To explore how this would be done most effectively, the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors endorsed a voluntary pilot program, to be carried out with interested member countries. The pilots will test ways for the World Bank and governments to provide additional information on CASs and lending operations under preparation and implementation, as a basis for improved development effectiveness.

Specifically, the pilots will:

• design and test cost-effective ways to provide relevant, timely, and comprehensive operational information in the context of the preparation and implementation of Country Assistance Strategies, Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, or World Bank-financed projects;

• design and test ways to protect the integrity and impartiality of the World Bank's deliberative processes, protect confidential or proprietary material, and avoid disclosure that would be detrimental to the interest of the World Bank or a member country, while providing the additional information;

• identify reputational and other risks associated with these activities, and test approaches to manage them;

• assess the cost to and impact on the borrower and the World Bank of providing this additional information and processing the feedback; and

• assess borrowers' capacity-building needs.