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The use of single source procurement method does not always save time.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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Effective feedback mechanisms are important to developing community ownership of projects.

Project Number: 49320-001
Project Name: Cyclone Pam School Reconstruction Project
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The government’s commitment and ownership strengthen the project’s credibility. Providing timely response and adequate support from start-up to completion are critical in overcoming the implementation difficulties in various occasions. For instance, the PMO’s leadership could have helped ensurethat assistance was provided on time to implementing agencies. This, in turn, would help in easing delays in the procurement activities and implementation of subprojects.

Project Number: 42383-023
Project Name: Shanxi Small Cities and Towns Development Demonstration Sector Project
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Well-phrased as a lesson, assuming the lack of training was the main underlying issue. Given that audit observations presumably came in annually, there could have been time to adjust the TA project activities to address the identified issue. However, it is unclear from the TCR whether factors other than inadequate training contributed to the issue.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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The nature of the new post-TA project should be explained, e.g., its relationship with the existing TA project (for example, whether it was aimed to address the audit observations issue mentioned above), its funding sources, and whether the existing TA project was instrumental in leveraging the new resources.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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This is phrased as an achievement of the TA project. It can be rephrased as a lesson by emphasizing that preparing fiduciary and sector performance reports on a regular basis contributes to improved fiduciary and results management in primary education and this practice could be replicated in the secondary education sector.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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Also, as lack of capacity in fiduciary oversight is a common problem, the lesson can add that similar TA projects can be provided to ADB projects in other developing member countries.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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Agree. However, the lesson should add that future TA projects for Bangladesh education sector should build on the capacities already established under PEDP III.

Project Number: 45317-001
Project Name: Support for the Third Primary Education Development Project
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Effective structural reforms to improve education service delivery and strong and sustained commitment from the government or executing agencies and development partners are required to address the critical barriers to improving education quality in Bangladesh.

Project Number: 42122-013
Project Name: Third Primary Education Development Project
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Strong partnership between the government and development partners is essential and very effective in pursuing reforms.

Project Number: 42122-013
Project Name: Third Primary Education Development Project
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Introduction of a new technology stream without a comprehensive analysis of its impact on the other streams is potentially problematic and can result in mismatches between the demands of the job market and the output of tertiary education establishments.

Project Number: 39293-037
Project Name: Education Sector Development Program
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Budgetary support for education, matched with the demand for skills, justifies large investments in the sector.

Project Number: 39293-037
Project Name: Education Sector Development Program
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Specifying the arrangements for availing of and deploying qualified teachers is crucial for implementation of an education program with such components.

Project Number: 39293-037
Project Name: Education Sector Development Program
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The eligibility of schools for upgrading and their selection for support as per the agreed criteria in a program is important for monitoring the implementation of the program.

Project Number: 39293-037
Project Name: Education Sector Development Program
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Gender targets need to be backed by strong feasibility analyses.

Project Number: 43260-013
Project Name: Third Education Sector Development Program
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