Regional : Asian Economic Integration: Building Knowledge for Policy Dialogue, 2018–2021 (Subproject 1)
The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) seeks to support ADB's mandate to promote regional cooperation and integration (RCI) by strengthening the quality and impact of ADB's RCI knowledge products, particularly the Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR), and RCI-related databases
Project Details
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Project Officer
Kang, Jong Woo
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department
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| Project Name | Asian Economic Integration: Building Knowledge for Policy Dialogue, 2018–2021 (Subproject 1) | ||||
| Project Number | 52206-002 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Regional |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Multisector / ADB's corporate management, policy and strategy development |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Some gender elements | ||||
| Description | The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) seeks to support ADB's mandate to promote regional cooperation and integration (RCI) by strengthening the quality and impact of ADB's RCI knowledge products, particularly the Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR), and RCI-related databases | ||||
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| Impact | Increased awareness and understanding of RCI-related issues and policy options among ADB DMCs in order to leverage RCI for inclusive and sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific |
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| Description of Outcome | New RCI knowledge products and data are shared in various regional forums and referenced by policy makers, researchers, practitioners, the media, and the general public |
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| Description of Project Outputs | RCI-related reports and publications are created and disseminated Timely and up-to-date RCI indicators and databases are maintained and improved |
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| Geographical Location | Regional |
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| Consulting Services | Individual consultants will be recruited as needed for the duration of the TA to provide an estimated 17 person-months of international consulting inputs and 270 person-months of national consulting inputs._The consultants will be engaged in accordance with the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. 10.International consultants will be commissioned to prepare background research papers for selected topics in the AEIR and to draft and edit TA publications and ARIC website contents. National consultants will include senior economic analysts to lead the delivery of the TA's core outputs, including assigned chapters of the AEIR, and economic analysts and a statistician to maintain and update the ARIC website and databases and help prepare the TA project's publications and seminars. Other national consultants, including a system and database developer and a website developer, will also be engaged to manage the ARIC website and ADB's RCI databases. Typesetters, graphic designers, and proofreaders will be engaged for the publication of the AEIR and other documents. Resource personsinternationally distinguished experts, which could include ADB staffwill be engaged to present or facilitate discussions at seminars and other events. |
| Procurement | The purchase of equipment (computer hardware and software) and statistical databases will follow the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and the Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time). Where applicable, the TA team will coordinate with ADB's Office of Information Systems and Technology and Office of Administrative Services in the purchase of the equipment._After the TA is completed, the TA team will dispose any procured equipment in compliance with the project administration instructions on administering grant-financed TA projects._Disbursements under this TA will be made in accordance with ADB's Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (2010, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Kang, Jong Woo |
| Responsible ADB Department | Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | ERCI |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 27 Nov 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 29 Nov 2018 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 27 Nov 2018 | - | 27 Nov 2018 | 31 Jul 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 28 Nov 2022 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,200,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,200,000.00 | 29 Nov 2018 | 1,128,345.72 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Asian Economic Integration: Building Knowledge for Policy Dialogue, 2018–2021 (Subproject 1): Technical Assistance Subproject Report | TA Subproject Proposal | Nov 2018 |
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Related Publications
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Overview and Economic Impact | Papers and Briefs | Dec 2020 |
| COVID-19 Is No Excuse to Regress on Gender Equality | Papers and Briefs | Nov 2020 |
| COVID-19, Technology, and Polarizing Jobs | Papers and Briefs | Aug 2020 |
| COVID-19 Exposes Asian Banks’ Vulnerability to US Dollar Funding | Papers and Briefs | Jul 2020 |
| Asian Economic Integration Report 2019/2020: Demographic Change, Productivity, and the Role of Technology | Reports | Nov 2019 |
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