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.

To address climate change as currently the biggest challenge faced by farmers, Akay Flavours & Aromatics has conceptualized solutions to increase climate resilience, improve irrigation, and provide youth training. Efficient usage of fresh water, according to the company, is the key to food production and security.

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.

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.

This presentation discusses the key reforms on technical and vocational education and training policies, and major strategies for skills development in Sri Lanka. The rationale for creating a National System of Vocational Qualifications is explained. It also enumerates common challenges in skills training and suggested paths for future skills development.

This presentation shares perspectives on cross-border labor migration. It also explains the human capital development in migration from protection to empowerment. The role of the private sector, with GEMS Education Solutions as an example, is highlighted.

This presentation shares the grappling experience in identifying the demand for skills in the Pacific region over the last two years, with 2012 as reference year. Skills transfer by procurement as an option, through the case of London Olympics as an example, is discussed.

Jobs in the Information Technology-Business Process Outsourcing industry in the Philippines are expected to continuously increase. Demand for talent, however, is far greater than supply given that the country’s educational system is seen as the biggest bottleneck. This presentation discusses the Road Map for Talent Development 2016, including the industry’s talent transformation.

This presentation identifies a few global trends with respect to ICTs. It also suggests ways on how countries and institutions could respond to ensure skills are developed to take advantage of these trends. The Commonwealth of Learning’s focus on Learning for Development is shared.