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Road safety agenda was not highly prioritized in DOH and understanding of road safety engineering was limited. To enhance efficiency of the developed training program, further strengthening of road safety engineering section and investment prioritization on road safety program are required. Road maintenance program also does not have high profile in DOH, and capacity of potential contractors is limited. Continuous training support is recommended under ADB financed projects, to ensure the sustainability of the TA results.

Project Number: 46370-002
Project Name: Improving Road Network Management and Safety
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Moving forward, key outputs of the TA could be shared with CAREC countries, using the CAREC initiatives as a vehicle for knowledge and best practices dissemination across the region.

Project Number: 48472-001
Project Name: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Investment in Asia and the Pacific
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The findings/results and lessons learned from TA activities were disseminated within ADB via in-house seminars and more widely via knowledge sharing events (trainings, workshops, seminars) in the participating South Asia DMCs.

Project Number: 46470-001
Project Name: Action on Climate Change in South Asia
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The recommendations of the final report are particularly important for the former Soviet Union countries that have similarly designed power systems and operational practices. Following the Kazakh experience, in 2019, the “Power the Future” program of the United States Agency for International Development provided two PowerFactory licenses each to Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Project Number: 50318-001
Project Name: Fostering the Development of Renewable Energy
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The involvement of staff from the implementing agencies in the production of reports (e.g., country report, studies) is important for effective transfer of knowledge and know-how within the agency. Supporting the IAs with capacity building activities such as training courses in Stata, data analysis and report writing would further enhance the capacity of the national statistical system (NSS).

Project Number: 49342-001
Project Name: Implementing ICT Tools to Improve Data Collection and Management of National Surveys in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals
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The TA was successful in delivering knowledge products. One international forum and three workshops were organized to present three sector assessments and wine sector case study. The TA delivered a comprehensive innovation strategy, covering innovation, science and technology with clear roadmap and action plan. The TA also helped conduct an impact assessment, prepare and publish a research paper. The TA also funded a study tour for EIAA staff.

Project Number: 48040-001
Project Name: Export- and Innovation-Led Industrial Development
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Collaborations with DMCs’ officials through two technical workshops on monitoring short-term economic growth provided forums for knowledge sharing among DMCs and with ADB on how the monitoring is conducted in different places. These activities have proven to be valuable avenues for knowledge_x005F_x0002_building activity that strengthened the capacity of ADB and DMCs to conduct macroeconomic assessment and reinforced the importance of keeping the tool kit up to date to ensure ADB’s relevance and value addition in policy dialogues.

Project Number: 47146-001
Project Name: Macroeconomic Modelling for Improved Economic Assessment
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The TA should have organized regional events with participants from other countries for sharing knowledge and best practices. [The] Bangladesh portfolio is also rapidly gaining success. The stories can be imparted to other countries.

Project Number: 45376-001
Project Name: Capacity Building for Portfolio Management
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The dissemination of knowledge products was inadequate under this TA project. The inventory of solar PV mini-grid and rooftop PV was not used in future project development. The TA could have included identification of solar irrigation pump sites and thus could benefit the SREP grant of $22.442 million approved in July 2017 as an additional financing to Power System Efficiency Improvement Project executed by Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board that plans to install 2,000 solar-driven irrigation pumps.

Project Number: 48432-001
Project Name: Enabling Poor Women's Benefits from Enhanced Access to Energy in Hatiya Island
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Knowledge sharing was done primarily through regional workshops attended by the Pacific DMCs.

Project Number: 46502-001
Project Name: Trade and Transport Facilitation in the Pacific
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The workshops were attended by 40 government officials, but further knowledge sharing was facilitated through a wider yet targeted dissemination of the knowledge products. When targeted well, distribution of knowledge products can be an effective way of institutional knowledge building.

Project Number: 48459-001
Project Name: Reforms in the Public Sector Compensation System
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Kazpost’s management and staff played an important role in the implementation of the TA with the active involvement of Country Director, Kazakhstan Resident Mission and the participation of staff in on-the_x005F_x0002_job training for building a robust cash flow model.

Project Number: 40552-012
Project Name: KazPost Financial Strengthening and Modernization
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The consultants facilitated knowledge transfer to the CPA regarding master planning, operation improvement, and port maintenance. Also, through national workshops, the master plan was presented to all relevant stakeholders and high government officials

Project Number: 45078-001
Project Name: Strategic Masterplan for Chittagong Port
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Promoting knowledge exchange and sharing of lessons learned from successful climate financing applications is important in a context of very limited experience with innovative climate finance mechanisms.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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Employ a “learning-by-doing” approach jointly with DMC stakeholders when developing climate-funding applications, including very close interaction between DMC stakeholders and proposal preparation consultants, is effective for knowledge building.

Project Number: 47286-001
Project Name: Enhancing Readiness of ADB Developing Member Countries for Scaled Up Climate Finance
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