Masayuki Omote

Masayuki Omote has worked for public procurement reform with more than 15 countries in Europe and Latin America. Before joining the OECD in 2017, he worked in Japan, Afghanistan, and Bolivia as a public procurement specialist at a procurement agency affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. He also worked at the country office of the Inter-American Development Bank in Peru in the field of public governance and public financial management.

Digital Health Credentials in Building Trust at Population Scale -COVID-19 and Beyond

Digital COVID-Credentials has proven to be an effective tool for countries to restart mobility for work and travel. Such credentials have aided policymakers in negating the risk of COVID- 19 spread, by virtue of clearly ascertaining the vaccination or testing status, in a fast and automated way rather than through laborious manual inspections.

Yolanda Fernandez Lommen

Ms. Yolanda Fernandez Lommen is ADB’s Country Director for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). She assumed office in August 2019. As Country Director, Ms. Fernandez Lommen leads ADB’s PRC
Resident Mission (PRCM) that manages the portfolio of about $14 billion in the country; maintains and strengthens strategic partnerships with clients, including central and local governments; assists in loan and technical assistance processing; formulates the country partnership strategy; managesexternal relations; and develops knowledge products. 

m-Government

The concept of "m-Government" has introduced innovation in public governance as it helps make public information and government services accessible to citizens--anytime, anywhere. This complements e-governance as it reaches mobile phone users, a feature that is useful during emergency situations.

Localizing Global Agendas

This learning event explored current approaches by Asia Pacific countries and by development partners for global agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement. It provided a forum for exchange of experiences and lessons learnt in supporting subnational governments. Participants were given an opportunity to critically assess strategies and modalities of development partners for the strengthening of subnational governments in the region.