1. Impact of Information and Communication Technologies to Distance learning
How Information Technology is incorporated in the World Bank’s Development work
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2. Introduction Michael Stumpf, Information Officer World Bank,
Information Technology Group
Findings of a 2004 study on use of collaborative tools & human interaction with them
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4. Topics of Discussion Poverty, Knowledge and opportunities
Knowledge economy
World Bank
Strategic Goals
Examples from the World Bank
Lessons learned
Participation
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5. Poverty, Knowledge and opportunity
Poverty is the lack of access to:
Services
Infrastructure
Information
Opportunity
among other things…..
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6. Knowledge Economy is defined as
A situation where value lies increasingly in new ideas, software, services and relationships.
An economy characterised by the recognition of knowledge as a source of competitiveness, the increasing importance of science, research, technology and innovation in knowledge creation, and the use of computers and the Internet to generate, share and apply knowledge.
The Knowledge Economy refers to the use of knowledge to produce economic benefits. The phrase came to prominence in New Zealand in the mid-to late-1990s as a way of referring to the manner in which various high-technology businesses, especially computer software, telecommunications and virtual services, as well as educational and research institutions, can contribute to a country's economy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_economy
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7. The “Burundi Project” Burundi, P085981 Connecting the dots…… 2/17/2019
Project duration 11/10/ /23/2004
GNI per capita 2003 $ 100, Population 7.2 million
PRASAB ( Agricultural Rehabilitation and Support Project)
27. OCT Concept review
31. Jan Sector Conference Review
2. Jun Negotiations Videoconference
3. Jun Negotiations Videoconference
4. Jun Negotiations Videoconference
23. Jun Final Negotiation Videoconference
27 June 2004 Board approval
From Concept to Approval in 10 months !
Connecting the dots……
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8. Coffee value chain
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9. The World Bank Mission
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10. How we go about it Reach out to our clients and allow
for a more participatory engagement
Use the Bank’s most important asset (knowledge) more strategically
Incorporate Knowledge into Bank project work
Create higher level of contacts between Bank experts and Client’s
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11. Examples towards achieving these goals
World Bank External Web & Portals
Global Distance learning Network
Knowledge Projects
Information & the decentralized organization
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13. Portals
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14. http://www.gdln.org/ 93 Global Distance Learning Centers worldwide
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15. Information and Project work
Women (particularly in rural area’s) are:
Most often the users of water
Providers of Water
Guardians of household hygiene
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16. Information and decentralization
73 % of WB Country
Directors live in their
respective client country
56 % of the annual
Videoconferencing traffic
is for core operations
25% of all WB staff live in
our client countries
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17. Underlying infrastructure
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18. Lessons learned within the World Bank
The Goals are:
Reach out to our clients and allow for a more participatory engagement
Use the Bank’s most important asset (knowledge) more strategically
Incorporate Knowledge into Bank project work
Create higher level of contacts between Bank experts and Client’s
Overcoming time and distance by using Video and other collaborative tools
Speeding up business process
Using tools effectively
Tools as equalizer
Basic meeting skills
Visualizing people
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19. We are also struggling…
to incorporate Information professionals appropriately into the business process
defining the roles between software developers and Information professionals
migrating from the library paradigm towards a more targeted client relationship model
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20. Help her !
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21. To participate here….
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22. by Participating actively in the emerging knowledge economy
Reaching out to those who are not naturally on our radar screen
Making unexpected connections between information and clients
allowing our clients to gain more influence in our collection strategies
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23. Thank you Michael Stumpf mstumpf@worldbank.org
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