ADB's Work on Governance and Public Sector Management: Partnering Possibilities with Local Academic Insitutions Read more about ADB's Work on Governance and Public Sector Management: Partnering Possibilities with Local Academic Insitutions This presentation focuses on Asian Development Bank's governance operations and how the local academic institutions can contribute to crafting innovative knowledge solutions that deliver effective and sustainable results.
Bringing Open Government Partnership to the Sub-national Level: Key Takeaways Read more about Bringing Open Government Partnership to the Sub-national Level: Key Takeaways This presentation enumerates the key takeaways of bringing Open Government Partnership (OGP) to the sub-national level. Through a list of lessons, it highlights the importance of taking OGP to the sub-national level to further promote effectiveness and efficiency.
Designing and Implementing a Responsive Open Data Model Read more about Designing and Implementing a Responsive Open Data Model Open data should be accessible, machine-readable, and re-usable. By introducing research and systematic innovations and engaging and capacitating partners, the Open Data Lab Jakarta as an enabler of open data that builds evidence for its social and political values is featured as an example in this presentation.
Integrated Approach to Sustainable Infrastructure Provision/ Financing Read more about Integrated Approach to Sustainable Infrastructure Provision/ Financing Armenia, a small landlocked country in the Caucasus, requested its development partners for assistance in maintaining its extensive yet underfunded road and water network. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the only partner that responded to this call. The challenge was to institutionalize coordination and beef up accountability mechanisms, not only between Armenian government agencies but also with ADB teams and other development partners. As a response, ADB introduced an integrated approach to ensure the sustainability of infrastructure solutions to be rolled out.
Rehan Kausar Keywords finance administration governance ADB procurement Read more about Rehan Kausar Rehan was until recently a Principal Portfolio Management Specialist in SEOD. Before this, he was Head of the project Administration Unit and Senior Infrastructure Specialist in SEEN for 5 years. Rehan started his ADB career as an Infrastructure Specialist in IRM for 2 years and was then outpost to OPR for one year. Before ADB, he was a consultant to ADB and worked as an Advisor, Housing and Spatial Planning in ADB’s Extended Mission to Sumatra for almost 2 years. He also worked as a consultant to the World Bank. Before that, he spent his entire career in the private sector.
Tackling Corruption through Civil Society-led Information and Communication Technology Initiatives Read more about Tackling Corruption through Civil Society-led Information and Communication Technology Initiatives Information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the forces shaping the world today. The expeditious way it has facilitated communication, knowledge sharing, and transactions has provided unparalleled benefits to society.
Meet Lucy: Do New Ideas in Governance Work in Practice? Read more about Meet Lucy: Do New Ideas in Governance Work in Practice? Organized by ADB's Governance Thematic Group in cooperation with the OECD-DAC Network on Governance and the German International Cooperation (GIZ)'s Sector Network Governance Asia, this learning event on Meet Lucy: New Ideas in Governance – Do They Work in Practice? enabled participants to assess the practical relevance of alternative approaches to governance and institutional change summarized in OECD's recent Governance Practitioners' Notebook.
Effective Civil Society Organization Engagement in the Pacific for Better Development Results Read more about Effective Civil Society Organization Engagement in the Pacific for Better Development Results This learning event aimed to build the capacity of focal persons in civil society organizations (CSOs) and select project officers in the Pacific Department (PARD) of ADB in terms of collaborating in designing and implementing ADB projects. The purpose is to develop mechanisms for engaging CSOs to take part in project activities, which includes monitoring project outputs. The event also served as a venue for PARD staff and development coordinators to share good practice examples in working with CSOs, as some of them have been implementing action plans to improve CSO cooperation.
Promoting Good Governance in Irrigation Read more about Promoting Good Governance in Irrigation This document presents a broadened perspective of governance in irrigation. It discusses these three key aspects: (i) lessons learned and opportunities to strengthen institutional, policy, and legal frameworks to improve performance; (ii) changing rural dynamics and the feminization of agriculture; and (iii) the influence of subsidies and price distortions on water productivity.
Undral Gombodorj Keywords certified trainer facilitator mentor researcher NGO management social accountability governance and volunteering Read more about Undral Gombodorj Undral is the Director of the Democracy Education Center (DEMO), a Mongolian NGO. She holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Institute of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic. She is a certified trainer, facilitator, mentor, researcher, and author of numerous publications in NGO management, social accountability, governance, and volunteering. She is the Chair of the Network of Mongolian Volunteer Organizations and National Representative for IAVE Mongolia.