30 October 2009: Summary of Advisory Council Meeting

A meeting of the Advisory Council took place in ADB headquarters at the end of October, where they discussed ADBI's Three-Year Rolling Work Program.

The Council members in attendance endorsed the Research and Capacity Building and Training Departments' proposed work programs.

The main points of discussion centered around ideas for online dissemination of research work in a journal format and enhancement of the ADBI brand.

The members also supported Dean Kawai's strategic directions for the coming period, and broadly agreed with the outcomes of the research flagship study on infrastructure and regional cooperation as well as the thrust of the global financial crisis project.

ADBI was commended for the consistent quality of its work output, a close alignment with ADB’s strategic framework, and an internally high level of program coherence.