Early Warning System

Countries

Bangladesh
Cambodia
Georgia
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Uzbekistan

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Jun 19, 2025

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Regional - Asian Development Bank

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Communications
Education and Health
Infrastructure
Law and Government
Technical Cooperation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 1.00 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 1.00 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Empowering ADB Developing Member Countries through Artificial Intelligence Solutions: Technical Assi

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Nov 7, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the regional TA will enable the DMCs to scale up digital and AI innovations within key sectors such as infrastructure, public sector management, education, health, climate and disaster management. The TA aims to enhance sustainable development and accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Targeted DMCs are the Pacific region, Mongolia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Georgia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Key activities include (i) strengthening digital and AI expertise through AIxADB, which will serve as the main forum and platform for DMCs to engage, share knowledge, and collaborate on AI initiatives; (ii) promoting digital public goods by utilizing the ADB AI Sandbox as the mechanism and tool to develop and test AI solutions, including minimum viable products (MVPs) and proofs of concept tailored to specific DMC needs, and implementing scalable components across multiple countries; and (iii) establishing an AI for Development Fund by conducting feasibility studies, designing the fund's structure and governance, organizing promotional events to attract investors, and mobilizing initial capital to support AI initiatives in the region.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

According to the Technical Assistance Report, the Risk Categories are:

Environment: Not Applicable
Involuntary Resettlement: Not Applicable
Indigenous Peoples: Not Applicable

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The TA financing amount is $1,000,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund ($525,000 TASF 8 and $475,000 TASF-other sources).

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Project Officer: Saad Paracha
Designation: Senior Public Sector Specialist - Asian Development Bank
Email: sparacha@adb.org