Asia Leadership Program 2016 Read more about Asia Leadership Program 2016 High-level policy makers and officials exchanged ideas with ADB counterparts at the Asia Leadership Program 2016. The fourth annual program highlighted co-learning between Asian Development Bank staff and 23 participants, three of which are Executive-Level Policy Makers while the other 20 are Senior-Level Management officials. The program focused on the following sectors and areas:
Roundtable for Knowledge Partnerships with Local Academic Institutions: Stronger, Better, and Faster Practical Knowledge for Development Read more about Roundtable for Knowledge Partnerships with Local Academic Institutions: Stronger, Better, and Faster Practical Knowledge for Development For the last 50 years, the Philippines has graciously hosted the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its premises. Local academic institutions such as the University of the Philippines, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, and the Asian Institute of Management, on their own or in various partnerships with ADB through the years, have undertaken initiatives that contribute to ADB’s vision of a poverty-free Asia and Pacific region.
Developing Knowledge Partnerships in ADB Read more about Developing Knowledge Partnerships in ADB Knowledge partnerships provide opportunities for organizations to gain knowledge, leverage strengths, and augment resources. The Asian Development Bank continues to expand its own network of knowledge partners, guided by a set of defined and transparent principles.
Building Narrative Capacity at ADB Read more about Building Narrative Capacity at ADB In 2009, the Knowledge Management Center (KMC) in ADB’s Regional and Sustainable Development Department launched an oral history project to help ADB hear itself. Staff expressed deep appreciation for the book ADB: Reflections and Beyond and its companion audio composition, Beyond: Stories and Sounds from ADB’s Region.
Visions of Asia's Water Realities Read more about Visions of Asia's Water Realities In 2001, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved its Water for All policy to promote water as a socially vital economic good that needs increasingly careful management. One imperative of the policy was to raise awareness on water challenges and the urgent need to address them. Two years later in 2003, as part of a bank-wide water awareness program, ADB launched the Water Voices documentary series, a set of seven compelling documentaries about people finding local solutions to important water-related problems in Asia and the Pacific.
Communities of Practice 101 Read more about Communities of Practice 101 Communities of Practice (CoPs) gather people who share a common passion for something they do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better. They are peer-to-peer collaborative networks driven by the willingness of their members to share work-related knowledge, further develop expertise, and solve problems in a specific domain.
Bambang Susantono Keywords RDFS2019 RDFS 2019 speakers transport knowledge management sustainable transport infrastructure planning transportation engineering city and regional planning Civil Engineering Read more about Bambang Susantono Bambang Susantono is the Chairman of the Nusantara National Capital Authority of the Republic of Indonesia since March 2022. The agency, a ministerial-level body directly under the President, is in charge of planning and constructing Indonesia’s new capital, as well as overseeing the government’s transition to the new city and eventually becoming its administrator.
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.
Susann Roth Keywords Health digital health knowledge management ehealth social development Read more about Susann Roth Susann works on ADB’s innovation and knowledge management agenda. In this role, she supports the implementation of Strategy 2030, which calls for more applications of technology, innovation, and strengthening knowledge management in ADB operations. Susann also works on corporate foresight to enhance the capacity of ADB and its clients to respond to and plan for emerging trends and co-led the development of ADB’s Operational Plan for Health 2015-2020.
Focus on Evapotranspiration-Based Integrated Water Management in the Turpan Basin Read more about Focus on Evapotranspiration-Based Integrated Water Management in the Turpan Basin Prevention of groundwater over-draft is essential in the case of the People's Republic of China. As the potential of saving water lies in agriculture, there is a need to develop effective water-saving irrigation techniques. The remote sensing-based evapotranspiration monitoring technique is used as an example.