World Bank Institute (WBI)

The World Bank Institute (WBI) is a global connector of knowledge, learning and innovation for poverty reduction. We connect practitioners and institutions to help them find suitable solutions to their development challenges. With a focus on the "how" of reform, we link knowledge from around the world and scale up innovations. Read More »

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Mobile Survey Empowers Citizens to Assess Justice Services in Niger
The ODTA-ICT4Gov program worked closely with the Prime Minister’s office and all four mobile phone operators in Niger to develop and integrate a mobile-based platform  to evaluate users’ experience with the justice system. Read More »
(c) ODTA-ICT4Gov, Graphic shows the percent of respondents that came from each region in Niger.
Incubating Agricultural Innovations
Read about the success story and growth of Brazil, which today is one of the biggest agricultural exporters in the world. Read More »
(c) World Bank, Brazilian farmer
India Development Marketplace Awards 20 Grants
The India Development Marketplace just awarded 20 grants to scale up innovative business models in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.   Read More »
(c) World Bank, 2013 India Development Marketplace
Helping Sudan’s Media to ‘Follow the Money’
When the World Bank Institute (WBI) asked Sudanese citizens what public service issues really matter to them, the responses flooded in. Read More »
(c) AFP, Ashraf Shazly. A Sudanese woman reading a newspaper.
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Activities

E-learning
Advanced Poverty Analysis
This demanding eight-module course explains how to measure poverty,...
May 19, 2013 (All day)
Course
Engaging the Private Sector to Achieve Health Systems Goals
A Policy Course on “Engaging the Private Sector to Achieve Health...
May 27, 2013 (All day)
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Course
Engaging the Private Sector to Achieve Health Systems Goals
A Policy Course on “Engaging the Private Sector to Achieve Health...
May 27, 2013 (All day)
Course
World Bank-Annenberg 2013 Summer Institute Course in Communication and Governance
2013 Summer Institute in Communication and Governance Reform.
May 28, 2013
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Advanced Poverty Analysis
This demanding eight-module course explains how to measure poverty,...
May 19, 2013 (All day)
Policies for Jobs
This course aims takes a hard look at the challenges of employment...
June 2, 2013 (All day)
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IN DEPTH

ALUMNI
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Alumni Program

 The network links the community of WBI alumni, staff, and scholars to share new lessons, concepts, ideas, and

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SCHOLARSHIPS
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Scholarships and Fellowships

 The Scholarship Program and the Fellowships Program are vehicles for knowledge sharing

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SLIDESHOW
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WBI: Working for Results

 The World Bank Institute (WBI) is a global connector of knowledge, learning and

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DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH
Development Outreach
Development Outreach

 Some assert that development has been a clear success. Others may argue that it has failed. Some say that it has

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VIDEO
Apps for Development
Apps for Development

 The World Bank has challenged the public to create innovative software applications that move us a

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