Safety in High-Speed Railways and the Importance of Top-Management Decisions Read more about Safety in High-Speed Railways and the Importance of Top-Management Decisions Safety is a central issue during the planning and implementation of high-speed railways. Top management has a role to play in improving the safety culture of organizations. The authors conduct an assessment of the safety cultures at two railway companies, illustrate the importance of sustained efforts from top leaders in developing a positive safety culture, and conclude that the dynamics related to safety culture are also affected by other components in the system.
Country Presentation: Indonesia Read more about Country Presentation: Indonesia Indonesia has initiated reforms to improve the job placement and protection of its migrant workers.
Tatang Budie Utama Razak Keywords labor migration trends Asia migrant workers management policies Read more about Tatang Budie Utama Razak Born in Palembang on April 7, 1962. Completed his education and earned a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Padjadjaran University, Bandung in 1986. He continued his education at European University, Paris, France, and earned a Master of Business Administration in 1995.
Thiam Hee Ng Keywords management SARD ADB regional cooperation Read more about Thiam Hee Ng Thiam Hee (Bernard) Ng is a Director in Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department with the Asian Development Bank. He leads ADB's regional cooperation activities in South Asia and also manages ADB operations in the Maldives. Prior to this role, he carried out research on economics and regional cooperation issues in South East Asia. He also worked in the Strategy and Policy Department where he managed the allocation of concessional resources and policies relating to ADB’s poorest countries.
Jeff Taylor Keywords procurement finance ADB purchasing management operations Read more about Jeff Taylor Jeffrey Taylor is the Deputy Director General, Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department. He also serves as ADB's Chief Procurement Officer representing ADB in the MDB Heads of Procurement forum. Jeff has been working on the public procurement of infrastructure projects for 36 years, the last 16 years of which have been with ADB.
Ramping Up Results-Based Management in the Philippines Read more about Ramping Up Results-Based Management in the Philippines Measuring (and reporting on) performance evidences concern for efficiency and effectiveness: it demonstrates to shareholders and stakeholders that an organization means business; it promotes transparency and accountability; and it helps compete for funds. Above all, it facilitates systematic thinking about three basic questions: Are we doing the right thing? Are we doing it right? How do we know? In the Philippines, efforts to improve public sector management have been deployed from the late 1980s, aiming to ensure that development results are achieved for the Filipino people.
Building Modern Land Administration Systems Read more about Building Modern Land Administration Systems Efficient and effective land administration underpins the very functioning of states and societies. Imagine a country where, for example, tenure to land cannot be secured or mortgages cannot be established in aid of property development. Across the world, key questions about land are surfacing, and the inability to answer them curtails social and economic development, environmental management, and good governance.
David Wiberg Keywords IWMI Water Resource Engineering management Systems Analysis Options and Futures Read more about David Wiberg David David provides advanced research for developing leadership in hydroinformatics and the overall research strategy of IWMI. Guiding the development of new and innovative water planning decision-support tools to examine possible trade-offs, socio-economic and environmental impacts, and opportunities for sustainable and equitable water allocation
Lin Lu Keywords ADB administration management office of the secretary operations policy and strategy development Read more about Lin Lu Lin Lu is appointed Advisor, SEC and Head, Information Access Unit, Office of the Secretary (SEC), effective upon assumption of office. Ms. Lu, a national of the People’s Republic of China, holds a Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, from Drexel University and Temple University, USA, respectively. She also holds a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy Engineering from Northeastern University and the University of Science and Technology of Beijing, respectively, in the People’s Republic of China.
Aligning Urban Renewal and Settlers: The Olandes Resettlement Area Read more about Aligning Urban Renewal and Settlers: The Olandes Resettlement Area This presentation discusses the Olandes Resettlement Area situated in Marikina City in the Philippines. Alongside the discussion on basic services available in the site, the Olandes Sewerage Treatment Plant is also highlighted. Management and monitoring activities are enumerated.