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- The annual ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum provides a venue to promote knowledge sharing and capacity building. Topics discussed during the 2015 forum include global value chains, regional cooperation, and the middle-income trap.
- The cost of basic service delivery in small islands, such as Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), is affected by their remoteness and inability to take advantage of economies of scale.
- This issue features highlights and key messages from the ADB–Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2015 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8–9 September 2015.
- The Republic of Korea, acting through the Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund, will make a second contribution of $2.1 million to the Asian Development Bank Institute special fund in three installments of $700,000 to be paid in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
- Two projects in Sri Lanka employed participatory approaches, bringing key stakeholders together and facilitating women’s involvement.
- This publication summarizes global and regional policy developments, country-specific experiences and policy issues on innovation and inclusion as discussed during the ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2014.
- Tax evasion is a global concern that reduces government revenue and undermines trust in the tax system.
- Central Asia is opening up rapidly with the completion of new transport corridors.
- The APEC Financial Regulators Training Initiative (FRTI) brochure provides overview, vision and goal, structure, and progress of the FRTI, the number of training programs conducted, and training schedules for 2015.
- The Board of Directors approved the acceptance and administration by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of a voluntary contribution to the Asian Development Bank Institute Special Fund (ADBISF) in the amount of $500,000 by the Government of Indonesia.
- This issue of the ADB-Asian Think Tank Network e-newsletter features highlights from the ADB-Asian Think Tank Development Forum 2014 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Since 2010, ADB has been adopting a peace-sensitive approach to development in Nepal. This approach refers to understanding the local context, and identifying and addressing potential risks to development assistance.
- The Government of Nepal has recognized that a well-articulated framework and strategy is necessary for running an effective and efficient social protection system with regulatory, oversight, and delivery capacities.
- Many water and wastewater utilities in the region need help to deliver better services to their customers. A proven way for utilities to improve performance is by learning from more efficient and experienced water operators.
- This publication examines the Phnom Penh Plan’s contributions to capacity building in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), the many valuable lessons learned on the way, and the challenges ahead.
- This study outlines policy actions required in developing countries of Asia to advance as knowledge-based economies.
- This report presents the case studies of the People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia, and Kazakhstan in their knowledge-based economy approaches.
- This report presents the results and analysis of the Creative Productivity Index (CPI) for a select number of Asian economies.
- The forum hosted discussions on the latest global and regional policy developments and country-specific experiences and policy issues on innovation and inclusion.
- Emerging economies can draw on game-changing technology trends and other developments to move faster toward the global knowledge frontier.