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Bringing Global Portable Knowledge to Development

Bringing Global Portable Knowledge to Development. “Accessing International Transportation Information Resources Worldwide” July 29-August 1, 2001 St. Petersburg, Florida USA. The World Bank Group: Countries & Regions. Africa. East Asia & the Pacific. Europe & Central Asia.

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Bringing Global Portable Knowledge to Development

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  1. Bringing Global Portable Knowledge to Development “Accessing International Transportation Information Resources Worldwide” July 29-August 1, 2001 St. Petersburg, Florida USA

  2. The World Bank Group: Countries & Regions Africa East Asia & the Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & the Caribbean Middle East & N. Africa South Asia 10,000 staff members in over 100 countries

  3. Transport at the World Bank Projects under Preparation FY00-01 90 Projects under Supervision FY00 180 35 Sector & Other Work Total Commitments Approx. US$3-5 billion/p.a. Portfolio Commitments US$20 billion.

  4. WB Knowledge: Mission and objectives • improve the identification, design and implementation of donor-financed projects and programs • facilitate the economic and social development of the World Bank’s developing and transition member countries, and • generally promote sound transport policies worldwide

  5. Target Audiences • World Bank staff • consultants working directly for the World Bank • government officials in client countries, partner institutions • staff in other donor agencies • academic and professional organizations, researchers, and students • commercial organizations

  6. Basic Principle: “Global and Portable” • meet the needs of sector specialists, as well as generalists outside the transport sector • accessible on an unrestricted basis from anywhere in the world through the worldwide web, e-mail, CDs, and other media • based on global “good practice” from industrialized, developing and transition countries

  7. Management • Five regional transport operational units (and field offices), supported by secretariat • Transport Sector Board—with representatives from across World Bank • Thematic Groups—generate knowledge and animate knowledge sharing • Ports, rail, aviation and logistics • Rural Transport and Highways • Economics and Sector Policy • Urban Transport • Senior staff in secretariat act as animators and provide technical leadership

  8. Knowledge Resources • technical knowledge • lessons from transport lending • databases • selected terms of reference • related transport Web sites • partnership information • discussion spaces • information on training and events All available on-line at www.worldbank.org/transport

  9. Transport Sector Helpdesk • accessible by phone or e-mail (transport@worldbank.org) • supports the work of the transport sector staff and clients • assist users find their way around the sector’s existing knowledge resources • when a question relates to an issue not included in current knowledge resources, and the question appears likely to produce lessons of wider applicability, the Help Desk will attempt to find the answer

  10. Electronic Knowledge Sharing • Electronic distribution lists facilitates technical exchanges between World Bank staff and with outside resource persons • Acts as “virtual” network for gathering tacit knowledge, vehicle for sharing global information, and rapid response help desk • In-House. internal electronic network confined to World Bank staff. • External. external network consisting of technical specialists outside the World Bank

  11. Knowledge Resources—Publications • WB Working and Technical Papers • Infrastructure Notes • Topic Notes and Viewpoints • Publications CD--Fifty-five World Bank publications dealing with transport have been placed on a CD in a searchable PDF format. The CD contains frequently used transport reference material and key readings. Copies are provided free to staff and field offices Our clients depend on paper copies—but are increasing able to use CDs. Internet access is still expensive or difficult for most.

  12. Other knowledge resources • The World Bank InfoShop (pic@worldbank.org); • Available electronically or in hard copy through the Transport Help Desk; • From a public library worldwide (WB repository library system)

  13. Summary • To have impact, knowledge must be “global and portable • Global—represents the latest knowledge from around the world • Portable—staff and clients can access it in a timely manner from wherever they are in the world • Key instruments • Electronic media—including virtual discussions and networks • Helpdesk • World Wide Web • Publications—paper and electronic

  14. For more information: Transport at the World Bank www.worldbank.org/transport www.ifc.org/infrastructure/transport/index.html www.miga.org • Public-Private Partnerships: • Global Road Safety Partnership: • http://www.grsproadsafety.org • Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade: • www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/transport/ports/tr_facil.htm

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