On June 29, 2005, the World Bank’s Public Information Center, The InfoShop, in collaboration with the Partnership and External Affairs Department of the Africa Region, hosted a seminar to discuss a recent World Bank publication entitled African Development Indicators 2005: From the World Bank Africa Database. The seminar was chaired by Paul Mitchell, Manager of the Development Communication Unit of the World Bank, and featured remarks by Gerard Byam, Director of Operational Quality and Knowledge Services for the Africa Region.
John Page, Chief Economist of the Africa Region of the World Bank presented on the findings described in the new book. He mentioned that the book presents data from 53 African countries and five regional country groups, arranged in separate tables or matrices for more than 500 indicators of development, covering more than 50 African countries with data from 1965-2003. Page emphasized that the book is designed to provide all those interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region, and therefore an invaluable reference tool for analysts and policymakers who want a better understanding of the economic and social developments occurring in Africa.
The question and answer session that followed addressed issues such as the role of culture in the overall development of the continent, the issue of institutional capacity building and ways of measuring it, as well as the effective measures for combating excessive corruption in some African countries.
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