Indonesia: Incentives, Innovations and Replication – Local Governance Improvements for Better Services for All Read more about Indonesia: Incentives, Innovations and Replication – Local Governance Improvements for Better Services for All Indonesia introduced a dramatic decentralization in 2001 – but local governments (LGs) often lacked sufficient capacity to deliver. The USAID-supported Indonesia Local Governance Service Improvement (Kinerja) program focused on incentives, empowering citizens to demand better services; on introducing performance standards and existing innovations; and on replication building on carefully collected evidence.
Knowledge Partnership Week 2015 Report Read more about Knowledge Partnership Week 2015 Report This material contains the final report of ADB's Knowledge Partnership Week 2015. This report summarizes the highlights of the week, which aimed to promote innovation in the Bank’s operations by strengthening knowledge partnerships with crucial stakeholders. The event allowed ADB to promote collaboration and build long-term relationships with strategic knowledge partners, and co-create knowledge solutions.
Indian Cities in Aspirational Times Read more about Indian Cities in Aspirational Times Alexandra Vogl, Urban Development Specialist at Asian Development Bank (ADB), enumerates the important factors that make a city inclusive. GIZ Senior Advisor Aparna Daz, in the second half of the video, shares the lessons from India’s Inclusive Cities Partnership Program, and specifies the project component that ADB should consider valuable when supporting inclusiveness. This interview video was produced by ADB.
Output-Based Aid (OBA) Core Concepts and Assessing the Suitability for an OBA Project Read more about Output-Based Aid (OBA) Core Concepts and Assessing the Suitability for an OBA Project This presentation defines the concept of Output-Based Aid (OBA). It examines in detail the six core concepts that define OBA and explains how the typical OBA structure demonstrates the application of these concepts. It also discusses how to identify if the OBA scheme is suitable for a project.
Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Read more about Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities The Knowledge Partnership Forum brought together technology providers, city and community leaders, and staff of Asian Development Bank working on city and community development projects to exchange ideas on how knowledge partnerships can bolster the development of smart cities and communities.
Knowledge Partnership Week 2015 Report Read more about Knowledge Partnership Week 2015 Report This material contains the final report of Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Knowledge Partnership Week 2015. This report summarizes the highlights of the week, which aimed to promote innovation in the Bank’s operations by strengthening knowledge partnerships with crucial stakeholders. The event allowed ADB to promote collaboration and build long-term relationships with strategic knowledge partners, and co-create knowledge solutions.
Evidence and Innovation Fair Read more about Evidence and Innovation Fair This session provided the time and space for the participants to engage in more intimate conversations with experts and innovators on current projects that have applied ICT in strengthening health systems.
Addressing the Challenges of Bringing Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training to the 21st Century Workplace Read more about Addressing the Challenges of Bringing Philippine Technical and Vocational Education and Training to the 21st Century Workplace This presentation explains the challenges of technical and vocational education and training as applied in the Philippine context. It also discusses the technical education system, including the training regulation development process and qualifications framework in the country. The concept of transformational leadership is highlighted.
The Role of Skills Development in Competitiveness in Asia Read more about The Role of Skills Development in Competitiveness in Asia This presentation describes the forces of change leading to the rise in competitiveness/skills imperative. It discusses the skills challenges in Asia, including the importance of understanding a number of factors that will allow countries to plan skills strategies. The characteristics of a competitive skills development system are also enumerated.
Innovation in Skill Development in Secondary Education: Issues and Constraints Read more about Innovation in Skill Development in Secondary Education: Issues and Constraints There is a need to address skill shortages and improve the environment for skills development in ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs). Although technical vocational education and training (TVET) is increasingly seen as an important issue by DMCs, the use of secondary education sector in TVET delivery, however, requires careful thought.