Alex Chen Keywords agriculture risk analytics platform ICT finance insurance Read more about Alex Chen Alex Chen is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Risk Transfer Solutions (ARTS), a Singapore-based technology company founded with the mission of establishing insurance for the masses in Asia. From product design to portfolio management and more, ARTS helps insurers build new digital business strategies in the areas of Natural Catastrophe and Agriculture Insurance, geared at increasing risk protection levels of entire communities.
Fabio Lancellotti Keywords consultant ICT Read more about Fabio Lancellotti Fabio Lancellotti has been collaborating with Magaldi Group since 2015. As a professional business consultant, he provided his services to leading international energy, banking and software sector companies (MPS Bank, Deutsche Bank, ENEL, ENI). He was an advisor of Italy’s Minister of Economic Development from 2001 to 2005 and was Contract Professor of Economics and Finance course modules at SUN University in Naples and LUISS University in Rome.
The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Read more about The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Behavior change communication strategies used by ADB’s Enhancing Tax Administration Capacity project in Maldives produced a positive effect on the government’s tax and governance reforms. This report details the communication and awareness-raising campaign that was used to convince the public about the necessity of tax reform.
The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Read more about The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Major tax reforms were implemented in Maldives from 2010 to 2011. Anticipating public and private stakeholder resistance to paying new taxes, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority implemented a communication and awareness raising campaign to educate and convince the public about the necessity of tax reform.
Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Read more about Role of Communication in Governance and Reform ADB’s Enhancing Tax Administration Capacity project in Maldives shows how communication was integrated to address the crucial “people side” of the tax reform process to change perceptions and accelerate reform adoption and acceptance. Communications also helped foster dialogue about sensitive issues around taxation among public and private sector stakeholders dispersed in an archipelagic country with high cost of public service delivery and affected by climate change.
Manzul Kumar Hazarika Keywords GIS ICT AIT administration geoinformation system Read more about Manzul Kumar Hazarika Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika has assumed charge as Director of AIT’s Geoinformatics Center (GIC).
Sustaining Growth and Stability in Advanced Middle-Income Countries Read more about Sustaining Growth and Stability in Advanced Middle-Income Countries As Asia has seen a rise in the proliferation of advanced middle-income countries (AMICs), so do the challenges facing countries categorized as such. Possible new approaches for overcoming the core challenge of sustaining economic growth and underlying challenge of political instability are offered in this presentation.
Growth and Stability in Advanced Middle-Income Countries Read more about Growth and Stability in Advanced Middle-Income Countries Recent years have witnessed a rising wave of advanced middle-income countries (AMICs) in Asia. AMICs differ from lower middle-income countries in a number of ways as enumerated in this presentation. Economic upgrading and political management are highlighted as solutions to the economic and political challenges facing AMICs.
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.
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.