Country Presentation: Malaysia Read more about Country Presentation: Malaysia Malaysia continues to improve its policies on foreign workers. It has set up a single, online system to manage foreign workers’ recruitment.
Case Studies - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure Read more about Case Studies - Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on Halving Road Deaths and Injuries: Impacts and the Role of Infrastructure The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is used for setting road safety targets, assessing existing road networks and tracking infrastructure risk over time, evaluating safety benefits of road projects, assessing risk for design iterations, and conducting post-construction evaluations. This presentation features some iRAP case studies that show how lives were improved and serious injuries were prevented.
Property Tax Revenues Read more about Property Tax Revenues Property taxes cover the recurrent and non-recurrent taxes on the use, ownership, or transfer of property, and are raised at different levels of government. In the Asian context, local governments raise revenues from recurrent taxes on immovable property; whereas taxes on wealth, inheritance, and gifts are raised more heavily at the central or federal government level.
Corporate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia Read more about Corporate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia Good corporate governance strengthens the rule of law, facilitates further domestic and foreign investment, and facilitates sustainable and inclusive development. By transforming corporate governance challenges into opportunities for stakeholder collaboration and cooperation, they can serve as catalysts for real and significant change.
What are the Implications for Local Governments and their Inclusive Service Delivery? Read more about What are the Implications for Local Governments and their Inclusive Service Delivery? Governments around the world can pursue sustainable development more effectively by embracing a whole-of-government approach in their adaptation of the institutional framework for implementation of the global sustainable development goals (SDGs). A holistic, innovative, and inclusive approach combined with participatory governance is critical for effective implementation of the SDGs at the local level.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Development: An Introduction Read more about Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Development: An Introduction The road towards the successful achievement of sustainable development in the Asia and Pacific region rests upon the availability and quality of data—the latter as the lifeblood of decision making. The Global Reporting Initiative, contributing to the global collective effort in meeting the sustainable development goals, pioneered the idea of sustainability reporting.
An Introduction to Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Development Read more about An Introduction to Corporate Sustainability Reporting for Development Thousands of organizations, including Asian Development Bank, report on their social and environmental impacts using guidelines developed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). This seminar introduced GRI, examined the organization’s guidelines, and discussed how sustainability reporting can contribute to economic as well as environmental sustainable growth, and regional integration in Asia.
An Assessment of the Implementation of Results-Based Management Frameworks in Selected Countries Read more about An Assessment of the Implementation of Results-Based Management Frameworks in Selected Countries Failure of bureaucracies to identify appropriate output definitions and indicators, and a unifying outcomes classification framework has undermined the usefulness, integrity, and comprehensibility of agencies’ performance-based budget (PBB) and results-based budget management (RBBM) frameworks. PBB or RBBM frameworks require at least the same diligence in defining classification and management protocols as does a chart of accounts—and as did the development of Classification of the Functions of Government.
Implementing Results-Based Budget Management Frameworks Read more about Implementing Results-Based Budget Management Frameworks Public financial management specialist Peter Fane discussed initial findings of an ongoing assessment of the current state of results-based budget management frameworks in developed and developing countries. Findings suggest that even some developed countries may have failed to realize the full potential of results-based management frameworks.
Vocational Education in Secondary Schools: A Review of International Practices Read more about Vocational Education in Secondary Schools: A Review of International Practices Vocational education acts as a bridge between education and employment and provides a better match for the aptitudes and interests of some pupils, according to an OECD study in 2010. Any major reform of secondary school provision should give serious consideration to vocational education and its place in the curriculum.