Presentation of Vinod Thomas, Director General for Independent Evaluation at Asian Development Bank, in the GovCFO Summit,12-13 July in Chiang Mai, Thailand

1. Good Governance for
Better Outcomes
Vinod Thomas
Director General
Independent Evaluation
Asian Development Bank

2. Sustaining Robust Growth
 Growing income inequalities
 Rising frequency and intensity of
climate-related disasters
 Need to improve governance

3. Governance Issues
 Capacity of institutions
 Civil service standards
 Accountability, transparency,
participation

4. Transparency and Service
Delivery
 Philippine Textbook Count mobilized
citizens to monitor procurement process
• Costs were substantially
reduced
• Production time was cut
in half
• $3.6 million savings from
books that did not
disappear in transit Photo Credit: Dondon Parafina. Regional Networking for Social
Responsibility. Presented at Good Practices in Corruption Prevention,
Macao, 2009.

5. Governance in the Pacific
 Institutionalize collaborative effort in
public financial management
 Explore non-traditional means for
transparency and participation
 Support research to generate locally-
derived knowledge

6. Enhancing Complementary
Investments
 Rural electrification projects in Bhutan
• Reduced smoke-
induced illnesses
• Increased years of
schooling
• But complementary
economic
opportunities missing
Source: ADB Photo Essays. http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2010/BHU-Impact-Stories.pdf

7. Conclusion
 Integrate governance in
development
 Connect the dots across sectors
 Build feedback loop and follow-up

8. Thank You!
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