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=2468&EID=1113 In recognition of a full range of World Bank programs, the Independence Evaluation Group (IEG) held its annual Good Practice Awards on September 29, 2009. IEG Director General Vinod Thomas prefaced the ceremony wherein which World Bank country, sector, and global projects were presented by division managers and project leaders. Cheryl Gray, IEG Director moderated the awards presentation. Welcoming remarks were given by Giovanni Majnoni, Director of the Banks Development Effectiveness Group, and Jeffrey Gutman, Vice President of the World Banks Office of the President. B-SPAN Project Implementation Tuesday, September 29, 2009 Tuesday, September 29, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2468&EID=1113 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 Project Implementation 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=2439&EID=1103 On May 28, 2009, the PublicPrivate Infrastructure Advisory Facility and the World Bank Institute held the event Public Partnerships in Infrastructure A Complex and Evolving Universe at the World Bank. The event was chaired by Mark Moseley, Senior Counsel of the Banks PSD, Finance and Infrastructure (LEGPS) division. The presentations for the event came from panelists of the Banks Finance, Economics and Urban Development group (FEU). Senior Economist Katharina Gassner, Financial Officer Andres Londono and Senior Infrastructure Specialist Jeffrey Delmon spoke about their experiences working with PPP models across different regions and sectors. B-SPAN Project Implementation Thursday, May 28, 2009 Thursday, May 28, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2439&EID=1103 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2309&EID=1025 How can health systems be improved to meet the objectives of increasing access to essential health, nutrition and population interventions? To discuss these issues, experts came together at the conference Integration of Health System Operations and Priority Health Interventions Concepts, Evidence and Application, held on May 12 and 13 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Over the course of two days they held discussions and listened to panels and presentations on the context and opportunities for successful health interventions worldwide. B-SPAN Project Implementation Monday, May 12, 2008 Monday, May 12, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2309&EID=1025 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2308&EID=1025 How can health systems be improved to meet the objectives of increasing access to essential health, nutrition and population interventions? To discuss these issues, experts came together at the conference Integration of Health System Operations and Priority Health Interventions Concepts, Evidence and Application, held on May 12 and 13 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Over the course of two days they held discussions and listened to panels and presentations on the context and opportunities for successful health interventions worldwide. B-SPAN Project Implementation Monday, May 12, 2008 Monday, May 12, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2308&EID=1025 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2307&EID=1025 How can health systems be improved to meet the objectives of increasing access to essential health, nutrition and population interventions? To discuss these issues, experts came together at the conference Integration of Health System Operations and Priority Health Interventions Concepts, Evidence and Application, held on May 12 and 13 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Over the course of two days they held discussions and listened to panels and presentations on the context and opportunities for successful health interventions worldwide. B-SPAN Project Implementation Monday, May 12, 2008 Monday, May 12, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2307&EID=1025 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2305&EID=1025 How can health systems be improved to meet the objectives of increasing access to essential health, nutrition and population interventions? To discuss these issues, experts came together at the conference Integration of Health System Operations and Priority Health Interventions Concepts, Evidence and Application, held on May 12 and 13 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. Over the course of two days they held discussions and listened to panels and presentations on the context and opportunities for successful health interventions worldwide. B-SPAN Project Implementation Monday, May 12, 2008 Monday, May 12, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2305&EID=1025 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2263&EID=1016 Assessing, measuring and demonstrating the overall impact of programs designed to alleviate poverty is becoming an increasingly formidable task. The conference, Measuring Development Effectiveness Progress Constraints was chaired by the Independent Evaluations Group and cosponsored by the United Kingdoms Department for International Development (DFID) and the Government of the Netherlands. Held on April 10, 2008 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C, it highlights the current issues and constraints in measuring outcomes and development effectiveness and looks at fresh new approaches to designing and using impact evaluation for increased policy impact. B-SPAN Project Implementation Thursday, April 10, 2008 Thursday, April 10, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2263&EID=1016 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2187&EID=979 Every year, malaria infects more than 500 million people around the world. The burden is highest in Africa, where more than 90 percent of the worlds approximately 1 million malaria deaths occur annually. The disease is one of the leading causes of child deaths on the continent, yet it is completely preventable and treatable. B-SPAN Project Implementation Thursday, October 11, 2007 Thursday, October 11, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2187&EID=979 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2168&EID=970 Building better educational systems is a challenge whose success will determine the outcome of all major world crises, from global warming to poverty. This is what Michael Barber, a consultant for McKinsey and Co., argued at the conference The Challenge of Achieving World Class Performance Education in the 21st Century. The event was held at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 10, 2007. Maureen Lewis, Advisor for the Human Development Network of the World Bank, introduced the speaker. She pointed out the breadth of Michal Barbers experience as a teacher, a labor union member, and a member of Tony Blairs government, and also his success in engendering change in these different environments. B-SPAN Project Implementation Monday, September 10, 2007 Monday, September 10, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2168&EID=970 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2112&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 Project Implementation Tuesday, June 05, 2007 Tuesday, June 05, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2112&EID=960 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 Project Implementation 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=1763&EID=839 Poverty diagnostics provide an essential foundation for creating good poverty reduction strategies. Through this analysis, economists should be able to identify the sectors most affected by poverty and lack of growth in developing countries, and formulate a solution. But have these diagnostics really helped to target development? In this workshop, convened at the World Banks headquarters on March 22, 2006, participants examined the current state of poverty analysis at the Bank, and evaluated it in terms of its effectiveness and policy relevance. These closing remarks were chaired by Louise Cord, Sector Manager for Poverty Reduction. B-SPAN Project Implementation Thursday, March 23, 2006 Thursday, March 23, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1763&EID=839 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1739&EID=838 In March 2005 at a meeting in Paris, development organizations and countries agreed to work together on increasing harmonization and monitoring of aid projects. Under this agreement, a new paradigm would stress country ownership, aid harmonization, results, and mutual accountability between donors and recipients. This directly contrasted with prior evaluation standards, which often focused on the aid recipient without examining the actions of the donor in relation to capacity and country priorities. This panel, held on March 13, 2005, highlighted two countries that were pioneers in the Paris instrument. B-SPAN Project Implementation Monday, March 13, 2006 Monday, March 13, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1739&EID=838 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1723&EID=835 In the wake of the Indonesian tsunami and a devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the World Bank has produced a Policy Note covering risk management in the East Asia and Pacific region. Titled Not If, But When Adapting to Natural Hazards in the Pacific Islands Region, the note was presented by the East Asia and Pacific department of the Bank, as well as by the World Bank InfoShop on March 3, 2006, at Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. B-SPAN Project Implementation Friday, March 03, 2006 Friday, March 03, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1723&EID=835 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1721&EID=833 Since HIV/AIDS is a problem that affects countries all across Africa, it has a large number of programs and organizations dedicated to defeating it. Coordinating those programs so that they act in concert, however, can increase their effectiveness substantially. The UNDP, UNAIDS, and World Bank are jointly supporting a program whose purpose is to enhance the integration of HIV/AIDS into Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). In this February 23, 2006, videoconference, organized by the World Bank Institute/Global HIV/AIDS Program and chaired by health economist Gift Manase, participants from Rwanda and Tanzania shared their experience in harmonizing HIV/AIDS programs successfully. B-SPAN Project Implementation Thursday, February 23, 2006 Thursday, February 23, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1721&EID=833 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1615&EID=789 Change in largescale organizations involves hundreds, or even thousands, of alterations in behavior and reform. In a book launch on November 2, 2005, organized by the InfoShop at the Preston Auditorium of the World Bank Headquarters, Rapid Results! How 100day Projects Build the Capacity for LargeScale Change purports to turn the cost of those changes into assets for organizations. B-SPAN Project Implementation Wednesday, November 02, 2005 Wednesday, November 02, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1615&EID=789