Below is an inventory of past ECA GDLN programming. Based on future demand, these courses can be modified accordingly and delivered again upon request.  Investment Climate
Health Care and AIDS/HIV
Education
Social Protection
Public Administration and Reforms
Business Development
Investment Climate | Title: Investment Climate series
Date: September 2004-April 2005
Countries
Session I: Russia (Rostov, St. Petersburg, Perm), Peru, Washington DC
Session II: Washington and Serbia and Montenegro
Session III: Washington DC, Russia (St. Petersburg, Rostov on Don, Nizhni Novgorod, Tomsk)
Sessions IV, V: South East Europe countries
Session VI: Washington DC, Russia (Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhnyi Novgorod, Tomsk, Perm)
Description:
This policy dialogues were a part of a series of video sessions on cross-regional dissemination of lessons and best practices in key-dimensions of investment climate.
Session I: “De-regulation of the entry of new businesses” disseminated experiences from Peru.
Session II: “Access to Finance in Serbia and Montenegro” disseminated findings of the Serbia and Montenegro Investment Climate Assessment.
Sessions III and VI: “Land reform issues in Russia” supported the Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) efforts focusing on administrative procedures for land and real estate transactions on the regional level.
Session IV: “Strengthening commercial law frameworks” with emphasis on insolvency and creditor rights systems aimed at the Balkan countries and European Union candidate countries.
Click here for agenda, presentations, etc. | Title: WDR presentation on investment climate
Date: March 2005-April 2005, 2 sessions
Countries
Session I: Caucasus +Ukraine
Session II: South Eastern Europe +Bulgaria
Description:
The primary objective of the dialogues was to disseminate and discuss the findings of the World Development Report 2005.
Highlights: The discussion was very dynamic; participants stayed after the dialogue for some more discussion. | Title: Investment Climate: Competitiveness and Poverty
Date: June, 2005, 1 session
Countries
Bulgaria, Kyrgyz Republic, Washington, Ukraine
Description:
The dialogues provided cultural and historical context linked to the present day situation in education and compared educational context between Western European and Russian teenagers, their parents and teachers. | Health Care & HIV/AIDS | Title: Global Dialogue on Access for All: Fighting HIV/AIDS (Development Outreach Series)
Date: September, 2004, 1 session
Countries
India, China, Vietnam, UK, London, Russia, Geneva, Dominican Republic
Description:
The primary objective of this Global Dialogue was to hold a worldwide discussion between the panelists and local audiences on the topics covered in the July 2004 issue of Development Oureach. | Title: Health Care
Date: September, 2004, 1 session
Countries
Washington DC, Turkey, Mexico
Description:
The objective of this session in AML training for Bosnia was to deliver final presentations for E-NET municipal management program. | Title: Health Sector SWAP
Date: November, 2004, 1 session
Countries
Washington DC, Kyrgyz Republic, Belgium, Germany
Description:
Objectives of the dialogues were to recognize the difference between national, regional and international assessments; to understand the value of the national/regional assessment development and its design implications and potential pitfalls; and to develop understanding of the steps that need to be taken to conduct national/regional assessments that meet current international technical standards. The objective of the session was to discuss the various SWAP models in the health sector with government audiences in Kyrgyz Republic. | Title: Western Balkan HIV/AIDS Study GDLN Dialogue
Date: March, 2005, 2 sessions
Countries
Turkey, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro
Description:
The primary purpose was to disseminate study on HIV/AIDS in western Balkans. | Title: Russia Health Reform roundtables
Date: March 2005 - June 2005, 4 sessions
Countries
Washington DC, United Kingdom, Brazil, Hungary, Bosnia, USA, Russia sites: Moscow, Cheboksary, Voronezh, Samara, Saratov, Orenburg, St. Petersburg
Description:
These sessions were aimed at supporting the health reform efforts in Russia in the key areas of interest, including Primary Health Care Reform (UK), Licensing and Accreditation experiences in USA, Health Insurance model (Hungary), and Basic Health Project for family medicine (Bosnia).
Highlights: The level of participation and discussion was consistent and strong; this reflected the interest of the audience as well as the relevance of the topic for the current reform efforts in Russia's health system. | Title: Y-PEER Leadership Dialogue
Date: April 2005, 1 session
Countries
Ukraine, Serbia & Montenegro KLC, Bosnia E-Net Center, Russia (Moscow), Bulgaria DLC
Description: The purpose of this dialogue was to provide regional leadership by sharing state-of-the-art information, best practices, and lessons learned in HIV/AIDS prevention for young people, specifically Especially Vulnerable Young People. This session also provided certified trainers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia with an opportunity for refresher trainings in thematic areas of their personal and professional interest. | Education | Title: Education Accreditation Methodologies in the US
Date: October, 2004, 1 session
Countries
Washington DC, Boston, Georgia
Description:
The objective if this videoconference was to review the approaches to accreditation used in the United States and some implementation issues which may be pertinent to the Georgian situation. | Title: National Assessment for Policy-Makers in Education: case studies on the national assessment systems design and development
Date: November, 2004, 2 sessions
Countries
Washington DC, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Boston
Description:
Objectives of the dialogues were to recognize the difference between national, regional and international assessments; to understand the value of the national/regional assessment development and its design implications and potential pitfalls; and to develop understanding of the steps that need to be taken to conduct national/regional assessments that meet current international technical standards
The objective of the session was to discuss the various SWAP models in the health sector with government audiences in Kyrgyz Republic. | Title: ICT in Education: Sharing Strategies -- Russia and Turkey
Date: January – March 2005, 2 sessions
Countries
Washington DC, Russia, Turkey
Description:
This GDLN virtual seminar linked country offices in Moscow and Ankara with Washington. Participants were Russian and Turkish officials interested in sharing their strategies and experiences to date in integrating ICT into Education.
Downloads:
ICT in Schools in Turkey Policy Note 1
ICT in Schools in Turkey Policy Note 2 | Title: Approaches to Pre-School Standards
Date: April 2005, 1 session
Countries
Armenia, New York UNICEF, Washington DC
Description: The Government of Armenia developed a strategy on early childhood development with assistance from a number of donors, including UNICEF. In conjunction with UNICEF Yerevan and UNICEF headquarters, a virtual seminar was organized to present various approaches to pre-school standards and to begin a dialogue with the Ministry of Education on these issues. | Title: Development Pedagogics: Social Conditions for Development and Educational Environment
Date: April 2005, 2 sessions
Countries
Russia (Moscow, Krasnoyarsk)
Description:
The dialogues provided cultural and historical context linked to the present day situation in education and compared educational context between Western European and Russian teenagers, their parents and teachers. | Title: Shanghai follow up
Date: March, 2005, 1 session
Countries
Turkey, Malaysia, Bangladesh
Description:
This was a follow up session to Shanghai conference to discuss a number of specific issues pertaining to education such as scaling up, education for girls, etc. | Social Protection | Title: Social Safety Nets (2 distance learning courses)
Date: October, 2004 (3 sessions); May, 2005 (5 sessions)
Countries
Course I: Russia sites (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg), Washington DC
Course II: Russia sites: Moscow, Orel, Tver, Ekaterinburg, Nalchik, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov), Washington DC
Description:
Course I: Social Safety Nets distance learning course was aimed at providing the participants with an in-depth understanding of the conceptual and practical issues related to social protections
Course II: This course exposed participants to the experiences of the US and 9 EU countries in implementing social safety nets with a focus on means-tested programs. | Title: GDLN Series on Non-Residential Social Services Project in Lithuania
Date: April 2005, 1 session
Countries
Lithuania | Title: Pension reform
Date: May 2005- June 2005, 10 sessions
Countries
SEE
Description:
The course was intended to introduce conceptual framework for analyzing pension system institutions and administration, to disseminate knowledge about international experiences and the challenges pension systems in participant countries. The course featured presentations by leading experts in the field, both from within and outside the World Bank. | Public Administration & Reforms | Title: Functional Reviews of Government
Date: October, 2004, 1 session
Countries
Kazakhstan, Washington, DC
Description:
The objective of this session was to provide advice to the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning on development and implementation of a methodology for organizational restructuring of core government institutions. | Title: Innovative technologies and e-learning in the training of public servants
Date: June, 2005, 1 session
Countries
Ukraine, Lithuania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, St. Petersburg, Moscow
Description:
Global Dialogue in the framework of the XVIII International Congress on the Training and Development of Senior Civil Servant Democratic Transition: Senior Civil Servants and the Political-Administrative Interface Discussion and exchange of experience of the usage of innovative technologies and e-learning in training of public servants of the experts in the field from all over the Globe. | Title: Reform of Public Administration System in the frame of European Integration
Date: August-September, 2005, 3 sessions
Countries
Ukraine, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, France, Belgium, Hungary
Description:
Obejective: Contribute to the Processes of Public Administration System Reforming in the frame of the European Integration. Key issues: Framework for policy-making and coordination during preparation for EU membership and after accession, coordination mechanisms, horizontal and vertical coordination Building institutional and administrative capacity for policy making, consultations, regulatory impact assessments E-Government Current challenges and what to expect in future. | Title: Anti-Corruption Program
Date: July – September 2005, 5 sessions
Countries
Bulgaria, Kyrgyz, Ukraine
Description:
The Program is designed to enable the community of anti-corruption champions and practitioners in the ECA region to learn from global and regional best practice, and from each other through an expansion of knowledge sharing and dialogue opportunities. It is also expected to build capacity in organizations engaged in combating corruption in the ECA region and facilitates transfer of experiences among countries which share similar history and – either now or in the past – have faced similar development problems. | Title: VC on Single Window Government services
Date: January - April, 2005, 2 sessions
Countries
Session I: Washington, Belarus, Chile, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgystan, Russia (Moscow), West Bank
Session II: Australia, Korea, Russia (Moscow, Zelenograd), Washington
Description:
Session I: This video-seminar explored the single window concept and tools for reinventing government and examined best practices from Canada, Chile and other countries.
Session II: The objective of the VC was to hear from relevant international experts in Singapore and Seoul on best practices and lessons learnt in organizing electronic document flow among different government departments. | Title: VC Press Conferences on Judicial Systems in Transition Economies
Date: June, 2005, 1 session
Countries
Belgrade, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania Russia, Georgia, Azerbijan and Poland
Description:
The primary purpose of this videoconference was to disseminate the results and particular findings of the ECA Legal and Judicial Reform Study. | Title: Poverty Measurements/ Methodologies for programmatic poverty assessments
Date: December, 2004, 2 sessions
Countries
Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan
Description:
The focus of the series was on methodological aspects of developing poverty and consumption data relevant for policy analysis. The participants included representative from statistical institutions, ministries of social policy, ministries of economy and researchers working on poverty issues in countries. | Title: Developing Youth Policy
Date: March 2005-April 2005, 3 sessions
Countries
Session I: Washington DC, Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia, Georgia, Azerbaijan Russia
Session II: Russia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Chile, Washington
Session III: Ukraine, Bosnia & Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro, Russia, Bulgaria
Description:
Session I: The objective of this session was to discuss the most successful strategies of youth employment and share the Chilean best case example with Republics in Russia.
Sessions II and III: These dialogues focused on the topic of youth policy development. Participants reviewed the policy recommendations included in the recent ESW on youth in South Eastern Europe and discussed their relevance for their own country | Title: Civil Society program
Date: May, 2005, 4 sessions
Countries
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Slovakia, Germany, United Kingdom, Kyrgyzstan
Description:
The objective of the Civil Society Program was to strengthen existing capacity and knowledge of the selected group of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan through interactive knowledge exchanges on international practices and trends in the third sector.
Highlights:
Electronic forum initiated, strong request for follow up; proposals for round-table meetings are put forward. Click here for agenda, presentations, list of participants, etc. | Title: Forest Law Enforcement
Date: December, 2004, 1 session
Countries
Washington DC, Belgium, Finland, Canada, Russia, UK
Description:
This session was a "pre-planning meeting" of governments that are engaged in Europe / North Asia (ENA) Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) process. | Title: Land Administration
Date: June, 2005
Countries
Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro | Business Development | Title: Microfinance Policy Dialogue
Date: June, 2005, 1 session
Countries
Washington DC, Kyrgyz Republic: Bishkek, Kazakhstan: Almaty, Russia: Moscow, Poland: Warsaw, Kazakhstan: Astana | Title: Corporate Social Responsibility Program: Introduction to business ethics
Date: November, 2004 - April, 2005, 5 sessions
Countries
Session I, II: The Wharton School (Philadelphia), Washington DC, Russia, Turkey
Sessions III, IV, V: The Wharton School (Philadelphia), Mexico, Brazil
Description:
Sessions I, II: The objective of these dialogues was aimed at experiencing an MBA class at the Wharton School on Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.
Sessions III, IV, V: The objective of these lecture series was to develop a deeper understanding of how different stakeholders, particularly future business leaders, can further enhance a positive role of businesses in developing countries. | Title: Risk Management in Customs Modernization
Date: November, 2004, 1 session
Countries
Moscow, Washington, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen
Description:
The GDLN series served as a follow up to the earlier workshop covering aspects of trade facilitation such as customs, standards, and logistics. These GDLN sessions addressed some technical aspects of customs reforms, particularly risk management issues and customs-clearance security issuses. | Title: VC meeting "How those in-house GDLN Centers in Brazil and Hanoi have Developed Their Business, for the Benefit of Moscow"
Date: March, 2005, 1 session
Countries
Washington, Moscow DLC, Hanoi DLC. Brazil DLC
Description:
The objective of this session was to address key questions that GDLN centers work with, particularly on generating revenue for self-sustainability and innovation, dealing with competition, and on Market Positioning and Approach | Title: Course Trade Policy and WTO Accession
Date: April 2005, 8 sessions
Countries
Washington DC, Korea, Russia, Switzerland, China, Tashkent | Title: Course Trade Policy and WTO Accession
Date: April 2005, 1 session
Countries
Washington DC, United Kingdom, Brazil, Hungary, Bosnia, USA, Russia sites: Moscow, Cheboksary, Voronezh, Samara, Saratov, Orenburg, St. Petersburg
Description:
These sessions were aimed at supporting the health reform efforts in Russia in the key areas of interest, including Primary Health Care Reform (UK), Licensing and Accreditation experiences in USA, Health Insurance model (Hungary), and Basic Health Project for family medicine (Bosnia). | Title: Alternative Commercial Dispute Resolution: Mediation - Status and Prospects in CIS Date: April 2005, 1 session
Countries
Russia (Moscow, St.Petersburg), Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus
Description:
This videoconference gave the opportunity to the participants to exchange experiences gained by their companies in using alternative dispute resolution means and the persons who acted as mediators presented their points of view. | Title: SME Business Environment
Date: April, 2005- June, 2005, 3 sessions; next seven sessions – September-December 2005
Countries
Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia
Description:
The objective of the SME series was to raise the level of debate among key stakeholders involved in implementing MSME policies in the Western Balkans; to share knowledge, ideas and experiences (successes and failures) in this area and to provide the participating countries and audiences with access to international MSME experts, emerging trends and international best practices.
Highlights:
7 sessions still to take place, loose network of SME practitioners in the region establish contact, coordination with on ground SME agencies and development entities such as SEED. | Title: Auditing reform for EU accession countries
Date: May 2005 - June 2005, 6 sessions
Countries
Albania, Romania, Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Washington DC
Description:
The Advanced Program in Accounting & Auditing Regulation in South Central Europe and South East Europe was designed to give senior civil servants, financial sector regulators and accounting and auditing bodies in participating countries/entities, an opportunity to interact with a panel of leading experts in accounting and auditing regulation.
Highlights: 22 sessions still to take place
Please click here to visit the REPARIS website. | Title: Real estate and Housing management
Date: June, 2005
Countries
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