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Non-lending Activities: Analytical and Advisory Activities
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An essential and increasingly important part of the World Bank's contribution are the analytical and advisory activities (AAA) that are carried out for our client countries. The knowledge work provides a foundation for defining strategic priorities and informing policy dialogue and decisions on projects and programs. These activities comprise:
Economic and Sector Work (ESW), refers to activities supporting the reform program of client countries' and comprises formal and informal studies of critical issues, either at the country level or for specific sectors. Key ESW categories include: country diagnostic reports, country advisory reports, regional reports, and other products such as policy and technical notes and other informal country dialogue products. Examples of such work in Russia include the Bank's new quarterly economic report, a computer model calculating the economic costs of HIV/AIDS, an assessment of the financial sector, and several policy notes.
Non-lending Technical Assistance (TA) is the transfer of skills and know-ledge for developmental purposes and a key instrument for improving policies and project design, enhancing skills, and strengthening implementation capacity. In Russia non-lending TA supports Government efforts in the area of civil service reform and public administration.
Knowledge Management (KM) or knowledge sharing at the World Bank is about capturing and organizing systematically the wealth of knowledge and experience gained from staff, clients, and development partners; making this knowledge readily accessible; and creating linkages between groups and communities working on similar topics.
Training and Learning programs are managed by the World Bank Institute (WBI) and include a variety of mechanisms, such as training (both internal and external), and an enhanced use of the electronic media and distance learning opportunities.
Research on various policy issues is another important non-lending service that the Bank provides to ensure effective development assistance.
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