Dave Brunsdon Keywords Australian Earthquake Engineering Society New Zealand Urban Development climate change. resilient infrastructure DRRM Read more about Dave Brunsdon Dave Brunsdon is a director of Kestrel Group, a small New Zealand consultancy that provides strategic advice on the resilience of buildings and infrastructure, and on emergency management issues.
COVID-19: A Summary of New Zealand Policy Response So Far Read more about COVID-19: A Summary of New Zealand Policy Response So Far Presentation on the experience and lessons of New Zealand in COVID-19 response and recovery.
Driving Better Results from Public Services in New Zealand Read more about Driving Better Results from Public Services in New Zealand Iain Rennie, former State Services Commissioner and Head of State Services of New Zealand, discussed his country's contemporary public sector management challenges and assessed the prospects for ongoing innovations in coming years.
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.
Monitoring Tax Incentives: Assessing Revenue and Other Impacts Read more about Monitoring Tax Incentives: Assessing Revenue and Other Impacts While tax expenditure reporting is an important first step that provides transparency and estimates of revenue foregone, cost benefit analysis can offer a deeper understanding of the efficiency of particular tax expenditures. Regular monitoring is essential as it ensures that tax expenditures are effective, and costs are limited.
Helen Clark Keywords women and equitable development women empowerment women leadership New Zealand Read more about Helen Clark Helen Clark was Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from April 2009 to April 2017, and was the first woman to lead the organization. She served at the same time as Chair of the United Nations Development Group, a committee consisting of all UN funds, programs, agencies, and departments working on development issues. As Administrator, she led UNDP to be ranked the most transparent global development organization.
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.
State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Reforms Read more about State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Reforms Pacific state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are often formed to increase service delivery effectiveness and accountability. Historical and financial indicators, however, show that long-term government ownership of SOEs often result in outcomes counter to these goals. Asian Development Bank’s study of SOE performance in the Pacific emphasizes political commitment to reform as a key driver for commercial results.
Seminar on State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Management Reforms Read more about Seminar on State-Owned Enterprise and Public Sector Management Reforms Given the relevance of the Pacific state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform experience to other regions of Asia, this learning event was jointly organized by Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Governance Thematic Group and Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) to discuss the findings from a decade of SOE reform in the Pacific. New Zealand’s first Minister of State Owned Enterprises, Honorable Richard Prebble, CBE, who led one of the most comprehensive SOE reform programs ever undertaken anywhere in the world, talked the experiences of New Zealand and neighboring Pacific countries.