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=2454&EID=1107 Global knowledge, innovation and decentralization are among the many issues on the World Banks internal agenda. How do organizations with a strong mandate for knowledge dissemination and a complex organizational structure take advantage of communities of practice? In this session, Author Etienne Wenger discusses the role these communities play in helping places like the World Bank develop capacities and improve performance. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, July 23, 2009 Thursday, July 23, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2454&EID=1107 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2451&EID=1104 On June 11, 2009, the World Bank held the event The View Outside Practices at Successful Organizations. The first of a series of discussions, the panel discussion was chaired by Ritva Reinikka, Director of the World Banks Middle East and North Africa Social and Economic Development Group. Panelists included Edward Hoffman (Director, NASA Academy), John McQuary (VicePresident, Knowledge Management and Technology Strategies of Flour Corporation), Larry Prusak (Professor, Copenhagen Business School), and Sharon Marcil (Managing Director, the Boston Consulting Group.) The discussants exchanged best practices in professional development based on experiences from their organizations. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, June 11, 2009 Thursday, June 11, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2451&EID=1104 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2437&EID=1101 The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) at Santa Clara University works with social entrepreneurs to help them overcome barriers to scale and impact. GSBI is guided by a theory of change that connects emerging and advanced social entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley support networks, adapting and applying Silicon Valley best practices in newventure development to the base of the pyramid. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, May 21, 2009 Thursday, May 21, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2437&EID=1101 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2434&EID=1098 On May 12, 2009, the World Bank Insitute featured the presentation, "The Learning Spiral A Conversation with Raoul Blindenbacher" at the World Bank. Raoul Blindenbacher, advisor of the World Banks Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) to discuss the strategy and methodology behind the Learning Spiral. Blindenbachers theory is intended to better facilitate knowledge exchange to enhance learning in governments. The event was faciliated by Steffen Janus, Knowledge and Learning Officer of the WBI Multimedia Team. Panelists for the discussion included Jason Gluck, Advisor for the United States Institute of Peace, Gita Gopal, IEG Lead Evaluation Officer and Sheila Jagannathan, Senior Learning Officer of the World Bank Institute (WBI). B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Tuesday, May 12, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2434&EID=1098 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2400&EID=1080 On April 2, 2009, the World Banks AIDS Campaign Team for Africa (ACTafrica) held the first of a series of videoconferences or knowledge sharing and policy dialogue events to catalyze actions to address the stigma and discrimination of HIV/AIDS in Africa. In collaboration with UNAIDS and key stakeholders, the videoconference connected seven African countries—Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The event was moderated by Elizabeth Lule, Manager of ACTafrica at the World Bank. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, April 02, 2009 Thursday, April 02, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2400&EID=1080 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2225&EID=1003 The year 2008 will be a critical year for Japanese foreign policy as Japan will be hosting the Global Health Summit in February, the Tokyo International Conference for Economic Development in May, and the G8 Summit in July. The year 2008 also marks the midterm for the Millennium Development Goals. Professor Kiyoshi Kurokawa is directly involved in planning each of these activities. He will discuss Japans vision for each of these major events and the essential of science, technology, and innovation in promoting sustainable, inclusive development in Africa and elsewhere. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Monday, January 07, 2008 Monday, January 07, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2225&EID=1003 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2224&EID=997 The dissemination seminar on "Korea as a Knowledge Economy Evolutionary Process and Lessons Learned" was held at World Bank Headquarters on December 13, 2007 to discuss a new book on Korea. The book is one of a number of joint products between the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and the Knowledge for Development (K4D) Program of the World Bank Institute. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, December 13, 2007 Thursday, December 13, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2224&EID=997 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2199&EID=992 In todays rapidly globalizing world, using knowledge and innovation policies to deepen development has become a key factor in countries economic success, regardless of their level of development. This is the viewpoint presented in the book Building Knowledge Economies Advanced Strategies for Development, which was launched by the World Bank Institute (WBI) and the World Banks Infoshop on November 15th, 2007 in Washington D.C. The book is based on the work of the WBIs Knowledge for Development Program (K4D), which was launched in 1999. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, November 15, 2007 Thursday, November 15, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2199&EID=992 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2196&EID=989 The event eLearning ReThinking Education, which took place at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C. on November 8th featured Robert Schank, Founder of the Institute of eLearning and Professor at Northwestern University. Harry Patrinos, Lead Education Economist at the World Bank introduced the speaker and chaired the event. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, November 08, 2007 Thursday, November 08, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2196&EID=989 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2173&EID=974 Chinas economy is growing at a tremendous and unprecedented speed, and constant adaptation and innovative problem solving are necessary to successfully face the challenges that result from such change. One of the greatest challenges, and one for which such adaptation is so crucial for continued economic success, is education. The book Enhancing Chinas Competitiveness Through Lifelong Learning, which was launched at World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 17, explained how the educational system must be reformed for China to remain competitive in todays knowledge economy. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Monday, September 17, 2007 Monday, September 17, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2173&EID=974 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2115&EID=960 The digital age has fundamentally changed the way we access information increasing our storage capacity, shifting distribution channels, and changing the media itself. The changing nature of publishing demands careful examination if publishing houses are to continue to function, information to remain widely and easily accessible, content creators to be recognized for their work, and audiences to freely and fairly access publications. This conference held June 4–6, 2007, in Washington, DC, was entitled Publishing for Impact 2007 Reaching Readers across Boundaries and it tackled myriad new issues facing publishers in the digital era. Participants ranged from the institutional to nonprofit and forprofit publishers. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2115&EID=960 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2113&EID=960 The digital age has fundamentally changed the way we access information increasing our storage capacity, shifting distribution channels, and changing the media itself. The changing nature of publishing demands careful examination if publishing houses are to continue to function, information to remain widely and easily accessible, content creators to be recognized for their work, and audiences to freely and fairly access publications. This conference held June 4–6, 2007, in Washington, DC, was entitled Publishing for Impact 2007 Reaching Readers across Boundaries and it tackled myriad new issues facing publishers in the digital era. Participants ranged from the institutional to nonprofit and forprofit publishers. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2113&EID=960 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2110&EID=960 The digital age has fundamentally changed the way we access information increasing our storage capacity, shifting distribution channels, and changing the media itself. The changing nature of publishing demands careful examination if publishing houses are to continue to function, information to remain widely and easily accessible, content creators to be recognized for their work, and audiences to freely and fairly access publications. This conference held June 4–6, 2007, in Washington, DC, was entitled Publishing for Impact 2007 Reaching Readers across Boundaries and it tackled myriad new issues facing publishers in the digital era. Participants ranged from the institutional to nonprofit and forprofit publishers. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2110&EID=960 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2109&EID=960 The digital age has fundamentally changed the way we access information increasing our storage capacity, shifting distribution channels, and changing the media itself. The changing nature of publishing demands careful examination if publishing houses are to continue to function, information to remain widely and easily accessible, content creators to be recognized for their work, and audiences to freely and fairly access publications. This conference held June 4–6, 2007, in Washington, DC, was entitled Publishing for Impact 2007 Reaching Readers across Boundaries and it tackled myriad new issues facing publishers in the digital era. Participants ranged from the institutional to nonprofit and forprofit publishers. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2109&EID=960 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2108&EID=955 The World Bank has recognized communitydriven development (CDD) as an effective strategy for providing basic rural infrastructure services in a sustainable and efficient way, and has sought knowledge and expertise in this area. To enhance knowledge among World Bank staff working on reducing rural poverty, this event, presented on June 11, 2007, at the World Bank in Washington, DC, introduced and examined Koreas CDD model, as it has remained a highly effective and successful example of rural development and improved local governance. Mary McNeil, Senior Operations Officer for the World Bank Institutes Sustainable Development division (WBISD), moderated this session and delivered the final presentation. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Monday, June 11, 2007 Monday, June 11, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2108&EID=955 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2104&EID=957 Opensource software has been trumpeted by its advocates as the cure for buggy applications or lack of consumer choice. But could it also be a solution for egovernance? How can developing countries take advantage of the opensource movement? In this seminar held May 23, 2007, and hosted by the EGovernment Team of the World Banks Information Systems Group, local participants at the Banks headquarters and participants at remote sites were linked by videoconference to discuss these technological and political issues. The event was introduced by Oleg Petrov, a consultant for the Bank, and chaired by Bruno Lanvin, Senior Advisor to the Banks Information and Communication Technology Group, and Randeep Sudan, Senior ICT Specialist for the World Bank. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Wednesday, June 06, 2007 Wednesday, June 06, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2104&EID=957 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2103&EID=957 Opensource software has been trumpeted by its advocates as the cure for buggy applications or lack of consumer choice. But could it also be a solution for egovernance? How can developing countries take advantage of the opensource movement? In this seminar held May 23, 2007, and hosted by the EDevelopment Thematic Group of the World Bank, local participants at the Banks headquarters and participants at remote sites were linked by videoconference to discuss these technological and political issues. The event was introduced by Oleg Petrov, a consultant for the Bank, and chaired by Bruno Lanvin, Senior Advisor to the Banks Information and Communication Technology Group, and Randeep Sudan, Senior ICT Specialist for the World Bank. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Wednesday, June 06, 2007 Wednesday, June 06, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2103&EID=957 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2101&EID=955 The World Bank has recognized Community Driven Development (CDD) as an effective strategy for providing basic rural infrastructure services in a sustainable and efficient way, and has sought knowledge and expertise in this area. To enhance knowledge among World Bank staff working on reducing rural poverty, this workshop, presented on June 11th 2007 in Washington, introduced and examined Koreas CDD model, as it has remained a highly effective and successful example of rural development and improved local governance in Korea. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Monday, June 11, 2007 Monday, June 11, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2101&EID=955 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2098&EID=53 Is it possible for people to voluntarily give up their power? No one gives up their power easily, and yet this is one of the main questions behind decentralization. In his address to the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Seminar Series on decentralization, held at the World Bank Washington offices on May 10th 2007, Richard Bird, Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto talks about decentralization, power and the advantages of local input. He raises the possibility that decentralizations benefits and downfalls might just be two sides of the same coin. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Friday, June 01, 2007 Friday, June 01, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2098&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2055&EID=944 Breaking all the rules of traditional meeting facilitation, open space technology is a kind of meeting that creates a marketplace for participation and discussion, in which the group votes with their feet. Advocates state that this nonfacilitated technique lends itself well to fast, effective action even in large and unruly groups. In this brown bag lunch, sponsored by the World Bank Institute, open space innovator Harrison Owen spoke about the potential of using open spaces instead of conventional discussion formats. B-SPAN Knowledge Sharing Thursday, May 03, 2007 Thursday, May 03, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2055&EID=944