http://info.worldbank.org/etools/bspan/ B-SPAN is a webcasting service that presents World Bank seminars, workshops, and conferences on a variety of sustainable development and poverty reduction issues via streaming video. en-us 2007 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. bspan@worldbank.org bspan@worldbank.org http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2456&EID=1109 On September 1, 2009, the World Banks Investment Climate Advisory Services Team presented the findings of the Summary Report Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 2009. The event featured presentations from coauthors of the report Ceci Sager (Manager, World Bank Investment Generation Investment Climate Advisory Services), Louis T. Wells (Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School) and Danny Cusick (President, Scottish Development International.) The discussion highlighted the important roles that IPIs (Investment Promotion Intermediaries) play in assisting countries in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects, as well as showcasing the methods certain county agencies use in order to influence foreign investment activity. The event was chaired by Pierre Guislain (Director, Investment Climate Advisory Services Group.) B-SPAN Development policy lending Wednesday, September 09, 2009 Wednesday, September 09, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2456&EID=1109 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2334&EID=1043 Washington D.C. – On June 17th, 2008, the World Bank presented a workshop entitled The Interactions Between Governance and Growth Shifting Paradigms?. The first part of the afternoon session, chaired by Alan Gelb, the World Banks Director of Development Policy, focused around two separate papers on the topic of development strategies for integrating governance and growth. B-SPAN Development policy lending Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Tuesday, June 17, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2334&EID=1043 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2270&EID=1018 Arts and culture industries in developed nations can generate millions of dollars across many disciplines, whether it be music, video, or the visual arts, etc. But in many developing countries, gaining access to a burgeoning marketplace is far more challenging. On April 2, 2008 at the World Bank Headquarters, in Washington, DC, the Art Program and the Africa VicePresidential Unit cosponsored Images of Hope Promoting Cultural Industries in Africa to more closely examine the intersection between art, culture and economic development. The panel discussion focused on what defines African art and ways that artists might better collaborate with development economists to increase their visibility and gain greater access to the marketplace. Panel members from Africa Now! , a current African art exhibit at the Bank, discussed the increasing recognition of the role that art and culture play in development. B-SPAN Development policy lending Wednesday, April 02, 2008 Wednesday, April 02, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2270&EID=1018 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2234&EID=1006 Impact evaluations assess the degree to which a particular policy, program or policy has affected the wellbeing of individuals. They can play a tremendous role in making effective policy and necessitate a larger discussion in the context of efforts to improve development effectiveness. On January 15 to 16 2008 the conference Making Smart Policy Using Impact Evaluation for Policy Making was held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM), Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), and Development Economics (DEC) networks of the World Bank, with cosponsorship by DFID and the Government of the Netherlands. B-SPAN Development policy lending Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2234&EID=1006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2216&EID=1001 On December 17, 2007, the World Banks Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network and the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) hosted a day of workshops at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. The event, PREMDEC Brainstorming Meeting on Improving the Delivery of Aid Making Aid More Predictable focused on improving the delivery of aid and making it more predictable. The objective was twofold (1) to take stock of what is known about aid predictability, how predictability of aid flows affects country performance and policies, and countrylevel issues in managing uncertain aid flows and (2) to discuss how the Bank and other donors are contributing to the agenda to improve the reliability of aid resources and which new mechanisms are more promising for ensuring stability of aid. B-SPAN Development policy lending Monday, December 17, 2007 Monday, December 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2216&EID=1001 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2215&EID=1001 On December 17, 2007, the World Banks Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network and the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) hosted a day of workshops at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. The event, PREMDEC Brainstorming Meeting on Improving the Delivery of Aid Making Aid More Predictable focused on improving the delivery of aid and making it more predictable. The objective was twofold (1) to take stock of what is known about aid predictability, how predictability of aid flows affects country performance and policies, and countrylevel issues in managing uncertain aid flows and (2) to discuss how the Bank and other donors are contributing to the agenda to improve the reliability of aid resources and which new mechanisms are more promising for ensuring stability of aid. B-SPAN Development policy lending Monday, December 17, 2007 Monday, December 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2215&EID=1001 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2214&EID=1001 On December 17, 2007, the World Banks Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network and the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) hosted a day of workshops at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. The event, PREMDEC Brainstorming Meeting on Improving the Delivery of Aid Making Aid More Predictable focused on improving the delivery of aid and making it more predictable. The objective was twofold (1) to take stock of what is known about aid predictability, how predictability of aid flows affects country performance and policies, and countrylevel issues in managing uncertain aid flows and (2) to discuss how the Bank and other donors are contributing to the agenda to improve the reliability of aid resources and which new mechanisms are more promising for ensuring stability of aid. B-SPAN Development policy lending Monday, December 17, 2007 Monday, December 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2214&EID=1001 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2213&EID=1001 On December 17, 2007, the World Banks Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network and the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) hosted a day of workshops at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. The event, PREMDEC Brainstorming Meeting on Improving the Delivery of Aid Making Aid More Predictable focused on improving the delivery of aid and making it more predictable. The objective was twofold (1) to take stock of what is known about aid predictability, how predictability of aid flows affects country performance and policies, and countrylevel issues in managing uncertain aid flows and (2) to discuss how the Bank and other donors are contributing to the agenda to improve the reliability of aid resources and which new mechanisms are more promising for ensuring stability of aid. B-SPAN Development policy lending Monday, December 17, 2007 Monday, December 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2213&EID=1001 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2012&EID=931 Division of Labor at country level (DoL) is one of the commitments of the Paris Declaration. For donor agencies, bilateral donors, and partner governments, DoL has wideranging implications that vary from country to country. For governments and partners, aid selectivity and complementarity are critically important as needs become greater and resources become fewer. Anticipating Accras High Level Forum in 2008, this event seeks to understand aid harmonization in terms of identifying good practices in labor division and building consensus in organizationally relevant approaches to the issue. At the country level, this seminar investigates the division of labor based on country need and comparative advantage. The Division of Labor Among Donors seminar was conducted on March 29, 2007, and was held at the World Bank offices in Washington, DC B-SPAN Development policy lending Thursday, March 29, 2007 Thursday, March 29, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2012&EID=931 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1910&EID=886 Bringing together students from around the world to learn about the problems of development and how the World Bank approaches them, the External Affairs Department of the Bank sponsored the Global Issues Seminar Series on Development Aid and Debt Relief on September 27, 2006. In this session, presenters spoke about the issues of aid, donors, and debt relief. Herbert Boh, a Communications Officer with the Banks Africa region, chaired the videoconference. B-SPAN Development policy lending Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Wednesday, September 27, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1910&EID=886 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1889&EID=875 Harmonization is the process of coordination between donors, allowing them to work together in developing countries without unnecessarily covering one area, or missing another completely. But is this harmonization being used as efficiently as possible, and is it achieving results? In this June 26 World Bank Brown Bag Lunch, sponsored by the Operations Policy and Country Services Department at the Banks headquarters, participants discussed that question and more on this urgent issue. Christopher Hall, Program Coordinator for the Banks Harmonization Group, chaired the lunch. B-SPAN Development policy lending Monday, June 26, 2006 Monday, June 26, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1889&EID=875 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1867&EID=872 The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) brings together every year academics, policy makers, representatives of multilateral and bilateral agencies, research institutes, civil society organizations, students, and journalists, and thus provides an excellent opportunity to foster exchange of knowledge and understanding of development issues. The 2006 edition of the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) took place in Tokyo and was coorganized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Japan and gathered nearly 900 participants over two days. The theme of the conference was Rethinking Infrastructure for Development. B-SPAN Development policy lending Monday, May 29, 2006 Monday, May 29, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1867&EID=872 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1832&EID=856 Debt relief is one of the prime debates in development assistance today. The World Bank itself, as a lending institution, has agreed to write off the debt owed by many poor countries on development loans. How has debt relief impacted these nations, and why is it necessary? This session of the Global Issues Seminar Series, sponsored by World Bank External Affairs, attempted to answer those questions. The session was chaired by Asli Gurkan, a consultant to External Affairs at the World Bank. Students joined the videoconference from Australian International University, Hiroshima University, Kobe University, Koreas KDI School, Sri Lanka, Tokyo, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. B-SPAN Development policy lending Thursday, May 11, 2006 Thursday, May 11, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1832&EID=856 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1678&EID=810 Postcommunist Europe faces significant challenges as it transitions toward the global economy. As part of the World Banks research in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region, it invited a representative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to share its annual Transition Report in a December 1, 2005, presentation at the World Banks headquarters. B-SPAN Development policy lending Thursday, December 01, 2005 Thursday, December 01, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1678&EID=810 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1497&EID=711 This years Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Conference took place on April 19 and 20, 2005. Entitled Growth Diagnostics, the conference continued with last years theme of identifying growth strategies, but emphasized practical implementation of growthrelated concepts. The sessions drew upon specific, illustrative country cases to highlight key issues that are of practical policy concern for the World Bank. B-SPAN Development policy lending Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Tuesday, April 19, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1497&EID=711