Archived Events: 2006

• Accountability, Governance, and Education Decentralization • Washington, D.C. • 15 July - 30 December, 2006 • For more information contact dfaison@worldbank.org

• Joint AMF/IMF High-Level Seminar on Institutions and Economic Growth in the Arab Countries • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • 19 - 20 December 2006 • Download Agenda (91 kb PDF) • Download Presentation (243 kb PDF)

• "Measuring Law and Institutions" workshop • Presented by the research program “Economic Attractiveness of Law” and EconomiX • Presentation by Daniel Kaufmann on 16 December at 12:00 PM • Paris, France • 15 - 16 December 2006 • View Agenda • Download Presentation (258 kb PDF)

• Bosnia Briefing for Parliamentarians • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina • 14 - 15 December • 2006 • For more information contact Wmccarten@worldbank.org

• Business-Led Solutions to Combat Corruption and Improve Transparency: Firm-Level and Collective Action Initiatives • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil • 9 December 2006 • For more information contact: Dpetkoski@worldbank.org or aelsharkawy@worldbank.org

• Presentation by Frederick Stapenhurst to Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) on building parliamentary capacity programs • 04 December 2006 • Download Presentation (37 kb PDF)

• Judicial Reform in Malawi, Commercial Courts • Lilongwe, Malawi • 1 - 2 December 2006 • For more information contact hbrejnholt@worldbank.org

• "Measuring Governance: Possibilities and Pitfalls" with Daniel Kaufmann and Aart Kraay • C. Fred Bergsten Conference Center - Center for Global Development • Washington, D.C. • 01 December 2006 • Presentation by Daniel Kaufmann and Aart Kraay (282 kb PDF)

• 12th International Anti-Corruption Conference "Towards a Fairer World: Why is corruption still blocking the way?" • Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala • 15 - 18 November 2006 • Presentation by Daniel Kaufmann and Sanjay Pradhan (678 kb PDF)

• Media and Information Environment Workshop • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania • 13 - 15 November 2006 • For more information contact Skpundeh1@worldbank.org

• Judicial Reform in Malawi: Public Prosecution • Face-to-face conference: 8 - 9 November 2006; Video conference: 29 - 30 NOvember 2006 • For more information contact hbrejnholt@worldbank.org

• Accountability, Governance and Quality of Decentralized Education in Africa • Washington, DC • 9 November 2006 • For more information contact cbangay@worldbank.org

• "Governance and Corruption: Myths and Realities" • Presentation by Daniel Kaufmann at the Houston World Affairs Council • Houston, Texas • 6 November 2006

• "Governance and Corruption: Myths and Realities" • Presentation by Daniel Kaufmann at the University of St. Thomas • Houston, Texas • 6 November 2006

• Study Group on Benchmarking for Parliaments • Hamilton, Bermuda • 28 October 2006 • For more information contact Fstapenhurst@worldbank.org

• World Congress on Communication for Development (WCCD) • Rome, Italy • 25 to 27 October 2006 • This event includes sessions on "Communication for Good Governance, Participation and Transparency" and "Fighting Corruption: Beyond Technocratic Solutions"

• "Defining Corruption: Do We Know It When We See It? Do We See It Where It Is Not?" • Panel discussion with Daniel Kaufmann at the "Rethinking Corruption: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Fundamental Problem" conference at the University of the Pacific: McGeorge School of Law • Sacramento, California • 27 October 2006 • Video of the Panel (Streaming Video, Windows Media)

• Enhancing Accountability and Addressing Corruption • Washington, D.C. • 16 - 27 October 2006 • For more information contact mcmartinez@worldbank.org

• Workshop for Legislators from Madagascar and Senegal: The Role of the Finance Committee in Oversight of the Budget and Poverty Reduction Programs • Dakar, Senegal • 10 - 12 October 2006 • For more information contact Fstapenhurst@worldbank.org; ljensen2@worldbank.org; or lvontrapp@worldbank.org

• Judicial Reform for Improving Governance in Guatemala • 3 October 2006 • For more information contact Mgonzalezasis@worldbank.org or hbrejnholt@worldbank.org

• Seminar on Women’s Leadership in Parliament • Helsinki, Finland • 1 - 4 October 2006 • For more information contact Fstapenhurst@worldbank.org or lnora@worldbank.org

• Economics and Development Journalism • Lake Naivasha, Kenya • 1 - 4 October 2006 • For more information contact Skpundeh1@worldbank.org

• Presentation by Daniel Kaufmann at the OECD Paris and the World Bank Paris Office • Paris, France • 26 September 2006 • Download Presentation (257 kb PDF)

• Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Presentation on the World Bank's recent Governance and Anti-Corruption strategy and recently released 2006 Governance Indicators (Governance Matters V) • London, United Kingdom • 25 September 2006 • Download Handout (293 kb PDF)

• "The World Bank’s New Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy and the 2006 Governance Indicators: Addressing impact?" presentation at Transparency International • Berlin, Germany • 22 September 2006 • Download Presentation (257 kb PDF)

• "The World Bank’s New Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy and the 2006 Governance Indicators: Addressing impact?" presentation at the European Commission and Bruegel  •  Brussels, Belgium • 21 September 2006 • Download Presentation (257 kb PDF)

• Second Global Conference of Parliamentarians Against Corruption • Arusha, Tanzania • 20 - 23 September 2006

• Improving Parliamentary Administration, Mauritius • 18 - 21 September 2006 • For more infornation contact Fstapenhurst@worldbank.org

• Conference Report: 52nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference • Nigeria • 6 - 9 September 2006 • For more information contact Fstapenhurst@worldbank.org

• Open and Participatory Government in Latin America • 4 September - 17 November 2006 • For more information contact hbrejnholt@worldbank.org

• Third Regional International Conference of Administrative Sciences: Transparency for Better Governance • Monterrey, Mexico • 15 - 20 July 2006 • For more information contact fagel@iiasiisa.be • View Presentation Video (98 mb Real Player Video, 38 Minutes)

• "On Some Myths and Realities on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption: an Evidence-Based Approach to Policies and Strategies" Seminar Presentation at DFID, London, United Kingdom, 10 July 2006 • Download WBI presentation (210 kb PDF)

• “Good Governance versus Bad Corruption” Myths & Realities on Governance & Corruption- Implications from Worldwide Evidence, A Free Public Lecture • 4 July 2006 • Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), Kenya • Download Announcement (17 kb PDF) • Download WBI presentation (243 kb PDF)

• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and Local Financial Management • Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic • June 29 - 30, 2006

• Promoting Transparency and Accountability of Local Governments and Deterring Corruption in Public Contracting and Procurement • 27-29 June 2006 • Bali, Indonesia

• High Level Forum on Public Finance • Beijing, China • June 27 - 29, 2006

• Myths and Realities on Governance and Corruption, Lunch-meeting organized by Governance, Economic Policy and Public Administration (GEPPA) (www.geppa.dk  ) and in cooperation with the Danish Institute for International Studies (www.diis.dk) • Strandgade, Denmark • 27 June 2006 • Contact Klaus Uhre at kuh@diis.dk for more information • Download WBI Presentation (249 kb PDF)

• Conference on the Establishment of a Nordic-Baltic Justice and Human Rights Trust Fund (JHRTF) in the World Bank • Copenhagen, Denmark • 26-27 June 2006 • Conference Agenda (257 kb PDF) • Download WBI Presentation (182 kb PDF)

• Incorporating Gender Issues into Parliament • Dakar, Senegal • June 23, 2006
  
• Building Effective Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Regimes in Cash Based Economies • Africa Region • (by videoconference June 21, and 22, 2006) • For more information contact etodoroki@worldbank.org

• Workshop on Anticorruption practices in the water sector in Africa (118 kb PDF) • Kampala, Uganda • June 20 - 21, 2006 • View Video of WBI Presentation (40 min, Real Media Streaming)

• USAID Workshop on Economic Governance and Corruption • Washington, D.C. • June 12, 2006 • For more information contact agreenbaum@nathaninc.com • Visit the project's web site • Download WBI Presentation (240 kb PDF)

• "Development and Uses of Governance Indicators" • Keynote Presentation at the DAI All-Staff Conference • Washington, DC • May 15th, 2006
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• "Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Empirical Evidence, Promoting Transparency" • Presentation at the Seminar sponsored by Asia Society • Hong Kong • May 11th, 2006
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• 3rd ICAC Symposium on Anti-Corruption • Hong Kong • May 9th, 2006 • "Corporate Corruption Matters for Public Governance: Empirical Evidence and Implications for Anti-Corruption Strategies"  • Download WBI Keynote Presentation (214 kb) • Preliminary Analysis of the Survey of Participants at the 3rd ICAC Symposium (69 kb PDF)

• "Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Empirical Evidence" • Public Seminar Presentation, at the Partnership for Governance Reform • Jakarta, Indonesia • May 8th, 2006 • Download WBI Presentation (276 kb PDF)

• "Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Evidence" • Presentation at the at the Anti-Corruption Workshop for Strategy and Program Development, USAID, • Bangkok, Thailand • May 4th, 2006
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• UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Conference 2006 • Colombo, Sri Lanka • May 1 - 4, 2006 • Download WBI Presentation (184 kb PDF)

• Building Peace or Fuelling Conflict? Governance in Post-Conflict Countries • Washington, DC • May 3, 2006

• "Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Evidence" • Presentation at the World Bank Bangkok Regional Office, • Bangkok, Thailand • May 3rd, 2006 • Download WBI Presentation (233 kb PDF)

• Web-Based Seminar on Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations  • Washington, D.C. • February 20 - May 1, 2006

• Judicial Reform for Ghana • December 5 - April 20, 2006 • Accra, Kumasi, Ghana • For members of the judiciary, executive authorities, parliament, traditional and religious authorities, practitioners, and civil society representatives • WBI Calendar of Events (75 kb PDF) • Contact: Elizabeth Crespo, ecrespo@worldbank.org

• "Governance in Emerging Markets: Evidence and Implications for Growth and Market Prospects" • Presentation at the EMTA Spring Forum, At Bear, Stearns & Co. • New York, • April 20th, 2006
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• "Governance and Corruption: Empirics, Lessons and Implications Ahead" • Presentation at the Meeting with the Parliamentarian Delegation to the Spring Meetings • Washington DC, • April 19th, 2006
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• "Empirics, Lessons and Implications Ahead" • Background for Presentation to East Asia Management Retreat • Washington, DC • April 17th, 2006
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• "Corporate and Public Governance: Irreverent Links and Implications for Anticorruption" • Presentation at the Partnership Against Corruption at the Business, NGO and Development Conference • Washington DC, • April 10th, 2006
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• Constructing an Index of Economic Resilience with Special Reference to Small States • University of Malta, Malta • April 10 - 12, 2006 • For more information, contact lino.briguglio@um.edu.mt • Download WBI Presentation (183 kb PDF)

• World Economic Forum on Latin America. Building a Stronger Latin America in the Global Economy • São Paulo, Brazil • April 5 - 6, 2006

• Corruption in Kenya: A Whistleblower's Account • Cato Institute, Washington, D.C. • March 29, 2006

• "Debunking Myths on Worldwide Governance and Corruption: The Challenge of Empirics - and Implications" • Presentation to the Canadian Military Officers Workshop at the World Bank • Washington, DC • March 29th, 2006
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• Material para Presentación en la Conferencia Internacional sobre Corrupción y Transparencia • IIS, UNAM, México D.F. • 23-24 de Marzo de 2006
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• U.S. Department of State Hubert H. Humphrey Program Participants • Washington, DC • March 10, 2006
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• Inter-American Development Bank's Public Expenditure Review Course • Washington, DC • March 10, 2006
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• "Governance and Corruption Worldwide: Empirical Evidence and Lessons for Policy" • Global Issues Seminar Series • 1 March 2006
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• Youth and Parliament Conference • February 6 - 10, 2006 • Nairobi, Kenya • WBI Calendar of Events (75 kb PDF) • Contact: Elizabeth Crespo, ecrespo@worldbank.org

• Sistema de información sobre gobernanza en Asia • January 31, 2006 • Accra, Kumasi, Ghana • Auditori Tagore, Casa Àsia, Av. Diagonal, 373, 3ª planta, Barcelona

• World Economic Forum Annual Meeting • Davos, Switzerland • January 25-29, 2006 • WBI will participate and contribute substantively, as members of the faculty, panelists, etc. • FAQs

• Conference of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption 2006 • January 16 - 18, 2006 Nairobi, Kenya • Contact: Elizabeth Crespo, ecrespo@worldbank.org for change in venue.

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