2020 webinar series: adb austrade joint knowledge sharing
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2020 Webinar Series:ADB – Austrade Joint Knowledge Sharing and Business Opportunities
Session 3: New Areas of Cooperation
Wednesday 29 July: 11:00am to 12:30am
(9:00 AM Manila)
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Ms Elodie Journet
Senior Trade Commissioner & Minister Counsellor
Philippines & Micronesia
Austrade, Manila
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11:00-11:05am Session Lead: Ms. Elodie Journet, Senior Trade and Investment
Commissioner (Manila), Austrade
Welcome address:
• Mr. Tony McDonald, Executive Director, Board of Directors, ADB
11:05-11:20am ADB Ventures
• Mr. Dominic Mellor, Senior Investment Specialist, PSOD/ADB Ventures,
ADB
11:20-11:35am Innovation
• Mr. Gambhir Bhatta, Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Knowledge Advisory
Services Center, ADB
11:35-11:50am Digital Technologies
• Mr. Thomas Abell, Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Digital Technology for
Development, ADB
11:50am-12:05pm Knowledge Partnerships
• Mr. Vivek Raman, Senior Operations Coordination Specialist
(Innovation and Knowledge), ADB
12:05-12:30pm Q&A
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Mr. Tony McDonald
Executive Director, Board of Directors
• Anthony Kenneth (Tony) McDonald has been Executive Directorof the Asian Development Bank Board of Directors representingAustralia; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Georgia, Hong Kong, China;Kiribati; Federated States of Micronesia; Nauru; Palau;Solomon Islands; and Tuvalu, since 01 July 2018.
• An Australian National, Tony was with the Commonwealthpublic service for over 27 years, primarily with the Treasury,working on a broad range of policy issues, includingmacroeconomic forecasting and assessment of currenteconomic conditions, international development,superannuation, taxation and banking and financial marketsand budget and fiscal policy.
• As Principal Adviser in Financial System Division, Tony led theteam that implemented the Bank Executive AccountabilityRegime (BEAR) announced in the 2017-18 Budget.
• Tony’s international experience includes working with theCoalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 and inthe Papua New Guinea Treasury as part of the EnhancedCooperation Program from 2004 to 2006.
• In 2004 Tony was awarded a Public Service Medal and the USSecretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service forhis service in Iraq.
• Tony holds a Master of Economics degree from the AustralianNational University and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)from the University of Western Australia.
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Mr. Dominic Mellor
Senior Investment Specialist Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) / ADB Ventures, ADB
• Mr. Dominic Mellor set up and manages ADB Ventures that makes equity investments in early-stage companies with technology-enabled business models that contribute to SDG impact in developing Asia-Pacific.
• Dominic also set up the Mekong Business Initiative’s (MBI) that promoted entrepreneurship and innovation for impact in emerging ASEAN markets. MBI launched and operated corporate innovation and accelerator programs that matched startups with corporates to pilot technology solutions in emerging markets.
• Dominic has varied private and public sector experience in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific.
29 JULY 2020
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ADB VENTURES SCALING IMPACT-TECHNOLOGY IN
DEVELOPING ASIA
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ADB VENTURES: PART OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
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OUR VISION: BECOME A LEADING IMPACT-TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PLATFORM
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
PHASE 1: SET-UP AND LAUNCH
• Launch early-stage equity financing support (Fund 1)
• Target high impact regions in developing Asia
• Focus on Climate and Gender impact
PHASE 2: SCALE ACROSS ASIA
• Enable multiple financial platforms• Scale operations regionally• Expand to new SDG -themes
PHASE 3: LEADING PLATFORM IN ASIA
• Crowd-in $1bn+ risk capital• Reach $500 million+ investment platform• Cover all SDG -themes
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ADB VENTURES: IS A PATIENT VENTURE CAPITAL FACILITY
ADBV LabsPartner with leading accelerators
to connect global impact tech
startups with large local adopters
CONNECT:Reduce market entry risks
ADBV SEED: $5mProvide up to $200k
reimbursable grants to reduce market entry risks for startups
expanding into developing
markets in Asia.
SEED:Enable rapid validation of
solutions
INVEST:Provide Patient Capital
ADBV Fund I: $60mInvest up to $4m venture capital
in startups and early-stage growth
companies with technology-enabled solutions. Fund 1 can
hold up to 10 years if required.
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LEVERAGING ADB’S NETWORKS PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT VALUE-ADD FOR INVESTEES
ADB equityexpertise
ADB Ventures Team
ADB investor and startup
network
60+seed/VC/PE
investments
executed
20+accelerators
designed and
implemented
ADB networks and clients
$900m private equity
invested
2006-17
85% of investments rated
successful
600+utilities and
large corporates
400+ financial institutions,
banks and funds
2000+startups evaluated
and assessed
30+ leading VC funds
and accelerators
Access to significant expertise, networks and investors across 67 member countries in Asia-Pacific
Source: ADB Independent Evaluation Report Private Equity, ADB 2020 Economic Report, Data sources from Mekong Business Initiat ive 12
Source best-in-class impact tech solutions from around the world
Map industry demand in developing Asia
together with leading corporates
Support pilots to validate solutions,
reduce market entry risk
Scale-up
TRAVEL LABASIA
WATER LABASIA
ENERGY LAB(BUILDINGS)
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ADB VENTURES LABS: REDUCE MARKET ENTRY RISKS
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80% >80% of the investments are expected to have a strong climate mitigation and/or adaptation impact
>75% of the investments are expected to have a strong female market and/or management participation
CLIMATE IMPACT
GENDER IMPACT
75%
South-East Asia
South Asia
20%
50%
30%
IMPACT BY MARKETS(# of deals)
FUND 1: TARGETS CLIMATE AND GENDER IMPACT
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Investment
Targets
▪ Startups (and growth stage companies) with tech-enabled solutions or business models that are
scalable/ replicable ▪ Must have some existing revenue or at/near positive units costs; and have an existing product in
the market
▪ With a clear path to sustainable and non-equity financed growth within 3 to 4 years▪ Limited R&D risk
Stage ▪ Pre-Series A / Series A / early-growth investment targets
Size
▪ Startups seeking equity funding within 12 – 18 months
▪ Fund 1 can provide up to $4m for initial investments▪ Fund 1 seeks to co-invest with leading early-stage investors, backed by a strong investor (Angel,
VC, etc.)
Sector▪ Sector focus is: Cleantech & Clean Energy / Sustainable Agritech / Inclusive Fintech / Inclusive
Healthtech
Impact ▪ SDG Impact with focus on climate and gender impact
▪ Can be domiciled globally, however the impact focus must be in ADB developing member countries within South Asia and South East Asia
ADB
Value Add
▪ Opportunity for ADB to add direct value must be present
▪ ADBV is an active and patient investor ▪ ADBV will leverage ADB public and corporate networks and expertise to help de-risk and scale
business.
▪ Fund 1 will take active board and observer seats
FUND 1: KEY CRITERIA
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Climate-smart farming
Connected supply-chainsSustainable inputs & foods
Last-mile energy & mobility
Energy & resource efficiencyThe circular economy
Last-mile healthcare
Epidemics & infectious diseasesResilient healthcare & supplies
Access to finance
Climate related risk solutionsInnovative green financing
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
CLEANTECH &
CLEAN ENERGY
INCLUSIVE
FINTECH
INCLUSIVE
HEALTHCARE
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FUND 1: SECTOR FOCUS
INCLUSIVE &
RESILIENT CLEAN
ENERGY
ENERGY &
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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2
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▪ Access to clean energy
▪ Last-mile e-mobility▪ Energy-as-service
▪ Low-carbon buildings
▪ Smart manufacturing▪ Low-energy equipment
▪ Green materials
▪ Recycling & reuse▪ Waste-to-value
SUB-THEME
▪ IoT-based platforms to enable more efficient
and reliable last-mile distribution and generation of energy
▪ Streamlined local production of low-carbon
energy▪ Bundled financing and fleet support to
accelerate adoption of electric vehicles
▪ IoT and real-time analytics to optimise
energy use▪ New materials to reduce energy use in cold-
chains
▪ Data-enabled new business and financing models for energy efficiency in buildings
▪ Novel biotech processes enabling
conversion of agri-waste to premium eco-materials
▪ Modular and low-cost robust equipment
for scaling distributed waste-to-energy ▪ Data-driven collection and reuse of
plastics
EXAMPLE OF SOLUTIONS
CLEANTECH & CLEAN ENERGY: INVESTMENT FOCUS
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CLIMATE-
RESILIENTFARMING
CONNECTED
SUPPLY-CHAINS
SUSTAINABLE
INPUTS & FOOD
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▪ Digital farming
▪ Mechanization▪ Farming-as-a-service
▪ Agri marketplaces
▪ From farm-to-fork▪ Traceability& safety
▪ Climate-resilient crops
▪ Biotech & bio-inputs▪ Alternative proteins
SUB-THEME
▪ Data analytics and AI-enabled platform to
improve agricultural management▪ Machine learning to analyze satellite
imagery and microclimate data for crop
yield improvement▪ Digital marketplace for farm equipment for
improved agricultural productivity▪ On-demand agricultural produce through
sustainable sourcing from smallholder farmers
▪ E-platforms for agricultural products with
demand-supply matching and efficient supply chain
▪ Data analytics for food quality, safety and
traceability
▪ Alternative protein for animal/human
nutrition▪ Low-cost production of next-gen
biofertilizers
▪ Hybridization to increase yield of high-quality agricultural products
EXAMPLE OF SOLUTIONS
SUSTAINABLE AGRITECH: INVESTMENT FOCUS
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ACCESS TO
FINANCE FOR THE CLIMATE VULNERABLE
CLIMATE-
RELATEDRISK
SOLUTIONS
INNOVATIVE
GREEN FINANCING
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2
3
▪ Digital banking and e-
KYC ▪ Alternative credit
scoring
▪ Last-mile financial services
▪ Digital micro insurance
▪ Infrastructure insurance▪ Disaster risk solutions
▪ Next gen climate offsets
▪ Sustainable trade finance
▪ Smart financing for
RE/EE
SUB-THEME
▪ Non-banking agent platforms providing
digital financial services to the unbanked▪ AI-enabled credit scoring allowing
access to capital for agricultural MSMEs
▪ Big data and analytics solutions for
parametric-based crop and disaster insurance
▪ Mobile-based platforms for lower-cost and
smarter distribution of insurance products▪ Digital “sachet” products allowing for
affordable micro insurance for low-income
populations▪ Blockchain technologies allowing for
transparency and accountability in carbon emissions and environmental waste offsetting
▪ Digitization of supply-chains to provide micro retailers and farmers with affordable financing
EXAMPLE OF SOLUTIONS
INCLUSIVE FINTECH: INVESTMENT FOCUS
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REMOTE &
LAST-MILE HEALTHCARE
EPIDEMICS &
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
RESILIENT
HEALTHCARE & SUPPLIES
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2
3
▪ Remote
diagnostics/care▪ Mobile-based support▪ Low-cost digital
healthcare
▪ Predictive analytics
▪ Pandemic management▪ Low-cost treatments
▪ Digital supply-chains
▪ Distributed manufacturing
▪ Data-driven health
services
SUB-THEME
▪ Remote healthcare, e.g. teleconsultation, on-
line classes▪ Last mile rural health services, e.g. assisted
diagnostics, affordable telehealth, micro-
health insurance▪ Reliable self/home care treatment &
monitoring▪ Big data & analytics for early-warning,
prevention and effective response management
▪ Low-cost, accessible and localised
treatments ▪ Blockchain technologies allowing for
transparency and accountability
managing epidemics
▪ Digital end-to-end supply chain
management▪ Distributed and local production of
essential medical equipment and
services▪ Data-driven healthcare management
EXAMPLE OF SOLUTIONS
INCLUSIVE HEALTHTECH: INVESTMENT FOCUS
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Origin: Korea
Markets: South AsiaStage: SeedSector: Cleantech
InnoCSRKiu Global
Novel brick-making system based
on a chemical and physical binding process, which replaces the need to bake bricks in kilns. Increases
productivity by up to 10X while improving labor conditions and reducing emissions.
Annanas Anam
Origin: Vietnam
Markets: South/SE AsiaStage: Series ASector: Fintech
Affordable and easy-to-use cloud-
based ERP solution that helps small businesses and farmers to better manage their businesses
while improving access to finance through a unique AI-driven credit scoring platforms.
Origin: UK
Markets: SE AsiaStage: Series ASector: Agri/cleantech
High-performing natural leather
alternative made from fibres from pineapple leaves, sourced from and processed in SE Asia. About
to enter mass-production. Several marquee clients, including Hugo Boss, H&M and Adidas.
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ADB VENTURES: EXAMPLES OF SEED
ADB VENTURES: LEARN MORE, BE IN TOUCH!
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Investment-driven
enquiries
Startups or early-stage growth companies that meet ADB Ventures
investment and impact criteria should submit their company information and pitch decks to:
https://ventures.adb.org/startup-inquiries/
Collaboration-driven
enquiries
ADB Ventures can provide smaller-scale support to select companies
identified through ADB Ventures Labs. Support might be deployed to: (i) co-finance a proof of concept with one of ADB’s client (large
corporate or public sector) in developing Asia
(ii) demonstrate the impact and commercial viability of a promising but unproven technology-enabled business model in partnership
with ADB clients and operations. Labs opportunities are updated
on our website at:
https://ventures.adb.org/labs/
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Mr. Gambhir Bhatta
Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Knowledge Advisory Services Center, SDCC-KCIS, ADB
• Mr. Gambhir Bhatta is Chief of ADB’s Knowledge Advisory Services Center, and Advisor in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department. Prior to this role, he was the Chief of the Bank’s Governance Thematic Group. He has led various programming missions in his 15-year career at ADB, and contributed directly to a portfolio of more than US$ 2 billion in programming in governance and public sector management in ADB’s developing member countries.
• He is also currently a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore) after being Adjunct Professor there during 2016-2018. For these years, he also had a concurrent appointment with the ADB Institute (Tokyo) as a Non-Resident Adjunct Fellow.
• From 2001 to 2005, he served as Senior Advisor in New Zealand working on public sector management and public policy in a central government agency in Wellington.
• Gambhir is the author of several books and has a Dual Masters Degree in Economics and Political Science from Bowling Green State University, Ohio; and a PhD in Public and International Affairs and Advanced Certificates in Applied Public Policy, Urban and Regional Development, and Asian Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.
Fostering Innovation at ADB
Gambhir Bhatta
Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Knowledge Advisory Services CenterSustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Livable Cities Development Priorities
Virtual Business Opportunity Forum
29 July 2020
Knowledge Advisory Services Center (KASC)We help strengthen ADB’s work on knowledge…
Knowledge strategy, governance, finance,
action plan, corporate reporting
Knowledge and learning events, tacit knowledge,
skills development, e-learning, etc.
Country knowledge programming
Innovation and knowledge
Knowledge partnerships
Promoting Innovation with Knowledge
Traditional growth models
won’t allow the region to address
new challenges (such as on climate change)
Need to address remaining
poverty and create jobs and
access toopportunities.
at the same time
Innovation
DMCs• Enhance
innovation capabilities
• Invest in
innovation ecosystems
• Strengthen
technology adoption and
diffusion
• Culture change
• Enabling environment• Innovation process in place
• Staff have innovation capabilities
• Innovation tools are deployed • Knowledge flows
ADB• Increase
effectiveness, efficiency,
sustainability
and remain relevant
• “Add more
value”• Leverage ADB’s
knowledge
Agile, innovative, client-oriented organization
Developing the ADB Innovation Framework
Strategy 2020 MTR Innovation Working Group
Strategy 2030 *Structure * Leadership *
People
2015
2018
2019onwards
Bank-wide approachINNOVATION FRAMEWORK
Networked
Ecosystem
Innovation Hub
• Facilitate problem solving and solution generation
• Build ecosystem• Supply capabilities and share knowledge
WHAT WILL THE HUB OFFER?
1. Facilitate solution generationProvide support for strategic innovation for departments
2. Build the ecosystemSupport innovation processes for country
partnership strategies and project development and implementation, mobilize partnerships within and outside ADB
3. Supply capabilities and share knowledgeEnhance knowledge sharing and management related to innovation and support staff’s innovation skills development.
Facilitate problem solving with innovation
Generated proof-points
3. Supply capabilities and share knowledge• 2020 Innovation Fair• Innovation project repository• Faces of Innovation Report• TED Talk training• Foresight training• Human Centered Design Thinking Training• Innovation Challenge as part of THRIVE
Leadership Training• Brilliant Failures Discussions
2. Build the ecosystem• Project specific
work• Tested tools• Tech for Impact• Innovation
Challenge• Issue briefs• Networking
1. Facilitate solution generation• Innovation Retreats held for
divisions• Innovation workshops held
as part of Country Partnership Programming and project processing in 6 DMCs
How will the Innovation Hub work?
Deliverables
• A tested ADB delivery model for addressing complex challenges
• 3 demonstration cases applying innovation approaches to tackling complex challenges
• 200 staff trained in innovation management
• Each department has an innovation roadmap
• Virtual network created
Medium Term Benefits
• External demand. DMCs increasingly recognize and seek out ADB for its ability to facilitate innovation processes
• Adaptation. Fast learning about what works and what doesn’t along with adaptation that enables projects to increase their impact.
• Partnerships. A broader partnership network, including “unusual suspects”.
Long Term Benefits
• Impact. Increased project impact, particularly around complex, 21st century challenges.
• Product mix. New ADB offerings/products with strong interest and up-take from DMCs, improved sustainability
Innovation Methods and Tools
Impact Investment with
Venture Fundhttps://adbventures.org/
Help early-stage
companies scale technology into the Asia
and the Pacific for
sustainable development
Challenge Grantshttps://challenges.adb.org/en/ch
allenges
Enable early engagement
with private sector technology providers
Futures Strategic Thinking and
Foresight
Assist DMCs in
understanding emerging trends in technology,
society and policy and
design integrated solutions
Example: Energy
challenge launched at Asia Pacific Clean energy
forum
Example: Integrated
Urban master planning in Armenia
Under development in
collaboration with private sector department
Communicating ADB Innovations
Publications
Platforms
Innovation and COVID-19
ADB internal• Virtual workplace• Virtual missions and workshops• New modalities: Comprehensive Response for
COVID-19• Enhanced cross-departmental teams
Tonga: Integrated Urban Resilience Sector
Project
Georgia: Livable Cities Investment
Program
India: Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program
Innovative solutions for DMCs• Pooled procurement for COVID-19 supplies financed via ADB grant• Partnerships with private sector for testing
• ADB Challenge “New Normal” https://challenges.adb.org/en/challenges/covid-19• Support for (examples):
• innovative digital health solutions (Technical Assistance in Central and West Asia Department)• regional TA and policy-based lending (Mongolia) for innovation in regulations of medical
products• Innovative prefabricated building for hospital upgrading in Afghanistan• Exploring innovative financing for future vaccines procurement and deployment• Draft policy brief on innovation in public health for COVID-19 (co-authored w/ WHO MoH
Malaysia)
Sample innovative projects on livable cities
• Georgia: Livable Cities Investment ProgramInclusive Cities Guidelines for adapting the built
environment for the differently-abled, elderly, women and children.
• India: Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program Innovative pilots, including India's first
solar-powered sewage treatment plant to
offset greenhouse gas emissions and enhance operational efficiency; strengthen urban
governance; and build capacity of state and
local institutions to enhance services delivery, environmental sustainability, and climate
resilience.
• Tonga: Integrated Urban Resilience Sector Project Access to improved, efficient, and climate resilient urban services and infrastructure.
Tonga: Integrated Urban Resilience Sector
Project
Georgia: Livable Cities Investment
Program
India: Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program
Using Spatial Cloud Computing to Build Livable Cities
SPADE (Spatial Data Analysis Explorer) is an interactive geospatial web-based cloud platform which can be used by ADB staff and consultants for project identification,
preparation, due diligence, engineering design, and monitoring. It currently includes data sets of 21 ADB project cities.
Thank You!
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Mr. Thomas Abell
Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Digital Technology for Development, SDCC-DT, ADB
• Mr. Thomas Abell is the Chief of ADB’s Digital Technology for Development Unit, which promotes the effective use of digital technology across ADB programs to improve development impact. His team works with ADB member countries in supporting the transition to the digital economy and provides assistance across many areas, including eGovernment, Tech startup ecosystems, technology policy, and tech industry partnerships.
• Thomas has over 30 years of professional experience in digital technology, including technology policy and strategy, software development, and systems architecture.
• During his 10+ years of experience in international development, he has worked extensively across Asia, Africa and Latin America, working with governments, development organisations, NGOs and corporations.
• He has authored many publications on technology innovation in development, focused mainly on education, financial inclusion and agriculture.
• Thomas has master’s degrees in engineering and management and a bachelors in engineering from MIT.
Thomas AbellADB Chief of Digital Technology
for Development
Austrade – ADBJoint Knowledge-sharing and
Business Opportunities Webinar, Session 3,Digital Technologies
Introduction – Thomas Abell
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BiographyThomas Abell leads ADB’s Digital Technology for Development Unit, a new group
focused on supporting digital solutions within ADB programs and member countries.
Prior to ADB, Thomas worked in the technology industry for 25 years in technical andstrategic roles. Thomas has degrees in engineering and management from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Thomas AbellAsian Development Bank
Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Digital Technology for Development
Financial Inclusion1. World Bank/CGAP
2. World Bank/IFC
3. Mastercard
4. Financial Sector Deepening
Africa
5. Central Bank of Tanzania
6. Gates Foundation
7. NetHope
Education1. Stanford Graduate School of Education
2. Inter-American Development Bank
3. World Bank/CGAP
4. Ethiopia Ministry of Education
5. Haiti Ministry of Education
6. Tanzania Ministry of Education
7. Accenture Strategy College
8. University of California San Diego
Agriculture1. CGIAR
2. FSD Tanzania
3. International Livestock
Research Institute (ILRI)
4. International Water
Management Institute
5. Gatsby Foundation
Tanzania
Technology Industry Experience• Accenture, Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard, Google,
Microsoft, Samsung, Motorola, United Technologies,
Sony, Lenovo
Asian Work Experience• Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Cambodia
Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Kazakhstan
Development Sector Experience:
Technology Description
1. Broadband Communications Mobile networks (5G), undersea cables, satellite networks, etc.
2. Smartphones Low-cost personal devices for broad public internet access
3. Digital Identification Critical for deploying personal digital services
4. Digital Payments Critical for enabling digital commerce
5. Cloud Computing Enables data storage and processing without physical infrastructure
6. Internet of Things (IoT) Low cost sensors that collect data from everyday life and are
connected to the internet to enable digital services
7. Artificial Intelligence Using big data, collected from a variety of data sources such as
sensors and social media, to build intelligent systems for development projects
8. Robotics/Drones Using intelligent systems to power autonomous machines
9. Cybersecurity Improving the privacy and security of users
10. Geospatial Information Systems
(GIS)
Digital location, mapping and routing services (e.g. ridesharing apps
enabled by GPS, digital maps and digital routing)
11. Earth Observation Using satellite and drone imagery for planning and analysis tasks
12. Genetics Genetic sequencing and editing for health and agriculture
What are Digital Technologies?These digital technologies are likely to be important for ADB’s development objectives.
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Agriculture, natural resources and rural …
Education, 7%
Energy, 18%
Finance, 11%
Health, 4%Industry and Trade,
10%
Information and communication
technology, 10%
Public sector management…
Transport, 19%
Water and other urban infrastructure and …
- Smart grid system for renewable
energy system- Digital tools for efficiency
(e.g. automatic street light control)
- Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
- Digital tools to teach students
- Education management information system- Digital job skills and job placement services
- Internet access for health facilities
- Digital medical records systems- Linking health systems to national ID
- Low cost digital payment networks
- Internet banking via smartphones- Digital credit scoring for SME lending
- Mobile-based agriculture extension
services- Satellite imagery to optimize irrigation - Localized weather and market
information for farmers
- Control system for water distribution network
- Digital asset management system for managinglifecycle of infrastructure (pipes, meters, etc.)
- Sensors to detect water leaks and quality
- Real-time traffic optimization using data from sensors
- IT systems for scheduling, ticketing, etc.
- eGovernment portal: birth, death, marriage, vehicles, business, etc.
- National digital ID system incorporating biometrics
- National broadband strategy/roadmap- Submarine cables for island connectivity- National financial management systems for
procurement, payroll, etc. - Digitization of customs clearance documents and processes
- Submarine fiber cables for internet connectivity
ADB Digital Technology Project Breakdown and Examples (2010 to 2019)
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AI + Earth Observation Example: Identifying Coffee Plantations in Timor Leste
Data Fusion
Final Classification
Input Images
Sentinel2
Sentinel1
DEM
Ground Truth
Features:Use of multispectral Imaging: 10+ spectral bands.Use of medium-resolution imaging: 10m resolutionUse of AI (Machine Learning) to classify images from ground truth data samples.ML model can identify coffee beneath forest canopy.
▪ Newly identified coffee
plantations highlighted in green
▪ Resulting extended plantations mapped in the Northern area
and new plantations in the
Southern area.
▪ Model includes differentiation of
canopy tree species
▪ Model leverages open-source ESA multispectral imaging data
at 10m image resolution
▪ Result represents a valuable
tool for national agriculture modeling and planning
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1
3
Coffee plantation map using AI/EO model
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Mr. Vivek Raman
Senior Operations Coordination Specialist (Innovation and Knowledge), SDCC-KC, ADB
• Mr. Vivek Raman is the Senior Operations and Coordination Specialist in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at ADB. He leads the efforts in the Knowledge Advisory and Services Center on the quality and effectiveness of Knowledge Partnerships and improving ADB's Country Knowledge Programing initiatives with Developing Member Countries. He also contributes to efforts on measuring the impact of ADB's knowledge solutions to its clients.
• Prior to joining ADB, Vivek worked at the World Bank for over 12 years as a Water and Sanitation Specialist at the India Office and moved to Washington DC to work with the Vice President, Sustainable Development Network as a Knowledge Management Specialist to support innovation and Knowledge Management efforts across the World Bank.
• He has also worked at the United Nations as a Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary General /Special Representative on Sustainable Energy for All.
ADB KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIPS
Knowledge Advisory Services Center (KASC)We help strengthen ADB’s work on knowledge…
Knowledge strategy,
governance,
action plan, corporate
reporting
Knowledge and learning events,
tacit knowledge,
skills development, e-learning, etc.
Country
Knowledge
Programming
Innovation Knowledge
partnerships
What are Knowledge Partnerships?
Knowledge partnership agreements
Development partnerships• ADB-wide cooperation arrangements
• Sector/theme-, country-, region-specific cooperation arrangements
Affiliations
Cooperation with NGOs
Associations and networks of individuals or organizations with common objectives and whose members collaborate and contribute knowledge, experience, resources, and networks.
Strategy 2030
“ADB will actively develop and nurture knowledge partnerships
with bilateral & multilateral partners, think tanks, universities, CSOs, foundations, and the private
sector”
“Such partnerships will provide platforms for testing ideas, sourcing different ways of thinking about critical development issues, and jointly developing and sharing knowledge content”
Capacity Building
Research
Knowledge Sharing
Implementation / Technical Support
Innovation and Pilots
What ADB can do with knowledge partners
Global level
Partnerships are needed at
Regional level
Local level
Institutional reforms/Policy Dialogues
Formation of capital/assets
Topics
>25Countries
>50
>230Partnerships
>190Partners
Knowledge partnerships in Numbers
(as of 2019)
KASC role in knowledge partnerships
“Adding
value” to ADB operations
Implementation
of partnerships
Managing
partnerships
Ensures mid term
reviews
Processing
partnerships
KASC advises on processing
of partnerships
Quality review
Revisits Staff Instructions
How to Guide & FAQ
Capture, evaluation,
and closure
Partnerships results
framework
Performance evaluation
(pipeline)
Tracking quality of outputs
(pipeline)
Identification of
partners
Work with sector and thematic groups
Partnership screening Tool
Partnerships clinics (pipeline)
Strategy, advise, quality review
Knowledge
partnership agreement
How to engage with ADB on knowledge partnerships?
Covers all ADB sectors
and themes
think tanks, universities, research institutions, regional
organizations, governments, associations or
professional bodies of private firms
(With transfer of funds to the partner)
ADB-wide
cooperation arrangement
Development
partnerships that help implement
ADB corporate strategy
IFIs, UN, bilateral donors
(No transfer of funds to the partner)
Sector/theme-,
country-, region-specific
cooperation
arrangement
Development
partnerships that are limited by
scope, sector/theme,
country, or region
think tanks, universities, research institutions,
regional organizations, governments, associations
or professional bodies of private firms
(No transfer of funds to the partner)
Affiliations
Covers all ADB sectors
and themes
networks or parties that will or have already come together for a common
objective
(With or without transfer of
funds to the partner)
Knowledge Partnerships with Australia
Government of Australia – Australian Water Partnership
11 KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS
withpartnershipagreements
13over the period 2009-2019
Of which 9 knowledge partners
with 11 partnership agreementssupport improving “Livable Cities”
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Knowledge Partnerhip Agreementswith the following Australian partners
Implementation/
technical support
Knowledgesharing
Capacity building
Research
Institutional reforms/ policy
dialogues
Innovations/ pilots
Formation of capitals/
assets
1. Australian Agency for International Development
✓ ✓ ✓
2. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
3. Cooperative Research Center for Water Sensitive Cities
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
4. Institute of Global Finance, University of New South Wales
✓ ✓
5. Government of Australia-Australian Water Partnership
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
6. MidCoast Water (2012) ✓ ✓
7. Sydney Water Corporation ✓ ✓
8. Water Corporation of Australia ✓ ✓
9. City West Water ✓ ✓
10 Hunter Water (2011) ✓ ✓
11.
Yarra Valley Water✓ ✓
12.
Hunter Water (2014)✓ ✓
13.
MidCoast Water (2013)✓ ✓
❑ Knowledge outputs of 5 partnership agreements support several DMCs (regional); and 8 directly support a specific ADB DMC (local)
❑ Knowledge partners in green (nos. 3 to 3) support improving “Livable Cities”❑ Knowledge sharing and capacity building are the common outputs of the partnerships; followed by research, institutional refo rms/policy dialogues, and
implementation/technical support
❑ No knowledge partnership supporting innovations/pilots and formation of capitals/assets
Knowledge Partners on Livable Cities
Knowledge
partnership agreement
Sector/theme-, country-, region-, scope-specificcooperation arrangement
Local level Regional level
1. Hunter Water2. MidCoast Water3. Sydney Water Corporation
4. Water Corporation of Australia5. City West Water6. Yarra Valley Water7. Dinas Perumahan, Permukiman
dan Cipta Karya Kota Pekanbaru8. Empresa Metropolitana de
Abastecimiento y Saneamiento de Aguas de Sevilla
9. Dinas Kebersihan, Pertamanandan Pemakaman Kota Jambi
10. Vientiane Capital Water Supply State Enterprise
11. Phnom Penh WS Authority12. Mandalay City Development
Committee13. Vitens Evides lnternational14. Maynilad Water Services, Inc.
15. Leknath Small Town Water Supply and Sanitation User Committee
16. NEP Department of Water Supply and Sewerage
17. Khulna Water Supply and
Sewerage Authority 18. Saigon Water Corporation19. Metropolitan Waterworks
Authority20. Yangon City Development
Committee 21. Ranhill Utilities Sdn Bhd22. National Water Supply and
Drainage Board
23. Binh Duong Water Supply Sewerage Environment Co. Ltd.
24. Manila Water Company, Inc.25. Water PNG26. Pacific Water and Wastewater
Association27. Nghe An Water Supply One
Member Ltd. Co.28. Haiphong Sewerage and Drainage
Co. Ltd.
29. Mahendranagar Water Users and Sanitation Committee
30. Chandrautta Water Users and Sanitation Committee
31. Charali Water Users and
Sanitation Committee32. Kakadvitta Water Users and
Sanitation Committee33. Quang Binh Urban and
Environment One Member Ltd. Co.
34. King County Wastewater35. Provincial Waterworks
Authority
36. Department of Housing and Urban Planning of Ministry of Public Works and Transportation
37. Tonga Water Board38. Eda Ranu39. WaterLinks40. Colombo Municipal Council41. Samoa Water Authority42. Nazarbayev University
1. Gov't of Australia-Australian Water Partnership
2. College of Architecture and Urban
Planning, Tongji University3. Chinese Institute of Engineers4. City of Yokohama5. AIT Austrian Institute of Technology6. Seoul Housing and Communities
Corporation7. Ministry of the Environment, Japan8. Toilet Board Coalition9. Korea Research Institute for Human
Settlements10.New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization11.Ministry of Finance of Republic of SIN12.Global Green Growth Institute13.Korea Transport Institute14.USAID15.International Water Association16.Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development17.International Enterprise Singapore Board18.UN-HABITAT19.US EPA
1. Cooperative Research Center for Water Sensitive Cities
2. Institute of Global Finance, University of New South Wales3. Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo4. UP National College of Public Administration and Governance
5. NUS (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy)6. K water (2018)
1. Singapore ETH Center
ADB has 68 knowledge partners and 57 partnership agreements over the
period 2002-2020❑ 9 knowledge partners from Australia with 11 partnership agreements
ADB KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIPS
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Contacts
Sheila Trance
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Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Knowledge Advisory
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Contacts
Mr. Tony McDonald
Executive Director, Board of Directors
Mr. Vivek Raman
Senior Operations Coordination Specialist
(Innovation and Knowledge) [email protected]
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Advisor, SDCC and Chief of Digital
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Senior Investment Specialist, Private Sector
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2020 AIDOVS Session 4: Procurement Process & Knowledge Sharing
Wednesday 29 July: 3:00pm to 5:00pm AEST
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