Review Schedule
Review of ADB's Public Communications Policy
Updated: 25 October 2004
Following extensive consultation with government officials, project-affected
people, journalists, and representatives of private, academic, and
nonprofit organizations, ADB has prepared a second draft of the
Public Communications Policy.
Comments are welcomed through
24 November 2004.
| ACTIVITY |
TARGET
MONTH |
| Stage
1 – Preparation |
|
| Background
documents prepared, and Action Plan formulated |
August
2003 |
| Stage
2 - Initial Comment Period |
|
| Background
documents and Action Plan placed on this web site; public
invited to comment on current ADB policies on Disclosure
and Information over next 90 days |
August
2003 |
| Deadline
for comments, which are posted on web site as received |
November
2003 |
| Stage
3 - External Consultations on the Draft Public Communications
Policy (PCP) |
|
| First
Draft of PCP placed on web site, along with explanation
of how external comments have been addressed in the document |
28
February 2004 |
| First
consultation workshop takes place in Manila; summaries
posted on web site after each workshop |
17
March 2004 |
| Ninety
day public comment period concludes on First Draft; comments
posted on web site as received |
28
May 2004 |
| Face
to face consultations conclude |
July
2004 |
| Stage 4 - Preparation and Review of Second Draft Working Paper |
|
| Second Draft of PCP prepared, taking into consideration comments made on First Draft |
August-October
2004 |
| Second Draft made available for public comment on web site for 30 days |
26 October-24 November
2004 |
| Stage
5 - Preparation and Board Review of Official Working Paper |
|
| Third Draft (Board Working Paper) prepared
|
November-December 2004 |
| Draft posted on web site and submitted to Board of Directors for discussion |
January
2005 |
| Stage
6 - Preparation of Final Policy Paper and Related Implementation
Documents |
|
| Operations
Manual section and PCP Handbook drafted. New InfoUnit
established. |
To
be determined |
| Final
Policy Paper (R-Paper) submitted to Board of Directors
for approval, along with external comments received on
W-Paper |
To
be determined |
| Stage
7 - Implementation |
|
| Policy
enters into effect |
On
date approved by Board of Directors in R-Paper |
| Awareness-raising
and training of ADB staff, project implementation units,
executing agencies, and government officials |
To
be carried out in 2005 after the PCP is approved by the
Board of Directors |
| New
policy communicated to stakeholders |
| PCP
Handbook distributed to ADB staff and others involved
with project implementation and country programming |
| Operations
Manual section finalized, distributed to staff, and made
publicly available on web site |
|
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