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RETA 6072: Regional Seminar and Learning Event on Local Governance and Pro-Poor Service Delivery
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 10-12 February 2004



  • Day 1 (Tuesday, 10 February)
  • Day 2 (Wednesday, 11 February)
  • Day 3 (Thursday, 12 February)

Day 1

Tuesday, 10 February
7:30 am Shuttle to ADB
7:45 am Registration
8:30 am Opening program

Welcome [ PDF: 64kb | 3 pages ]
G.H.P.B. van der Linden
Vice President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development,
Asian Development Bank

Welcome [ PDF: 73kb | 3 pages ]
Kadmiel Wekwete
Director Local Governance Unit,
United Nations Capital Development Fund

9:00 am

Briefing on the learning process and diary [PDF: 245kb | 15 pages]
Asha Newsum
Principal Governance Specialist,
Asian Development Bank

Session 1: Continuous improvement in service delivery in the urban context
9:15 am

Introduction to Session 1 [PDF: 163kb | 9 pages]
Asha Newsum
Principal Governance Specialist,
Asian Development Bank

Pro-poor Service Delivery Initiatives by Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
P.K. Srihari
Additional Commissioner,
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike

Promoting Service Delivery by the Colombo Municipal Council through Effective Partnerships
Thamara Mallawa Arachchi
Director Engineering (Development),
Colombo Municipal Council

Open Forum

10:30 am Coffee break
11:00 am

Empowering the Poor: Key to Effective Pro-poor Services (Naga)
Miles Raquid Arroyo
City Councilor,
City Government of Naga

Review of the Continuous Improvement Approaches Presented by the 3 cities [ PDF: 83kb | 6 pages ]
Bryn Campbell
Director,
Australia Continuous Improvement Group

Open Forum

12:00 p.m. Lunch break
1:00 p.m. Group Learning Activity on Benchmarking & Continuous Improvement Techniques [ paper [PDF: 265 kb | 9 pages] | presentation [PDF: 234kb | 12 pages] ]
Bryn Campbell
Director,
Australia Continuous Improvement Group
3:30 p.m. Coffee break
Session 2: Urban governance and poverty
4:00 p.m.

Introduction to Session 2 [ PDF: 52kb | 1 page ]
Richard Batley
Professor,
University of Birmingham

Embedding Poverty Reduction into Local Government Transformation: the Case of Johannesburg, South Africa
Susan Parnell
Associate Professor,
University of Cape Town

Commentary [ PDF: 91kb | 5 pages ]
Rashid Seedat
Director,
Corporate Planning Unit-City of Johannesburg

Open Forum

5:10 p.m. Learning Board Preparation
6:00 p.m. Shuttle to hotel
6:45 p.m. Cocktails

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Day 2

Wednesday, 11 February
7:30 a.m. Shuttle to ADB
8:00 a.m. Presentation of Learning Diary from Day 1
Session 3: Improving local government service delivery in rural areas
9:00 a.m.

Introduction to Session 3
Roger Shotton
Sr. Technical Adviser,
United Nations Capital Development Fund

Decentralization Reforms and Commune-Level Services Delivery (Cambodia)
H.E. Sak Setha
Director General of Administration,
Ministry of Interior

Open Forum

10:00 a.m. Coffee break
10:30 a.m.

Local Governance and Service Delivery to the Poor (Bangladesh)
Mohamed Sharful Alam
Director General,
Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives

Azizur Rahman Siddique
Project Monitoring Adviser
(Sirajganj Local Governance Project), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives

Local Government Infrastructure and Service Delivery: A Case Study of the Decentralized Financing and Development Program (Nepal)
Murari Prasad Upadhyay
Executive Secretary General,
Association of District Development Committees in Nepal

Open Forum

Lessons from Experiences in Decentralizing Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Rural Areas (Uganda)
Martin Onyach-Olaa
Program Coordinator,
Ministry of Local Government, Uganda

Open Forum

12:00 p.m. Lunch break
1:00 p.m.

Group Learning Activity on Improving Service Delivery in Rural Areas [ PDF: 106kb | 4 page ]
Roger Shotton and other resource persons
United Nations Capital Development Fund

3:30 p.m. Coffee break
Continuation of Session 2
4:00 p.m.

Giving Voice to the Grassroots Movements and Infrastructure for the Poor: The Experience of Porto Alegre's (Brazil) Participatory budgeting
Celina Souza
Professor & Research Fellow,
University of Bahia

Urban Governance and Poverty: Lessons from a Study of Ten Cities
Richard Batley
Professor,
University of Birmingham

Open Forum

City Center Strategy and the Extension of its Benefits to Wider Communities: the Case of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Austin Barber
Lecturer,
University of Birmingham

Andrew Coulson
City Councillor,
Birmingham

5:30 p.m. Learning Board Preparation
6:30 p.m. Shuttle to hotel

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Day 3

Thursday, 12 February
7:30 a.m. Shuttle to ADB
8:00 a.m. Presentation of Learning Diary from Day 2
Session 4: Enhancing citizens' role in service delivery improvement
8:45 a.m.

Introduction to Session 4 [ PDF: 126kb | 10 pages ]
Asha Newsum
Principal Governance Specialist,
Asian Development Bank

Holding the State to Account: Citizen's Voice through Report Cards in Bangalore
Dr. Suresh Balakrishnan
Executive Director,
Public Affairs Center

Role of Civil Society Organizations in Promoting Responsive and Accountable Local Government for Improved Service Delivery in Colombo
K.A. Jayaratne
President,
Sevanatha-Urban Resource Center

Open Forum

10:00 a.m. Coffee break
10:30 a.m.

People’s Participation in Governance
Dave Bercasio
Executive Director,
Naga City People's Council

Review of Enhancing Citizens' Role in Service Delivery Improvement [ PDF: 77kb | 4 page ]
Dr. Samuel Paul
Chairperson,
Public Affairs Center

Open Forum

11:20 a.m.

The Politics of Service Delivery Improvement
Jesse Robredo
City Mayor,
City Government of Naga

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break (with presentation)
Musharraf Cyan
Team Leader
Decentralization Support Program
1:30 p.m. Group Learning Activity on Strengthening Citizens Voice and Effective Partnerships [ PDF: 130kb | 15 pages ]
Sita Sekhar
Sr. Research Officer,
Public Affairs Center
4:30 p.m. Coffee break
Session 5: Review of local governance and pro-poor service delivery learning event
5:00 p.m. Presentation of Learning Diary from Day 3

Seminar and Learning Event Reflections and Learning Points

Future Opportunities for Learning [ PDF: 56kb | 5 pages ]

5:50 p.m. Seminar Closure

Remarks
Raymond Renfro [ PDF: 78kb | 2 pages ]
Director,
Capacity Building and Training,
Asian Development Bank Institute

Khalid Rahman [ PDF: 70kb | 2 pages ]
Deputy Director General,
Asian Development Bank

6:15 p.m. Depart for Makati City
Session 6: Management innovations in the city of Makati
7:15 p.m. Management Innovations in the City of Makati
Jejomar C. Binay
City Mayor,
City Government of Makati

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