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=2407&EID=1086 In the field of development, governance and anticorruption play crucial roles in resource allocation, provision and policymaking. Integrating the agenda of the World Bank Governance and AntiCorruption Council (GAC) into every aspect of the Bank Group is not only important in principle, but especially now given the current state of global crisis. On April 21, 2009, The World Bank GACInProjects team held the Open Forum of the GAC Council to discuss the challenges and opportunities of incorporating the Councils agenda into Bank Group projects. The event featured World Bank Vice President and Senior Management participation and was facilitated by Managing Directors Juan Jose Daboub. Opening the session was World Bank President Robert Zoellick, who spoke of the pressing need to put GAC initiatives on the forefront of future Bank missions. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Tuesday, April 21, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2407&EID=1086 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2363&EID=1056 On December 9, 2008, the World Bank Institute and the Public Sector Governance Board of the World Bank hosted a farewell lecture by Daniel Kaufmann, outgoing Director of Global Programs at the World Bank Institute. The lecture was held on the international AntiCorruption Day. Please note for those interested in reading the events transcript or viewing slides from Dani Kaufmanns presentation, please see links below under ‘Related Materials B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Tuesday, December 09, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2363&EID=1056 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2328&EID=1037 Washington D.C. – On May 21st, 2008, the World Bank presented a panel discussion entitled Public Sector Reform What Works and Why? chaired by the World Banks Vinod Thomas, Director General of the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). Event presenters addressed a Public Service Reform evaluation recently reviewed and released by the World Bank. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Wednesday, May 21, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2328&EID=1037 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2310&EID=1027 The brownbag lunch entitled, Influencing Policies to Improve Outcomes through Social Accountability Approaches Field Experiences from India was held in at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on June 4, 2007. The event was chaired by Adolfo Brizzi, Sector Manager for the Banks South Asia region. Parmesh Shah, Lead Rural Development Specialist for the World Bank, introduced the topic with an overview of social accountability in the South Asia region. He commented on the integration of anticorruption to programs, as well as the "right to intervention" laws. Shah noted efforts to train all NGO employees in these matters before they enter the field, and research into methods for encouraging accountability. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Wednesday, June 04, 2008 Wednesday, June 04, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2310&EID=1027 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2228&EID=1004 The 12th International Business Forum held at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on October 9 and 10, 2007, focused on the role of the private sector in tackling todays pressing global challenges. The forum was organized by InWEnt, Capacity Building International, Germany and the World Bank Institute and featured participants from the global business community as well as members of government, multilateral agencies and civil society worldwide. For two days the participants discussed how international corporations can actively and positively engage in global governance in light of issues such as climate change, corruption, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The sessions were chaired by Mr. Erich Suessdorf and moderated by Mr. Justin Webb, BBC Washington Correspondent. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Tuesday, October 09, 2007 Tuesday, October 09, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2228&EID=1004 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2181&EID=976 Corrupt leaders across the world continue to engage in theft and money laundering of public assets at an alarming rate, causing undeniable and devastating damage to their countries. The report Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative Challenges, Opportunities, and Action Plan, prepared jointly by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank, was presented at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2007. The report showed not only how corruption can be deterred from the side of developing countries, but also the important role that developed countries can play in combating this transnational crime. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Wednesday, September 19, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2181&EID=976 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1978&EID=911 Egovernment can be a powerful tool for better service delivery and coordination, but has it been as deeply evaluated for the prevention of corruption? In this videoconference, held January 17, 2007, linking the World Banks headquarters in Washington, DC, with India, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Paraguay, panelists discussed ways that information and communication technologies can fight corruption and enhance good governance, including case studies from around the world. The session was introduced by Oleg Petrov, Facilitator of the World Banks eDevelopment Thematic Group, a joint knowledgesharing initiative of the Global ICT Department and Infomation Solutions Group. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Wednesday, January 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1978&EID=911 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1971&EID=910 Corruption has proven surprisingly difficult to measure and compare across countries. Instead, the international nonprofit Global Integrity has produced an index of integrity rankings from country to country by combining survey results with indepth journalistic analysis. The results hopefully give a more comprehensive picture than more simplistic or solelyquantitative indicators. In this presentation, a representative from Global Integrity provided the World Bank with an explanation of the findings from the 2006 report. The program was introduced by Sanjay Pradhan, World Bank Sector Director, and Brian Levy, Consultant to the World Banks Poverty Reduction division. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Wednesday, January 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1971&EID=910 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1946&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 for a third season in the fall of 2006. This session, based around the topic of corruption, was chaired by Vinay Bhargava, Director of International Affairs for the World Bank. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Wednesday, November 22, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1946&EID=886 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1880&EID=53 The World Bank Presidential Fellows Lecture Series is a longrunning set of presentations from important policymakers and development experts. Initiated by former Bank President Jim Wolfensohn, and continued by President Paul Wolfowitz, the series has included lectures from Sir Nicholas Stern, former Chief Economist for the Bank, Nobel prizewinning economist Amartya Sen, and Peter Bell, President and CEO of CARE USA. In this excerpt from June 19, 2006, Dr. Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, spoke to the World Bank about governance and accountability as drivers for social change. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Saturday, July 01, 2006 Saturday, July 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1880&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1859&EID=871 With the goal of stimulating debate around accountability and transparency, the World Banks crosssectoral group on good governance in the South Asia region sponsored this panel on Impact of Access to Information on Accountability and Governance Examples of Innovative Project Design. The June 19, 2006 panel conducted at Bank headquarters featured presentations from Bank experts on how disclosure can improve both governmental and nongovernmental work in developing countries. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, June 19, 2006 Monday, June 19, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1859&EID=871 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1847&EID=868 The Presidential Fellows Lecture series is a longrunning set of presentations from important policy makers and development experts. Past lectures have included former World Bank Chief Economist Nick Stern and CARE USA President Peter Bell. As part of the seriesthe Bank hosted Dr. Anwar Ibrahim, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, to speak on June 19, 2006. President Paul Wolfowitz introduced Ibrahim and moderated the following discussion session. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, June 19, 2006 Monday, June 19, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1847&EID=868 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1835&EID=53 Today we head across town to visit the issue of urban development. Cities are often the fastest growing parts of developing countries, and are engines for economic growth. They also face unique problems, including environmental impacts, housing and land rights, and managing infrastructure. Isa Baud, Professor at the University of Amsterdam, discusss the role of cities in globalized development. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Saturday, April 01, 2006 Saturday, April 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1835&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1830&EID=53 Development does not just take place in World Bank projects around the world. It also relies on a network of government, private business, and nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs. Cooperation between these sectors has become increasingly important to development, as it becomes more clear that the problem of global poverty must be fought on many levels and in many different areas. To explore the problem of these partnerships, the World Bank Institute sponsored an April 2006 conference on Business, NGOs, and Government Strategic Engagement to Meet the Millenium Development Goals. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, May 01, 2006 Monday, May 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1830&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1826&EID=861 The Fifth Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) Development Forum (or MDF5) focused on making reforms work for the region. Held in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 6–9, 2006, it brought together leaders from civil society, government and the private sector from around the MENA region to discuss the problems of economic, social, and political reform from the area. This plenary session on The Road Ahead for MENA Key Regional Reform Initiatives was chaired by HE Jawad Anani, former Minister of Jordan. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Sunday, April 09, 2006 Sunday, April 09, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1826&EID=861 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1822&EID=859 Although it is generally agreed that leadership and ethics play an important role in governance, little is known about this development factor. In an effort to invoke and engage a variety of voices on this issue, the World Bank joined with the International Institute for Public Ethics (IIPE) and the Global Integrity Alliance to sponsor Leadership, Ethics, and Integrity in Public Life, a threeday workshop held at Oxford University, April 9–12, 2006. This plenary session on Leadership for Transformation was chaired by Mamadou Lamine Loum, Former Prime Minister of Senegal. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, April 10, 2006 Monday, April 10, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1822&EID=859 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1821&EID=859 Although it is generally agreed that leadership and ethics play an important role in governance, little is known about this development factor. In an effort to invoke and engage a variety of voices on this issue, the World Bank joined with the International Institute for Public Ethics (IIPE) and the Global Integrity Alliance to sponsor Leadership, Ethics, and Integrity in Public Life, a threeday workshop held at Oxford University, April 9–12, 2006. This plenary session on Generating Demand for Leadership and Ethical Governance was chaired by Neil Macfarlane of AusAID. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, April 10, 2006 Monday, April 10, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1821&EID=859 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1820&EID=859 Although it is generally agreed that leadership and ethics play an important role in governance, little is known about this development factor. In an effort to invoke and engage a variety of voices on this issue, the World Bank joined with the International Institute for Public Ethics (IIPE) and the Global Integrity Alliance to sponsor Leadership, Ethics, and Integrity in Public Life, a threeday workshop held at Oxford University, April 9–12, 2006. This plenary session on Public Leaders Who Are They and Where Do They Come From? was chaired by Sanjay Pradhan, Director of Public Sector Governance for the World Bank. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, April 10, 2006 Monday, April 10, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1820&EID=859 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1819&EID=859 Although it is generally agreed that leadership and ethics play an important role in governance, little is known about this development factor. In an effort to invoke and engage a variety of voices on this issue, the World Bank joined with the International Institute for Public Ethics (IIPE) and the Global Integrity Alliance to sponsor Leadership, Ethics, and Integrity in Public Life, a threeday workshop held at Oxford University, April 9–12, 2006. This plenary session on The Experience of Leadership was chaired by Dijana Plestina, Counselor to the Foreign Minister of Croatia. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Monday, April 10, 2006 Monday, April 10, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1819&EID=859 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1817&EID=859 In an effort to invoke and engage a variety of voices on leadership, ethics, and governance, the World Bank joined with the International Institute for Public Ethics (IIPE) and the Global Integrity Alliance to sponsor Leadership, Ethics and Integrity in Public Life, a threeday workshop held at Oxford University, April 912, 2006. This keynote session was chaired by Charles Sampford, President of the IIPE. B-SPAN Anti-Corruption Sunday, April 09, 2006 Sunday, April 09, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1817&EID=859