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=2475&EID=1120 On November 10, 2009, the World Bank Institute (WBI) held a meeting to discuss the organizations developing results agenda. The meeting was prefaced by WBI Director of Operations Aki Nishio and featured a presentation by Samuel Otoo, Manager of the Institutes Capacity Development and Results team. Comments and discussion were provided by Michael Jarvis, Private Sector Development Specialist and Bruno Laporte, WBI Director of Thematic Knowledge and Learning. B-SPAN Results Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Tuesday, November 10, 2009 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2475&EID=1120 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 Results 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=2233&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 Results Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2233&EID=1006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2212&EID=1000 On Dec. 19, 2007, the event World Trade Indicators Global Trade Policies and Online Tools for Policy Analysis was held at World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. to launch the newly developed World Trade Indicators database and Web site. These indicators are an important part of the World Bank effort to help developing countries leverage trade for growth and poverty reduction. B-SPAN Results Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2212&EID=1000 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 Results 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=2044&EID=940 Development institutions and politicians often toss around words like governance, accountability, and leadership. But what do these words really mean? What is good leadership, and how do we get there? In this third annual Capacity Day conference, sponsored by the World Bank Institute at the Banks headquarters on April 19, 2007, speakers and panelists examined the theme of Leadership Matters Vision, Effectiveness, and Accountability. It was moderated by Martyn Lewis, former journalist and broadcaster for the BBC. B-SPAN Results Thursday, April 19, 2007 Thursday, April 19, 2007 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=2044&EID=940 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1954&EID=53 How much funding does it take to save the world? In this excerpt from the Human Development Forum 2006, Shanta Devarajan and Michael Clemons answer the question How much is enough? Is there ever enough? B-SPAN Results Friday, December 01, 2006 Friday, December 01, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1954&EID=53 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1948&EID=897 Combining the Infrastructure Group with the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Group, the Sustainable Development (SD) Network of the World Bank brings together experts on these topics for a big picture view on clean and environmentally friendly development. At their SD Week 2006, the first such event, staff met at the Banks main headquarters in Washington, DC, to exchange experiences and coordinate on the theme of Governance at Institutions. This November 8 session on hazard reduction was chaired by Abel Mejia, World Bank Sector Manager. B-SPAN Results Wednesday, November 08, 2006 Wednesday, November 08, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1948&EID=897 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1827&EID=862 The panel was chaired by Demba Ba, a Bank Sector Manager for Private Sector Development. Giuseppe Iarossi, the books author and Senior World Bank Economist, presented an overview of The Power of Survey Design, discussing how small changes in questions and approaches can make a big difference in response and participation. B-SPAN Results Sunday, April 23, 2006 Sunday, April 23, 2006 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1827&EID=862 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1650&EID=801 The Shanghai Development Learning Initiative, a partnership between the World Bank and the Government of the Peoples Republic of China, brought together case studies, videoconferences, and dialogues to understand the context of development projects. The project culminated in a 2004 working conference. As a followup to that conference, the World Bank published Reducing Poverty on a Global Scale to capture the findings of the Shanghai working conference in a narrative form, and launched the book in a forum on November 3, 2005 in the Preston Auditorium of the World Banks headquarters. B-SPAN Results Thursday, November 03, 2005 Thursday, November 03, 2005 http://info.worldbank.org/etools/BSPAN/PresentationView.asp?PID=1650&EID=801