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After Accra: Delivering on the Agenda for Action
Special Reports
Feature Articles
Other Content
Knowledge ResourcesDEVELOPMENT OUTREACH IN TRANSLATION ONLINE The online version of Development OUTREACH (www.worldbank.org/devoutreach)
now features several back issues of the magazine in translation. Over the years,
international authorities in the field of development have contributed articles
that "put knowledge to work for development," as the magazine’s
masthead claims. However, until now, that knowledge had been accessible only
to English-speaking readers. Now, a number of Special Reports are available
in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. The special reports
are: "The Democracy and Development Link" (November 2007: French edition),
"Fighting Corruption" (September 2006: Spanish edition), "A Better
Investment Climate for Everyone" (March 2005), "Access for All: Fighting
HIV/AIDS" (July 2004), "Young People Count" (Spring 2002), "Sustaining
the Earth" (Fall 2002), and "The Private Sector: Building Economic
Growth" (March 2003). They are accessible through a drop-down menu on the
homepage. Websites
THE Accra High Level Forum website includes
information on the Forum itself, specific panels, roundtable outcomes, transcripts,
documents, press releases, list of participants, side events, photo gallery,
the voice of civil society, Accra Agenda for Action, plus background materials
such as milestones in aid effectiveness and the Paris Declaration.
The portal of NATIONAL NGO PLATFORMS is
a set of new farming practices developed to increase the productivity of land,
water, and other farm input. Rice plants under SRI methods have shown to better
resist drought, water logging and wind damages. A WBI team is developing a multimedia
Toolkit to help disseminate the knowledge and bring awareness to people who
may be interested in learning more about SRI. Links to the Toolkit are provided
on the website.
The Development Marketplace (DM) website
posts information on its competitive grant program administered by the World
Bank and funded by various partners that identifies and funds innovative early
stage development projects with high potential for development impact and replication.
Each year, the DM organizes global and regional competitions focused on a specific
theme or sector: since 1998 it has awarded more than $46 million to over 1000
projects.
DM blog, (the Development Marketplace
blog) brings together experts and practitioners from around the world with different
backgrounds and fields of expertise but with a common interest and commitment
to early stage development, innovation and social entrepreneurship. This platform
aims to become a virtual space to: connect ideas, projects, people and countries;
share knowledge, opinions, opportunities, tools and resources; discuss trends,
lessons learned, good practices and news; follow global and regional competitions;
meet World Bank specialists, DM participants and friend, funders and peers.
The International Institute for Communication
and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation that specializes in
information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for development. IICD
creates practical and sustainable solutions using both modern media (such as
computers, Internet, email and multimedia) and traditional media (such as radio
and television) to connect people and enable them to benefit from ICT. Together
with partners from the public, private and non-profit sector, IICD puts knowledge,
innovation and finance to work. Currently, IICD is active in Bolivia, Burkina
Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in the sectors
of education, environment, governance, health and livelihoods (agriculture).
Global Information and Communication Technologies
(GICT) is a joint department of the World Bank and the International
Finance Corporation. The department also houses InfoDev, a multi-donor trust
fund for innovation projects and research. By combining the World Bank expertise
in policy and regulatory matters, IFC’s experience in private sector investment
transactions and InfoDev analytical activities, GICT provides governments, private
companies, and civil society organizations with the expertise and capital needed
to develop and apply ICTs to reduce poverty. GICT also helps to coordinate the
World Bank Group's relations and partnerships with other donors, international
organizations and non-government organizations in the area of ICT for development.
Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID) is responsible for the management of the official Australian
Government overseas aid program. It is an administratively autonomous agency
within the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio. AusAID reports directly to the
Minister for Foreign Affairs on all aspects of aid policy and operations.
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
supports sustainable development activities in order to reduce poverty
and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world.
Development Cooperation: Under the Financial
Cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and developing countries
(KfW), on behalf of the German government, finances investments and project-related
consultancy services to expand social, economic and industrial infrastructure
and to protect the environment and natural resources. KfW appraises the eligibility
of projects for financing, assists the partner countries in implementing them,
and evaluates their success after they are completed.
SIDA is the Swedish government agency
dealing with bilateral international development cooperation and the major part
of the cooperation with Central an Eastern Europe. Sida's task is to create
conditions conducive to change and to socially, economically and environmentally
sustainable development.
The Economic Development Cooperation division
of SECO is the Swiss government's competence centre for sustainable economic
development and the integration of developing and transition countries into
the global economy. Its primary objective is the reduction of poverty. Its main
activities are in the fields of macro-economic support, investment promotion,
trade and environmental technology cooperation, development of basic infrastructure,
and cooperation with multilateral development banks.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
is a U.S. Government corporation whose mission is
World Trade Indicators (WTI) 2008 database
and country tables (TAAGs) have been updated. The database now contains
305 trade –related indicators. Initially launched in June 2008, the WTI
allows benchmarking and comparisons of countries and customs territories across
trade-related indicators and will help policymakers and researchers analyze
the key at-the-border and behind-the-border factors affecting the trade performance
of countries and regions. The database makes it possible for the first time
to rank countries and compare their performance not only of trade outcomes but
also on policy and institutional dimensions—trade policy, the external
environment, institutions and business climate, and trade facilitation.
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