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Importance of re-thinking the SWAP modality, that it is not treated simply as a modality for pooled financing for common objectives that are managed as a mega project.

Project Number: 30216-013
Project Name: Second Primary Education Development Program
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The need for a more thorough assessment of the capability of the executing agencies, including their commitment to the project. The Roads and Highways Department, which had more experience in implementing ADB projects, was remiss in its responsibilities. The frequent change in project personnel may have placed inexperienced technical staff on the project. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs were not committed to the project, leading to their failure to produce required outputs.

Project Number: 34415-013
Project Name: Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II
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Cost-effective, cluster-based local training using indigenous training materials was economical and better value for money. More value is derived from short study tours that allow senior teachers and administrators to see how other systems set and regulate teaching standards, and provide recognition to those teachers who meet those standards.

Project Number: 26061-013
Project Name: Teaching Quality Improvement in Secondary Education Project
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An important aspect of CMDP II (Second Capital Market Development Program) was using a crisis as an opportunity to push reforms. This was reflected in CMDP II design that resulted in mutually reinforcing actions that simultaneously addressed the causes behind the crisis and expanded the financial sector to meet the needs of the real sector. In this regard, fundamental reasons for the crisis were the falsification of financial statements and the consequent exploitation of small investors. The accreditation system for auditors will help promote market information credibility.

Project Number: 43477-013
Project Name: Second Capital Market Development Program
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Several sustainability lessons from CMDP II (Second Capital Market Development Program) may be relevant to future interventions. A key aspect was following an integrated approach fostered through consultations. Policy coordination under CMDP II resulted in ensuring identification of responsibility and minimal replication of effort. In addition, CMDP II correctly understood the shortcomings in the government's response to the crisis, related to poor surveillance and failure to address the underlying causes in weak governance and incompatible incentives.

Project Number: 43477-013
Project Name: Second Capital Market Development Program
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Increasing the number of female teachers in secondary schools, particularly in the rural and especially in remote areas is difficult, but for quality of education, this is needed.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Strengthening the role and capability of the head teacher as a mentor is a key to improving the school performance.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Many project implementation support staff were recruited and trained. These staff gained valuable experience under SESDP (Secondary Education Sector Development Program) but could not be retained in the follow-up SESIP (Secondary Education Sector Improvement Program). Although it will benefit the education sector broadly, it is more efficient for the project to retain the trained officials.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Where implementation delays are inevitable, advance actions, proactive project management, and effective progress monitoring are helpful to achieve timeline and targets.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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The decentralization of DSHE (Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education) at all levels needs political will and supportive top level administrative decision to bring efficiency and transparency through bottom-up management. Without an effective and meaningful decentralization, DSHE may find difficulty in implementing the secondary education sector development plans in the future.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Implementing reforms under a project loan is generally difficult and less effective in accomplishing outcome than having a dedicated separate program loan meant for pursuing reforms.

Project Number: 37307-013
Project Name: Secondary Education Sector Development Program
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Ensure sufficient consultation during project preparation. DFID's Department for International Development [United Kingdom]) decision to reduce substantial portions of its funding during project implementation indicated the need for greater consultation among cofinanciers, borrower, and other stakeholders during project preparation.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Use advance actions. The project experienced delays of 24 months for several reasons. The absence of borrower's advance action largely contributed to these start-up delays and affected project implementation. ADB has been emphasizing this issue through its country and tripartite portfolio review meetings, and has included in most ADB-assisted projects provisions for advance action for selection of consultants, selection of subprojects, stakeholder consultation, and preparatory work for land acquisition and resettlement, if applicable.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Lesson
Plan and coordinate preliminary activities well to minimize delays. The executing agency needs to pursue a set of well-planned and concerted actions to ensure timely completion of all critical activities for identification and appraisal of subprojects; government approval of the initial environmental examination, environmental management plan, and resettlement plan as appropriate; recruitment of consultants; streamlining the procurement of civil works contracts; and continuous cooperation among the executing agency and LGIs (local government institutions).

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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Need for a high-level coordinating body. For a complex, multicomponent project, regular monitoring of implementation progress by the government through a high-level and active plenary body or steering committee is indispensable. Regular interaction among the borrower, stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers, and ADB through the executing agency's PMO (project management office) contributed greatly to the success of the project.

Project Number: 36224-013
Project Name: Second Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
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