 The Public Information Center in Angola is open to the general public. The PIC provides access to current statistics, literature and reports on development work in Angola and beyond. The materials in the collection are published by the World Bank Group, UN agencies, academia, other Development partners and Civil Society groups.
The growing partnership between the World Bank and the Angolan academic institutions has led to the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) , for the establishment of the Angola Development Information Center. The center is a partnership between the Bank and the Agostinho Neto University which will host the center. The Angola Development Information Center aims at enhancing knowledge and information sharing around various development issues. Once fully operational and opened to the public, the center will contribute to enhanced consultation with stakeholders through development dialogue. In the meantime, the World Bank Country office is still providing some assistance to those clients/visitors that require Bank publications. Mission To make available development information, knowledge products of the World Bank Group, Angola’s Development Partners, Civil Society and other stakeholders, either physically or in electronic form, and to selectively disseminate them to a wider audience in Angola. Working Hours Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
9:00 – 12:30
14:30 – 17:30 Location/Address 23/25 Largo Albano Machado – Sagrada Familia
Luanda Contact Ana Maria Carvalho
E-mail: acarvalho1@worldbank.org
Tel: 244 222 394 877 / 394 677 / 394 727
Fax: 244 222 394 784 Who can use the PIC? The PIC is open to the genera public - government officials, private sector, non-governmental organizations, development partners, students, journalists, members of the academia, research institutions, etc. PIC users can easily access a wealth of information through the internet and over 3,000 World Bank publications and special books and documents that are part of its diverse collection. Services - Online access to World Bank project documents, publications, and other development related-publications;
- Access to special collection on CDs and Videotapes;
- Free internet access to development sites and databases, and other information resources for research purposes;
- Global jolis catalogue system that allows users to see collection of 60 PICs around the World;
- Providing guidance on all sources of information to all external audiences and to all Bank staff.
Available Reports and Documents The various reports and documents available at the PIC are: Project Information Documents (PIDs). These are documents that give brief summaries of evolving projects. These are updated and expanded as the project preparation proceeds. Project Appraisal Documents (PADs) . These contain descriptions of a project and the plan for its implementation, including procurement procedures. These are made available to the public after presentation to the Board. Economic Sector Reports . These include macroeconomic analysis of various country’s economy, analysis of major economic sectors and other reports on specified issues, such as poverty reduction strategies, etc. Bidding and consultant documents . These provide guidelines for borrowers and their implementing agencies in the procurement of goods, works and consulting services. Some copies of World Bank publications are available for free.  |
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