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The Public Communications Policy of the Asian Development Bank:
Disclosure and Exchange of Information

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Policies and Strategies

Publication Date: June 2005
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ADB's public communications policy (PCP) provides a framework to enable ADB to communicate more effectively. It replaces two policies that were adopted in 1994: the Information Policy and Strategy and the Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information.

The PCP enables greater access to information and expands opportunities for those affected by ADB operations to influence decisions that shape their lives.

See the progress report on implementation of the PCP [ PDF 141kb | 35 pages ] for September 2006 to December 2007.

Minor Policy Change

The PCP exception regarding audit reports was changed to allow for the disclosure of project procurement-related audit reports. See the Board Paper [ PDF 79kb | 4 pages ] approving the change.

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  • Azeri [ PDF: 767kb | 59 pages ]
  • Bahasa Indonesia [ PDF: 241kb | 84 pages ]
  • Bangla [ PDF: 2,518kb | 84 pages ]
  • Chinese [ PDF: 187kb | 43 pages ]
  • Japanese [ PDF: 1,324kb | 70 pages ]
  • Khmer [ PDF: 320kb | 82 pages ]
  • Lao [ PDF: 373kb | 76 pages ]
  • Nepali [ PDF: 449kb | 68 pages ]
  • Russian [ PDF: 658kb | 63 pages ]
  • Sinhala [ PDF: 456kb | 67 pages ]
  • Thai [ PDF: 1,301kb | 73 pages ]
  • Vietnamese [ PDF: 991kb | 51 pages ]

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Contents

Abbreviations [ PDF: 54kb | 1 page ]

Definitions

Table of Contents [ PDF: 69kb | 2 pages ]

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction

  2. Public Communications and Development Effectiveness

  3. ADB’s Experience in Public Communications

    1. Implementation of the Information Policy
    2. Implementation of the Disclosure Policy
    3. Conclusion

  4. The Policy

  5. The Strategy

    1. External Relations
    2. Disclosure of Information

  6. Implementation Arrangements

    1. Roles and Responsibilities
    2. Procedures for Accessing Information
    3. Effective Date and Transitional Period
    4. Monitoring and Reporting
    5. Review and Amendment

  7. Staffing and Resource Implications

    1. External Relations
    2. Disclosure of Information

  8. Compliance Review

  9. Recommendation

Appendixes [ PDF: 45kb | 8 pages ]

Appendix 1: Communications and Information Disclosure Trends at Other Multilateral Development Banks
Appendix 2: Performance Assessment Framework

Supplementary Appendix (available upon request)

External Consultation Process and Results

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