Communicating Environmental Protection Read more about Communicating Environmental Protection The Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project in Indonesia is a three-phased project with the objective of setting up 20 million hectares of Marine Protected Areas by 2020. Based on lessons from Phase 1, communication was integrated as a component for Phase 2 and considered critical for success due to the project’s complex communication context.
Communicating Environmental Protection Read more about Communicating Environmental Protection Communication strategies used by the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II in Indonesia helped shift villagers’ destructive fishing behavior and poor waste disposal toward a community-based effort to manage resources, and still economically benefit from environmental protection. Communication approaches engaged national and local stakeholders with conflicting interests and needs, and used social mobilization and advocacy to get various groups—women, youth, academe, and civil society—to monitor and sustain project gains.
Using ICT for Development to Engage Stakeholders Read more about Using ICT for Development to Engage Stakeholders Building ways to provide feedback when crowdsourcing data can lead to improvements in underlying applications or surveys; stakeholders are shifted from just users of information to creators of relevant content and technology. This report, through selected case presentations, shares key findings on how ICT for Development can be used to reach and engage stakeholders.
Experience of Mobile Phone Survey in Sri Lanka on Technical and Vocational Education and Training Read more about Experience of Mobile Phone Survey in Sri Lanka on Technical and Vocational Education and Training Using results-based lending, Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s project on skills sector enhancement in Sri Lanka sought to improve the employability of youth who graduated from ADB-supported technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs to 52% in 2016. Interactive voice response, a digital technology using automated phone calls, was used to verify whether TVET graduates are currently employed.
Promoting Financial Inclusion through Innovation Read more about Promoting Financial Inclusion through Innovation “Fintech” or use of technology has been used to promote financial inclusion or making financial services appropriate, affordable, and accessible. More than the technology, the pilot projects featured in this presentation focus on how ICT is used, how it will benefit those who are unbanked or underserved, and how it offers concrete solutions.
Using ICT for Development to Engage Stakeholders Read more about Using ICT for Development to Engage Stakeholders The rapid penetration of mobile and internet-based technologies shapes how Asian Development Bank-supported projects communicate. The push for ICT for Development is gaining momentum, emphasizing the “D” to prioritize ICT applications for poorer sectors in developing countries.
New Communication Technologies: Linking Stakeholders in Difficult Communication Environments Read more about New Communication Technologies: Linking Stakeholders in Difficult Communication Environments When emergencies or disasters strike, communication can be as vital as food and shelter but it is also among the infrastructure systems that are easily damaged or rendered unavailable. This report discusses the utility of Firechat, an off-grid communication technology, to Asian Development Bank-financed projects that are mostly located in difficult communication environments and are vulnerable to emergencies and disasters.
Enabling Communication in Times of Disaster Read more about Enabling Communication in Times of Disaster FireChat is a free mobile phone application that functions as a communication tool for posting messages without the need for cellular service or connection to an internet network. It has been used in situations where there was congestion in cellular and internet signals due to the volume of users; in difficult communication environments where communication infrastructure is blocked or damaged; and during disaster and emergencies.
Linking Stakeholders in Difficult Communication Environments Read more about Linking Stakeholders in Difficult Communication Environments Ways to strengthen the resilience of communication networks used by stakeholders in Asian Development Bank-assisted projects were discussed in this learning event. Marina Azcarate of FireChat shared how mobile gadgets can create peer-to-peer networks for communication in emergencies. A project in Tacloban City in the Philippines was used as a case study on how communication technologies can be integrated to strengthen the resilience of stakeholders.
Using Entertainment Education for Projects Read more about Using Entertainment Education for Projects Edutainment or the use of entertainment genres to communicate development messages can help change behavior and shift mindsets about development issues. This report shares examples of what makes edutainment work, and imparts lessons on using edutainment approaches.