KNOWLEDGE ASIA from ideas to impacts : Knowledge Management Directions and Action Plan (2013–2015): Supporting “Finance ++” at the Asian Development Bank

The motivation behind strengthening knowledge management at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to offer our Developing Member Countries (DMCs) what we call “Finance ++”: superior combinations of ADB’s own finance plus leverage of resources through partnership plus knowledge that will maximize and accelerate development effectiveness for ending poverty across the Asia and Pacific region. The knowledge management directions and action plan set out in this publication focus on prioritizing and implementing knowledge solutions; enriching the quality of ADB and DMCs’ knowledge capabilities for development effectiveness; advancing ADB’s knowledge assets, information systems, and communications; and empowering and resourcing high-quality knowledge solutions.