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A lesson could have been included here regarding the benefit of sourcing individual experts as opposed to a firm for wider experience and knowledge of PPPs in other countries.

Project Number: 48377-001
Project Name: Financing Public-Private Partnerships
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Despite what the TCR noted with regards to the incorrectness of the performance indicator (Appendix 1), the design and monitoring of outputs and outcomes for TA projects should be owned by ADB’s own project officers—not delegated to government counterparts or consultants.

Project Number: 48459-001
Project Name: Reforms in the Public Sector Compensation System
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The TCR should have provided more details about consultants and their work. The TA fund was underutilized, with the consultants’ costs reduced from $370,000 to $228,000.Substantial TA outputs were also under-delivered. The TCR should have investigated and discussed why this was the case. Meanwhile, it would have been useful to also discuss the performance of ADB staff, the executing agency, and the implementing agency, in the context of under-delivered TA outputs.

Project Number: 48460-001
Project Name: Promoting the Decisive Role of Market in Resource Allocation
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Staff turnover and swift handover are a critical element of timely project implementation.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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Lesson
The TCR mentioned the usefulness of a flexible approach to drafting consultant’s terms of reference such that they are broad based—this is a generalizable lesson in managing staff and consultant resources, and useful in the context of limited availability of climate finance specialists.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
Lesson could be rephrased as follows: It is helpful to have all teammembers using the same communications platform (e.g.,WeChat in the PRC); OR TA implementation could be better facilitated if the coordination with the executing and/or implementing agency is managed by the country office staff.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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Lesson
Any tips to find or roster good industry development experts are welcome in these TCRs.

Project Number: 49279-001
Project Name: Creating Enabling Environment fopr Gradual Rural-Urban Migration and Urban Settlements Development in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
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Lesson
Even though the staff member managing this TA changed twice due to staff movements and workload reallocations, the consultants were able to complete their work within the project time frame. Final reports—the quality of which satisfied the government—were submitted before the originally scheduled completion date. These demonstrated the value of proper handover and the importance of regular and close coordination with government counterparts and key stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition, with minimal disruptions, if any, to TA activities”.

Project Number: 48006-001
Project Name: Improving Efficiency in Public Service Procurement, Delivery, and Financing
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Lesson
Given the very limited number of consultants with the necessary experience in climate finance and the high demand for their services, it is recommended that allowances must be made in terms of consultant procurement (e.g., in rare instances of higher rates wherever justified).

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Lesson
The TA showed the benefits of employing a flexible approach to provision of support, including consultant terms of reference which were suitable for hiring consultants to carry out a broad range of activities. There are also benefits to work closely with the team of consultants ensuring timely delivery and quality of outputs.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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The TA implementation was administered and coordinated by ADB PRC Resident Mission Economics Unit through a One ADB approach, ensuring the efficiency and timeliness in conducting key activities. Through both formal and informal meetings, emails, and WeChat, the TA team leader, the lead consultant, and focal persons in the EA kept regular communication and coordination.

Project Number: 51021-001
Project Name: Reforming the System of Personal Income Tax and Social Security Contributions
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Lesson
The stability of the ADB TA team and core staff of the TA executing agency from design stages to completion contributed to the achievement of the TA outputs and outcome, despite the change of director at the TA executing and implementing agencies in inception stages of TA implementation. ADB recruited, guided, and monitored the TA consultants, and ensured the quality of the TA outputs (milestone reports). Qualified international and national industry development experts were difficult to find, and the experts had been replaced a few times during TA implementation.

Project Number: 49279-001
Project Name: Creating Enabling Environment fopr Gradual Rural-Urban Migration and Urban Settlements Development in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture
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