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Each new outbreak of disease confronts projects such as this one, as well as the implementing partners and global community, with a fresh challenge, because its early spread outpaces the gathering of scientific evidence needed to formulate containment policies. Each successive outbreak is followed by an initial opaque period characterized by a frustrating lack of scientific evidence on which to base policies and technical guidance.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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The rapid launch and accelerated implementation of the project made necessary by the threat that avian influenza would become a pandemic made it difficult to define verifiable indicators for a number of the outputs under the regional capacity building and regional coordination components. A mid-term review of the project would have facilitated a review and updating of the design and monitoring framework.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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The project supported the One Health concept, which emphasizes the links between animal health and human health and emerging animal and human diseases. One Health provided a platform for unprecedented integration of animal, human and ecosystem health issues to fight the threat of avian influenza. The systematic collaboration of technical agencies across disciplines, such as FAO (veterinarians) and WHO (medical doctors) and civil society organizations (community health workers) supported by the project has promoted this concept since the beginning of the project.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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ADB's high-level steering committee demonstrated ADB's institutional support, which enhanced coordination between development partners. The committee, comprising the heads of all regional departments and the Strategy and Policy Department and chaired by the director general of RSDD, provided prompt policy guidance and expedited decisions and actions. It also ensured that the needs of the countries were ascertained and that they had adequate access to project resources.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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ADB was able to use its convening power effectively because it had the necessary in-house technical expertise. Public health experts on ADB's staff with knowledge of emerging infectious diseases were involved in designing and implementing the project. This in-house expertise made the dialogue with the technical and regional agencies to strengthen regional collaboration within and across the animal health and human health sectors possible.

Project Number: 39662-012
Project Name: Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in Asia and the Pacific
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For ICT-related projects, attracting and retaining high-caliber engineers is a challenge and requires special solutions, e.g., designing special incentive packages.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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Close donor coordination will ensure that project activities are implemented in a synchronized manner.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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Proactive engagement with the private sector helps ensure effectiveness of business process reengineering, improve system user-friendliness, and facilitate acceptance by the trade community.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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For customs modernization projects with high ICT content, a pilot operation period of at least 1 year needs to be included at appraisal. This will give system developers and project designers a chance to factor in user feedback before final acceptance.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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Setting up task forces with experienced and motivated staff from the executing and implementing agencies, as well as staff from other government agencies depending on the nature of tasks, proved effective in executing tasks related to business process reengineering, which is both policy oriented and technical in nature, or to testing and accepting customs automated information system, which relied heavily on ICT.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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Ownership by the borrower, particularly the implementing agency, is critical to successful implementation. An efficient project management office with dedicated staff and supported by experienced international and national consultants plays an indispensable role in project implementation.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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Business process reengineering, which is at the core of customs reform, must be conducted in line with international standards, particularly the World Customs Organization's Revised Kyoto Convention. This will maximize harmonization of customs procedures across borders in the interest of facilitating international trade.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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Implementing a customs modernization program entails efforts by not only the customs authority, but also various other government agencies involved in regulating international trade. Strengthening interagency coordination for policy consistency and harmonization is a key to success.

Project Number: 35376-033
Project Name: Customs Modernization Project
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