Information and Communication Technology for Prosperity

Because the challenges of the 21st century are daunting, the Sustainable Development Goals aim for change at the level of the planet, a veritable seismic shift. Information and communication technology provides the most powerful tool yet: properly deployed, directed, and extended, it can be a tool for common good and accelerate action on the global goals.

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Information and Communication Technology for the Planet

Because the challenges of the 21st century are daunting, the Sustainable Development Goals aim for change at the level of the planet, a veritable seismic shift. Information and communication technology provides the most powerful tool yet: properly deployed, directed, and extended, it can be a tool for common good and accelerate action on the global goals.

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Information and Communication Technology for People

Because the challenges of the 21st century are daunting, the Sustainable Development Goals aim for change at the level of the planet, a veritable seismic shift. Information and communication technology provides the most powerful tool yet: properly deployed, directed, and extended, it can be a tool for common good and accelerate action on the global goals.

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Information and Communication Technology for Peace and Partnership

Because the challenges of the 21st century are daunting, the Sustainable Development Goals aim for change at the level of the planet, a veritable seismic shift. Information and communication technology provides the most powerful tool yet: properly deployed, directed, and extended, it can be a tool for common good and accelerate action on the global goals.

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How Information and Communication Technology Can Fast-Track Development

Technology is never a solution per se: informed by needs, ICT must deliver context-appropriate solutions framed by infrastructure—first and foremost, requisite institutional structure and capacity, a reform-oriented mindset, necessary skills and expertise, appropriate business models, and enabling policy and regulatory environments. Once these prerequisites are at hand or in train, there is great scope for the deployment of e-services and applications across the sectors and themes that development assistance aims to impact.

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Leveraging Information and Communication Technology for Development

Information and communication technology has grown into one of the most powerful forces shaping the 21st century. But, its digital dividends are unevenly distributed because many are still left out of one of the greatest revolutions in history. The work plan of ADB's Thematic Advisory Service Cluster aims to identify ICT options in ADB's operations, diversify ICT portfolios in ADB's operations, develop ADB's capacity for ICT operations, and leverage knowledge partnerships in ICT.

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Training for Internal Auditors in the Public Sector: An Alternative Approach for State Internal Auditors

This Knowledge Showcase discusses Slovenia's program for Training of Internal Auditors in the Public Sector: how the program began, the challenges it faced, and their results.

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Deploying Mobile and Branchless Banking in Bhutan

Technology that allows banks to operate at distance can overcome the high cost of serving remote rural areas and extend financial inclusion. In 2015, with help from ADB, Bhutan moved to deploy mobile and branchless banking across the country.

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Instituting e-Government Procurement in Nepal

e-Government procurement enhances transparency and compliance, increases performance and quality, and furthers economic development. In 2013, with help from ADB, Nepal launched ambitious and transformational reforms to develop its e-GP system.

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