VITARA: Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration Read more about VITARA: Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration What is VITARA? VITARA stands for Virtual Training to Advance Revenue Administration. It is an online course specifically designed for tax administrations. The course consists of several short, structured online modules.
Forum: Enabling Green and Socially Responsible Supply Chains Read more about Forum: Enabling Green and Socially Responsible Supply Chains Making supply chains green and socially responsible.
Nikola Sandoval Keywords transparency Read more about Nikola Sandoval Nikola Sandoval has been working with Transparency International for over 16 years now. She is the current Regional Programme Manager for Asia Pacific. Prior to this, she served as the organization's Program Manager and Program Coordinator.
Sayed Ikram Afzali Keywords transparency accountability Public Administration economics Read more about Sayed Ikram Afzali Sayed Ikram Afzali has been the Executive Director of Integrity Watch Afghanistan (www.integritywatch.org) since 2014. He has also served as the Chief Information Commissioner of Afghanistan between 2015–2018. He has worked in the area of governance with a focus on civil society and anti‐corruption for more than a decade. He was the architect behind Afghanistan’s Access to Information Law (currently considered to be the best law globally: www.rti-rating.org).
Applying Integrity Tools for Water and Sanitation: Experiences from Bangladesh Read more about Applying Integrity Tools for Water and Sanitation: Experiences from Bangladesh This presentation discussed some insights from two Water Integrity Network projects: the Application of Annotated Water Integrity Scan (AWIS) for assessing and advocating for integrity in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in schools; and the Integrity Management Toolbox for strengthening integrity in water utilities and for change management.
OAI Knowledge and Communications Team Keywords OAI anticorruption integrity transparency Read more about OAI Knowledge and Communications Team
UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption Read more about UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption ADB participation in the UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Community of Practice on Transparency, Accountability, and Anti-Corruption is set on the first roundtable session, "Perspectives on anti-corruption trends and approaches in the Asia-Pacific Region." This session discussed donor and program partners’ experiences, strategies and analysis of anti-corruption context and trends in the Asia-Pacific region and their plans to address corruption issues in the region, and identified particular areas for partnership and cooperation with UNDP.
ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity: Outreach Initiatives Read more about ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity: Outreach Initiatives This brochure outlines the outreach initiatives of ADB's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, made through the regional technical assistance (RETAs) administered from 2009 to May 2019.
New Developments in Dispute Resolution Read more about New Developments in Dispute Resolution Mr. Bhushan spoke about transparency and code of ethics issues, particularly from ICC’s ethos for transparency and accountability towards users, lawyers and arbitrators. He explained some of the ICC International Court of Arbitration’s new policy decisions regarding the publication of awards, the industry sector involved, the identity of counsel representing the parties, the sanctioning of arbitrators, and the institution’s administrative expenses.
Does Loan Influence Policy? Read more about Does Loan Influence Policy? This presentation examines whether ADB is able to influence policies by providing loans. An ideal case scenario is presented.