex-committee member of ISO-South Africa and former expert advisor of TUV SU Singapore for developing omni processor norms. He is also heading the omni processor division at Ankur Scientific. Jignesh is a Mechanical Engineer from M.S. University in distinction grade with more than 27 years of experience in thermal and process design, new product launching, marketing, and business development. Currently he is working on a new conceptual design to make sanitation systems more reliable, affordable, and environment friendly.

Baguio City Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System - Capacity Building Program Module 2 Evaluation Report

This report presents the outcomes of the monitoring and evaluation activities of Module 2 of the Baguio City Smart Flood Warning, Information and Mitigation System Project's Targeted Capacity Building Program, as well as preliminary reflections on observations made to date related to program effectiveness.

SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Changing Workforce in the Post-COVID-19 World

In the 12th SPOT webinar, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Keiko Nowacka and Fook Yen Chong, EIEE’s Johannes Emmerling, ILO’s Christian Viegelahn, and EY’s Callista Ng discussed the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor markets and how it has exacerbated existing inequalities, particularly for women and the youth, in Southeast Asia. They emphasized the role of innovative policy and concerted action in advancing digitalization, addressing skills mismatch and gaps, and ensuring a more resilient and inclusive workforce in a post-COVID-19 world.