Knowledge Report Launch and Panel Discussion
September 22 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm
I-2-220
For the first time, the World Bank has taken stock of its array of knowledge work in an effort to continue bringing the highest value to clients. Join us for the Bank's first Knowledge Report Launch event and panel discussion, chaired by the Managing Director Mahmoud Mohieldin on Sept 22, 2:00pm - 3:30 pm. This event will focus on talking about the move towards Open Knowledge and the findings of the Knowledge Report, and the future role of knowledge in development. Panelists will include Shanta Devarajan, Chief Economist for Africa; Martin Ravallion, Director of the Development Research Group; Dirk Messner, Director of the German Development Institute; and Martine Haas, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
The session will be opened by the Bank’s Managing Director Mahmoud Mohieldin and moderated by Sanjay Pradhan, Vice President, World Bank Institute.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Alua Satybaldina asatybaldina@worldbank.org
The Knowledge Report is an effort to build consensus on how we "do knowledge differently." The Bankwide process of developing the report has included a stock-taking of the various knowledge products we create, proposals for strengthening the governance and incentive framework so that knowledge can be rewarded and managed as a portfolio, similar to the way we do lending. The report proposes a unified framework to strengthen quality, relevance, and results of the Bank's knowledge products and services. The first report will help towards the development of annual reports going forward. To see the knowledge report draft and the latest progress, please click here.
Afternoon Coffee with Six Knowledge Platforms Teams
September 22 from 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Open Area Outside I-2-220
The Afternoon Coffee with Knowledge Platforms teams session is an informal networking event to feature the work and potential of all Knowledge Platforms. Each of the teams will have a designated area where they will display their materials, showcase websites, videos, etc. This event will feature all six Knowledge Platforms and will be a good opportunity to network and connect with them. Don't miss it!
Knowledge Platforms are a new experiment in collaborative knowledge generation, bringing the best expertise from inside and outside the Bank to bear on strategic development challenges -- green growth, ICT for open development, urbanization, nutrition and food security, conflict and violence, and jobs.
For more information contact Naureen Aziz, naziz2@worldbank.org.Â
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