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ADB shares how technology is used in their development work
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Engaging Civil Society Organizations (CSOs):
Focus on ICT
Presented by: Suzanne Nazal
Asian Development Bank
NGO Connection Day
Asian Development Bank Our vision - an Asia and Pacific Free of Poverty
• an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people.
• owned and financed by its 67 members, of which 48 are from the region and 19 are from other parts of the globe.
• main instruments comprise loans, technical assistance, grants, advice, and knowledge.
ADB works with CSOs “…(to strengthen) the effectiveness, sustainability, and
quality of services that ADB provides”
Why CSOs?
•Innovation
•Accountability
•Responsiveness
•Participation
•Sustainability
1987 NGO Cooperation
1998 NGO Cooperation
Policy
ADB’s Strategy 2020
• Our vision: "Eradicating Poverty"
• “ADB will engage in partnerships with a more diverse group of institutions. Partnerships with international development agencies, multilateral and bilateral institutions, the private sector, NGOs, community-based organizations, and foundations will become central to planning, financing, and implementing ADB operations.”
Integrating ICT in NGO Operations
ICT is a development enabler and tool in the fight against poverty. It is critical for economic and human development, as it:
• enables access to almost limitless information • facilitates different modes of communication • connects economies and communities • aids in the fast and cost-effective delivery of public services - ADB ICT Strategy
ICT as a tool to fight poverty
ADB assists developing member countries to
have “increased access to information and allow
the less privileged in society, and the less-
developed parts of the region to have wider
options and a greater role in determining their
future.”
ADB’s ICT Strategy, 2003
ADB-NGO partnership in ICT Some examples…
Samoa SchoolNet: Connecting Remote Pacific Islands and Providing Community Access
ADB-NGO partnership in ICT Some examples…
Health Education: Reaching Remote Ethnic Minorities in the Greater Mekong Subregion Using Information and Communication Technology
Access to ICT alone will not result in significant, lasting change. It is the adoption of appropriate technology, paralleled with an enabling policy environment, a responsive and needs-based
approach, improved individual and institutional capacity, nurtured partnerships with key
stakeholders, leadership by local champions, effectively managed change, and sustained
support that make the difference.
-ADB, 2010
Thank you! NGO & Civil Society Center Asian Development Bank
ngocoordinator@adb.org
http://www.adb.org/ngos
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