Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 20:48:53 -0400 From: Cyberdiva <radhik-AT-BGNet.bgsu.edu> Subject: [Gender-Law] New round of online discussions >From: devforum-AT-worldbank.org >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:17:32 -0400 >Subject: [Gender-Law] New round of online discussions > > > >Our apologies if you receive multiple postings of this announcement. > >The organizers of the Development Forum invite you to participate in the >following new online discussions that will be launched shortly (the >discussions >will last between four to eight weeks). Additional information is available >on >the Forum website at: http://www.worldbank.org/devforum/ > >Discussions in the Development Forum are open to participants from around >the >world. In order to assure that those with limited Internet access can >participate, these dialogues are conducted by means of moderated email >lists, >with individual messages archived to the Development Forum website. >Participants >with web access also will be able to send or reply to messages using the >website. > >* Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF) >In October 1998, at the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, World Bank >President >James Wolfensohn outlined his vision for a Comprehensive Development >Strategy. That vision draws on work and ideas from across the Bank and the >broader development community. This discussion will flesh out the strategy >that has been generated as a result. It will be, first and foremost, an >opportunity for a wide and diverse audience to share its views on the >concept, >discuss experiences, and provide ideas and suggestions on how best to >operationalize the approach. The CDF proposal as >well as questions and answers are available at ><http://www.worldbank.org/cdf>. > >* Partnerships with the Private Sector for Development in Africa >(PARTENARIATS) >Co-sponsored by l'AUPELF-UREF (Agence francophone pour l'enseignement >supérieur et la recherche) >The Africa Region of the World Bank is currently assessing how and when to >best >partner with the private sector for development. Although the Bank has >heightened its focus on partnerships, best practices have not been fully >identified for working with the private sector to build capacity, invest in >health and education, or to create environments with good governance, >infrastructure and service delivery. Through this discussion, we seek the >views of all actors in Africa's economic growth, the global corporate >sector and the communities within which they operate and serve. > >* Democracy, Market Economy, and Development (DMED) >Co-sponsored by the Korea Development Instutute >Good governance is increasingly being considered an indispensable element >of >sustainable development strategy. A conference, jointly sponsored by the >World Bank and the Government of Korea, was held recently on this topic in >Seoul, Korea. The electronic conference now being proposed is a follow-up >to >this event and will cover the same four areas, namely: Values, Governance >and Development; Governance and the Political Economy of Reform; >Corporate Governance and Economic Development; and The Rule of Law, >Corruption >and Development. Background materials for this discussion, consisting of >speeches and papers presented at the Seoul Conference, may be found at >the website for the Conference <http://www.democracy-markets.org/>. > >* Social and Environmental Impact of Privatization (SE-IMPACT) >This discussion will focus on how privatization programs should be >designed, >once a decision is taken to privatize. This does not mean that we consider >privatization to be the best option in all circumstances. However, if >privatization is indeed chosen as the option, it will be necessary to >design the program appropriately so that privatization has beneficial >social and environmental, as well as financial and economic, impacts. > >* The Demand Responsive Approach in Rural Water and Sanitation >Co-sponsored by OneWorld, WaterAid, GARNET, and IRC >According to the World Bank, demand-responsive approaches to rural water >and >sanitation service delivery help to promote innovation and flexibility. >They >also help develop powerful incentives for a wide range of stakeholder >groups - >communities, NGO's and others - to participate. This conference will aim >to >examine the concept and discuss its practical application. This discussion >will >be the first in a series of electronic conferences being organized to >promote >dialogue and knowledge sharing among practitioners in the water and >sanitation >sector. Each of the moderated conferences will focus on a specific theme >related >in particular to rural water and sanitation. In 1999, four conferences are >planned. > >Although several of these discussions will not begin until early to >mid-May, we >invite you to subscribe now to any or all of these lists. All you need is >an >email account. > >To subscribe, please send a message (do not enter a subject) to: > > MAJORDOMO-AT-JAZZ.WORLDBANK.ORG > >In the body of the message, type: > > SUBSCRIBE CDF >(if you want to join the list on the Comprehensive Development Framework) > > SUBSCRIBE DMED >(if you want to join the list on Democracy, Market Economy, and >Development) > > SUBSCRIBE SE-IMPACT >(if you want to join the list on Social and Environmental Impact of >Privatization) > > SUBSCRIBE PARTENARIATS >(if you want to join the list in French and English on Partnerships with >the >Private Sector in Africa) > >To join the discussion on Rural Water and Sanitation, please send a message >asking to subscribe to the list owner at: > dra-request-AT-mailbase.ac.uk > >For each dialogue you subscribe to, you will receive a welcome message with >instructions on how to post messages, unsubscribe, etc. The discussions >will >then be officially launched with an opening message from the moderators. >The >moderators will prepare weekly summaries of the discussion as well as a >final >summary -- which will be distributed to all list members and posted on the >website. > >If you do not subscribe, you will still be able to read the messages on the >Development Forum website, but you will not be able to send messages >without >first subscribing to the list. > >We hope you will be able to join us. Please feel free to distribute this >announcement as widely as possible to friends and colleagues who might be >interested in participating. We particularly invite cross-posting of this >message to other lists. Please contact DEVFORUM-AT-WORLDBANK.ORG if you have >any >questions. > > > Radhika Gajjala http://ernie.bgsu.edu/~radhik alternate email addresses cyberdiva16-AT-hotmail.com cyber.diva-AT-mailcity.com --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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