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=2435&EID=1099 The state of Israel has a new agenda in its national strategy to position itself among the worlds leading economic and socially developed countries. The Israel 2028 Vision and Strategy for Economy and Society in a Global World initiative was birthed from collaboration between the U.S. Israel Science and Technology Commission (USISTC) and economic, business, science and technology specialists from Israel. Eighty years from the states inception, the founders have set the year 2028 as a benchmark for economic development. On May 20, 13, 2009, a panel discussion was held to discuss the mission, vision and challenges of the initiative. B-SPAN International Relations Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2435&EID=1099 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2303&EID=1023 On April 18th, 2008, the International Trade Department and Development Prospects Group of the World Bank presented an event to launch a new book entitled A Handbook of International Trade in Services , edited by Aaditya Mattoo, Robert M. Stern and Gianni Zanini. The panel was chaired by Roumeen Islam, Manager of the World Bank Institutes Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Division. The panel reviewed and elaborated on the books related points regarding international trade services, service negotiations, The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and The World Trade Organization (WTO). B-SPAN International Relations Friday, April 18, 2008 Friday, April 18, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2303&EID=1023 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1970&EID=909 As part of a rural development strategy, highvalue agriculture and horticulture have been successful exports for African countries, particularly when diversified into nontraditional products such as cut flowers or prepacked vegetables. In this presentation, organized by the Africa Region Sustainable Development Departments Knowledge Network at its headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2006, advisers from a Dutch horticultural consulting firm, VEK, discussed the particular needs and requirements of European Union markets for African agricultural exports. B-SPAN International Relations Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Tuesday, January 09, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1970&EID=909 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1836&EID=53 In this session, we step past our borders toward the question of international trade. Because it is the most basic unit of interaction between countries, trade is one of the building blocks for the development process. Bernard Hoekman discusses the DOHA trade round in this excerpt from a World Bank Institute Seminar. B-SPAN International Relations Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Wednesday, March 15, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1836&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1746&EID=53 In this session, we step past our borders toward the question of international trade. Because it is the most basic unit of interaction between countries, trade is one of the building blocks for the development process. Kym Anderson, Lead Economist, explains international trade impacts in this excerpt from the Global Issues Seminar Series. B-SPAN International Relations Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Wednesday, March 15, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1746&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1705&EID=823 Although there has been a general movement toward trade liberalization as a solution for development economics, there are still those who consider these theories to be a new imperialism. On January 30, 2006, the InfoShop and the Social Development Department sponsored the launch of five books critiquing postWashington consensus economics under the title History Matters Development for the 21st Century at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. B-SPAN International Relations Monday, January 30, 2006 Monday, January 30, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1705&EID=823 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1624&EID=786 At its heart, the World Bank is an economic institution, and the economic interactions between countries are essential to its success. The trend of globalization has only heightened the importance of trade for development. In this presentation of the Global Issues Seminar Series on November 30, 2005, organized by External Affairs of the Bank, students from the University of Amsterdam, the American University of Beirut, University of Ghana, University of Essex, University of Paris at Sorbonne, and University of Sussex joined local graduate students at the World Bank headquarters by videoconference. B-SPAN International Relations Wednesday, November 30, 2005 Wednesday, November 30, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1624&EID=786 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1622&EID=786 Migration is one of the underreported flows of globalization. Yet the impact of workers moving from one country to another is difficult to predict, and has implications for human trafficking and gender in addition to economics. This session of the Global Issues Seminar Series, organized by External Affairs at World Bank headquarters, deals with migration and the surrounding debate with regards to development. In addition to students from The Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and American University who were physically present, students joined by videoconference from the University of Amsterdam, University of Ghana, University of Essex, University of Namur, University of the Sorbonne, University of Sussex, and University of Sofia. B-SPAN International Relations Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Wednesday, November 16, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1622&EID=786 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1322&EID=651 Nick Van Praag, Communications Advisor in the Banks Europe and Central Asia region, provided opening comments for the unveiling of Johannes Linns new book, entitled Transition Years Reflections on Economic Reform and Social Change in Europe and Central Asia. The event was sponsored by the Banks Info Shop. Shigeo Katsu, Vice President of the Banks Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region, noted that since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, population and life expentancy has not changed much. However, it has been a period of monumental political and economic change. B-SPAN International Relations Thursday, October 21, 2004 Thursday, October 21, 2004 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1322&EID=651 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1294&EID=634 On September 22, 2004 the Social Development Unit of the World Bank sponsored a lecture by acclaimed social scientist, Dr. Amitai Etzioni to discuss his new book, From Empire to Community A New Approach to International Relations. The book has received accolades from fellow communitarians, social theorists, and international policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has called it "a pioneering work of vital importance to the formation of a new way of international thinking." Basic safety, human rights, and global social issues, such as environmental protection, are best solved cooperatively, Etzioni argues. In his book he explores ways of creating global authorities robust enough to handle these issues. B-SPAN International Relations Wednesday, September 22, 2004 Wednesday, September 22, 2004 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1294&EID=634