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The South-South Opportunity:A Global Connector Role for the World Bank

November 01, 2011 | 10:00 AM EST

Speaker: Han Fraeters

Practice Manager,

Knowledge Exchange,

World Bank Institute

“Most Bank-financed training was found to result in individual participant learning, but only about half resulted in substantial changes to workplace behavior or enhanced development capacity.”

“Over the past decade, the Bank has financed approximately $720 million in training annually.”

India’s model for information technology services is being replicated in Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

Demand-Driven Strategic Engagement at Country Level:• Country Assistance Strategies capture “desire to learn” & “desire to share”. • Physical presence through 130 Country Offices worldwide.

Suite of Operational Instruments:• In Fiscal Year 10: Conducted 357 knowledge operations + 354

lending operations to 103 countries with total commitment of $58B.

Strong Sector Expertise in Core Development Areas:• Knowledge of what is happening + knowledge of what has worked

and has not worked.

What Has the World Bank to Offer?

World Bank’s Operational Approach

Design

Financing

Financing

Supply

Demand

Matching Implementation

BrokeringDevelop financing

instruments for South-South Knowledge Exchanges.

Offer know-how on how South-South Knowledge

Exchanges can be designed so that they have results.

Document the results of

South-South Knowledge Exchanges.

Support countries to develop their

capacity to implement South-South Knowledge

Exchanges.

Help countries offer their proven successes to other countries and help them identify their learning

needs.

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World Bank Tools

The Art of Knowledge Exchange

A Results- Focused Planning Guide for Development Practitioners

• Focuses on the “how to” of knowledge exchange• Aimed at development practitioners, policy makers, and academics • Helps: Identify & Assess capacity development needs; Design & Develop an appropriate knowledge exchange initiative that responds to those needs; Implement the knowledge exchange initiative; Measure & Report the results• Incorporates the Results Framework

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Matching Implementation

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Financing

World Bank Tools

South-South Experience Exchange Facility

• Unique mix of South-South Facility partners, five out of which are MICs (Mexico, China, India, Russia, Colombia, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark and United Kingdom).• More than 50 countries have received knowledge from nearly 70 countries. • More than 50% of the exchanges have led to the development or implementation of strategies and policies.

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World Bank Tools

South-South Knowledge Exchange Portal

wbi.worldbank.org/sske • Results Stories that demonstrate specific ways in which South-South Knowledge Exchanges has built local capacity in diverse sectors and regions;• Interactive map showcasing the Results Stories by region/country;• Examples of successful South-South Knowledge Exchange financing approaches;• Knowledge Exchange Design Toolkit

DesignSupply

Demand

Matching Implementation

Brokering

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World Bank Tools

Global Development Learning Networkhttp://gdln.org/

• Partnership of 120 institutions in 80 countries.• Local implementation of South-South Knowledge Exchange programs.• Strong proficiency in use of ICT in support of exchanges.• 1000+ access points world-wide.

DesignSupply

Demand

Matching Implementation

Brokering

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Financing

• Develop a method for brokering South-South knowledge exchange systematically

• Incorporate South-South knowledge exchange into World Bank lending

• Support countries to develop their institutional capacity for South-South knowledge exchange

On the Horizon

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A Global Agenda