Gordon Falconer Keywords Urban Development smart cities cities urban infrastructure green buildings clean energy partnerships master plans property development sustainable development chartered surveyor asset management feasibility studies strategy stakeholders real estate Read more about Gordon Falconer Gordon is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the UN United Smart Cities program and is a city developer, city consultant, global thought leader in cities, technology clusters, property& infrastructure developer, chartered surveyor who has been based in Singapore for the last 10 years. He has previously been Head of Masdar City Strategy in Abu Dhabi and Director of Cisco Urban Innovation. He has worked worldwide with governments, NGO’s, the UN, World Bank, and the European Commission.
Knowledge: What Our Stakeholders Really Want Read more about Knowledge: What Our Stakeholders Really Want What do ADB’s stakeholders really want from ADB? How can ADB respond better? View the result of ADB’s top tasks survey conducted in 2015. Top tasks are the small set of tasks that matter most to customers. This presentation discusses the results of the top task survey conducted by ADB in May 2015 to find out what is important to stakeholders or customers.
Knowledge: What Our Stakeholders Really Want Read more about Knowledge: What Our Stakeholders Really Want ADB's Carolyn Dedolph Cabrera, Andrea Stojanov, and Patrick Vermeij shared what stakeholders say is most important to them when interacting with ADB, both now and in the future. The Knowledge Portal Team at ADB shared the exciting results from the recent Top Task Survey. The discussion focused on how to better share ADB’s knowledge by prioritizing what it does—and what it stops doing. This event is part of ADB's in-house Insight Thursday lecture series.
Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work Read more about Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work This presentation shares the key messages from UNESCO’s Education for All Monitoring Report 2012. It discusses the types of skill young people need, including the pathways to skills. It also proposes recommendations for stakeholders and discusses policy implications for countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Advancing Transdisciplinary Education Read more about Advancing Transdisciplinary Education While there are tremendous advances in science and technology, there is slow progress in solving pressing global problems. Inadequate local capacity has partly resulted to a general lack of societal involvement in program development. The use of transdisciplinary approach is essential to achieve efficient implementation and sustainability of programs or projects.
Engaging Stakeholders and Partners: Adopt-an-Estero / Water Body Program Read more about Engaging Stakeholders and Partners: Adopt-an-Estero / Water Body Program This presentation discusses the Adopt-an-Estero Program, a collaborative undertaking between different institutions and government agencies to promote and achieve a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment in the Philippines. The need to engage stakeholders and partners in the program is also explained.
Partnerships for Sewerage and Sanitation: Lessons Learned Read more about Partnerships for Sewerage and Sanitation: Lessons Learned Experience of Manila Water Company in the Philippines shows that risks to attaining wastewater targets are best addressed through partnerships with key stakeholders. The company’s partnerships have resulted in creative and synergistic solutions that otherwise would have remained undeveloped if it had acted solely on its own.
Rehabilitation of Four River Systems in Pateros Read more about Rehabilitation of Four River Systems in Pateros This presentation shares a list of sequentially-arranged activities targeting rehabilitation of the four river systems of Pateros City in the Philippines. The possibility of holding a series of consultation meetings among stakeholders is identified as a necessary step in the development of a work plan.
Opening Remarks - Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All Read more about Opening Remarks - Asia Water Week 2013: Securing Water for All While Asia continues to show remarkable development and poverty reduction and expands its role significantly in the global economy, water security becomes a growing concern. Increasing water security will require mobilization of new levels of cooperation among all economic sectors and sections of society.
Waste Recycling and Recovery Business Read more about Waste Recycling and Recovery Business The development of solid waste management solutions relies heavily on efficient collection systems and waste characterization. Although there are no standard solutions for all cities, it is crucial to take into account the different stakeholders: civil society, waste policy managers, and end users.