Accountability, Governance and Quality of Decentralized Education in Africa

Washington, DC - November 9th 2006

The third video conference was designed to facilitate experience exchange and debate between African practitioners and policy makers focused on decentralization and teacher management.

For more information contact World Bank

International Anti-Corruption Conference:
Towards a Fairer World: Why is corruption Still Blocking the Way

Guatemala City and Antigua, Guatemala - November 15 - 18th 2006

Organized by Transparency International, the conference aimed to raise awareness about corruption. The idea was to stimulate the global exchange of experience and methodologies in controlling corruption, and to foster international cooperation among agencies and citizens from all parts of the world.

To view the presentation that was given by Daniel Kaufmann, Director of Global Programs at the World Bank Institute and Sanjay Pradhan, Director of the World Bank's Public Sector Governance Department of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network. For more information contact Transparency International  or visit the following website : Transparency international News Room

Governance and Corruption: Myths and Realities.
Houston Texas - November 6th 2006


Corruption has a direct impact on a country's competitiveness and is one of the main constraints affecting economic performance across Latin America. Chile, on the other hand, has had remarkable success combating corruption and has a thriving economy to show for its efforts. Daniel Kaufmann, Director of the World Bank Institute's Global Programs, discussed this topic, as well as the World Bank's governance and anti-corruption efforts in Latin America and the other five regions in which the World Bank Group operates.

For more information visit the World Affairs Council website.

Rethinking Corruption: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Fundamental Problem
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento,
California - October 27th 2006

Sponsored by the Center's Institute for Global Business, the leaders in international economic development theory, international business regulation, and transnational corporate practice offered thoughts on the impact of corruption on development, contemporary national and multilateral responses, the current state of play, and concrete recommendations for effective deterrence. Daniel Kaufmann, Director of Global Programs at the World Bank Institute, gave a speech about legal corruption.

To view the speech click on the following |LINK|

 

Enhancing Accountability and Addressing Corruption

Washington, D.C. - October 16 - 27th 2006

The course explored approaches to building public trust in social service providers by enhancing accountability and thereby strengthening governance and tackling corruption. For more information contact World Bank

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Open and Participatory Government in Latin America

September 4 -November 17th 2006


This program aimed to disseminate best practices in anti-corruption and good governance at the municipal level and to provide a structured
platform for municipal officials and citizens to learn specific anti-corruption strategies. These strategies can be adapted and applied to their municipalities. The program provided local government officials with tools and mechanisms to devise, design and implement anti-corruption programs in their own institutions and to contribute to the reshaping of a good governance environment. It was developed through an online distance-learning course.