ADB Associate IT Officer (Digital Innovation Governance)

Reference Number 210151

Position Level NS 1

Department Information Technology Department Division Digital Innovation and Architecture Division,

ITD Location Asian Development Bank Headquarters

Date Posted Monday, April 5, 2021

Closing Date Monday, April 19, 2021 11:59 p.m. (2359 Manila Time, 0800 GMT)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Close relatives of ADB staff, except spouses of international staff, are not eligible for recruitment and appointment to staff positions. Applicants are expected to disclose if they have any relative/s by consanguinity/blood, by adoption and/or by affinity/marriage presently employed in ADB.

Close relatives refer to spouse, children, mother, father, brother and sister, niece, nephew, aunt and…

It’s OK for fully vaccinated people to travel domestically again without quarantining, so long as they wear a mask and maintain social distancing guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced April 2, 2021 in its updated guidelines for travel.

The agency advises that people still wash or sanitize their hands frequently when traveling. The guidelines also provide guidance for other modes of transportation other than air travel, and are for domestic travel. The CDC recommends delaying international travel for fully vaccinated people.

The agency also advises delaying domestic travel for those who are not fully vaccinated. And, the…

Fashion is an integral part of our lives: we engage with it every day simply by wearing clothes. It is one of the most influential industries in the world, found at the intersection of culture, creativity, and self-expression.

But below the surface, the garment industry is in fact faced with complex human and environmental issues, which it has struggled to address for years. Now is the time for the fashion industry and its consumers to come together in tackling these systemic challenges that can no longer be ignored.

WHAT’S THE ISSUE?

Fashion evolves in a system that’s rooted in deeply unsustainable models of…

Most good leaders know that leadership is all about context. The most effective leadership style in a multi-national bank may be very different to the most effective leadership style in a small charity. So how does the structure of your organization change the way in which you lead? And how does it affect your leadership style when you are trying to lead change? We’ve collected personal stories from four leaders who have attempted to lead change in four very different organizations.

The Monolith

Characteristics:

• Enormous
• Many levels of seniority
• Hard to gain exposure to broader parts of the organization
• Difficult…

Statement of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) COVID-19 subcommittee on safety signals related to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

As of 17 March 2021, more than 120 million cases of COVID-19 infections, with more than 2 million deaths, had been reported globally. Vaccination remains a critical tool to help prevent further illness and death and to control the pandemic.

So far, more than 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered in Europe and more than 27 million doses of the Covishield vaccine (AstraZeneca vaccine by Serum Institute of India) have been administered in India.

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LGBTQ Americans are more likely than the general population to live in poverty, lack access to medical care, health insurance, paid medical leave, and be at greater risk of health complications due to COVID-19, research has shown. Systemic discrimination and economic disparities are among the drivers of this population’s increased vulnerability.

The LGTBQ community, which is estimated to include between 9 to 14 million adults in the United States is also at high risk for substance abuse, poor mental health, and domestic violence. Problems that health officials ad advocates worry about have worsened during the pandemic. …

At this unprecedented COVID moment, health has been revealed as one of our most precious possessions and protecting it has become imperative. The right to health was articulated by the WHO in the Declaration of Alma-Ata of 1978. The upcoming constitutional debate in Chile is an opportunity to re-examine this concept.

The Chilean constitution specifies the right to “free and egalitarian access” to health care. Simultaneously, the constitution guarantees that “each person has the right to choose the health system they wish to join, either public or private.”

These provisions have championed a prospering private health sector, with corporate clinics…

The new version of Instagram Lite for Android is less than 2MB in size, making it fast to install and quick to load.

Facebook has announced the launch of Instagram Lite to Sub-Saharan Africa, a new, lightweight version of the Instagram app for Android that uses less data and works well across all network conditions.

The new version of Instagram Lite for Android is less than 2MB in size, making it fast to install and quick to load. It also has improved speed, performance, and responsiveness. …