Validation of Technical Assistance Completion Reports
Reviews the self-assessment of technical assistance completion reports
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Regional: Enhancing Association of Southeast Asian Nations Capital Market Integration
The technical assistance (TA) project focused on supporting regional market integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by enhancing the capacity of capital market regulators in ASEAN Capital Market Forum (ACMF). The TA project built on previous Asian Development Bank (ADB) TA support to members of the ACMF and the ASEAN stock exchanges and focused on helping ACMF to continue implementing initiatives under the Implementation Plan 2015 for regional capital market integration toward a new action plan beyond 2015. -
Nepal: Support for Value Chain Development under the Nepal Agriculture Development Strategy
The technical assistance (TA) aimed to contribute to the prosperous commercialization of Nepal's agriculture sector. This was to be achieved through the development of a well-informed concept for a targeted value chain development program. It was initially a stand-alone investment project, but then changed to a program during the TA implementation. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful. -
Bangladesh: Enhancing the Institutional Capacity of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning
The objective of this technical assistance (TA) was to mainstream a results-based monitoring and evaluation (RBME) in development planning in Bangladesh. The intended impact of the TA was an RBME mainstreamed in the development planning in Bangladesh. This would be accomplished by improving the capacity to undertake results-based monitoring of projects and programs within the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Ministry of Planning. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is less than successful. -
Regional: Implementing Information and Communication Technology Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
The TA aimed to improve the coverage, quality, and timeliness of statistical indicators produced by the national statistical systems of participating developing member countries (DMCs) through the use of technological improvements (ICT tools) in field data collection for nationally representative surveys linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful. -
Indonesia: Sustainable Infrastructure Assistance Program
This technical assistance cluster aimed to (i) support the government’s efforts to meet its development goals by improving investment climate, associated policies, and institutional capacity for infrastructure development; and (ii) enhance project preparedness and develop local capacity for improved project implementation. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful. -
Bangladesh: Capacity Building for Portfolio Management
The objective of this technical assistance was to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) portfolio in the People's Republic of Bangladesh by ensuring the satisfactory implementation of projects, in full compliance with ADB guidelines. -
Regional: South Asia Economic Integration Partnership
This regional technical assistance (RETA) cluster was designed to facilitate regional cooperation and integration and alleviate poverty in the least developed areas in South Asia, with the specific objective of helping the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal become a more integrated market for goods and services. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is less than successful. -
People’s Republic of China: Financing Public–Private Partnerships
This technical assistance (TA) would build on the experience of other countries and help the People's Republic of China prepare funds for providing such government financial support to PPPs when needed. The intended impact of this TA was an improved operational framework for the government to provide financial support to PPPs. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful. -
Kazakhstan: Establishment of the Kazakhstan Knowledge Center on Integrated Water Resources Management
This technical assistance sought to establish a national applied knowledge center for integrated water resources management (IWRM). This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful. -
Regional: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
This technical assistance was designed to improve the participating Pacific DMC governments’ capacity to strategically plan trade and transport facilitation investments for interregional and intraregional trade. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.