The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) is currently undertaking a project procurement-related review (PPRR) for all its ongoing ADB-financed projects to confirm compliance with applicable ADB policies, guidelines, and loans or grant agreements, with a focus on preventing and detecting fraud, corruption, or abuse as defined under ADB’s Anticorruption Policy.…
DetailsFounded 75 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organizations in the world. Working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan aims to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children…
DetailsAIT Consulting in coordination with ACECOMS recently published the 2012 issue of the Civil Computing Magazine,Computer Applications in Civil Engineering. The Civil Computing Magazine, originally a solely ACECOMS publication, has combined efforts with AIT Consulting to publish the magazine, since AIT Consutling and ACECOMS have been working together in close coordination, especially on structural engineering…
DetailsSegmental box girder bridges are one of the major new developments in bridge engineering in the last few decades. In contrast to uniform bridge constructions a segmental bridge consists of small precast elements stressed together by external tendons. The many advantages of this type ofstructure like fast and versatile construction, no disruption at ground level,…
DetailsOn 21 October 2012, AIT was flooded by two meters of water. The international institute of higher learning adjacent to Thammasat University and NSTDA suffered considerable damage to all ground-level facilities, with almost 50% of its infrastructure for education and research destroyed. Having been informed of another flood risk in 2012 and ongoing flood protection…
DetailsA partnership between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been established with an objective of integrating environmental design and disaster resilience into the building codes of this region. The objective of this partnership is to gain overviews of current integration…
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