I Share ~ ' ' I L6 - .-. .',T' ' I' " * hi- =. TO FIGHT POVERTY with passion and professionalism for lasting results. TO HELP PEOPLE help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity, and forging in the public and private sectors. TO BE AN EXCELLENTINSTITUTION that is able to attract, excite, and nurture diverse and committed staff with exceptional skillswho know how to listen and learn, T his has been an important year for the international development community, and an exciting first year for me as head of the World Bank Group. Vital partnerships on many different levels have been forged or strengthened during this time. These key partnerships-within and between government, organizations, and corporations- facilitate the World Bank Group's vital work of creating opportunity for the world's poor. Today, we stand at a critical crossroads in the global fight against poverty. Spectacular progress has been achieved in reducing global poverty: over the last quarter-century, the number of people worldwide living on less than $1a day fell by 500 million. If the current trends continue, by 2015, another 400 million people will escape poverty. Sub-Saharan Africa, on the other hand, is the one region where the number of poor is projected to increase. We cannot achieve progress in the global fight against poverty, without achieving progress in Africa. As I began my tenure last June, I urged public and private sectors from throughout the world to work together to make Africa the "continent of hope." Africa, in close coordination with its global partners, has already taken bold steps. At the G8 Summit in Gleneagles last year, world leaders reached a groundbreaking agreement to double aid to Africa and cancel the multilateral debt of the world's poorest countries. In exchange, African leaders pledged to strengthen their governance and promote policies that will enhance the overall impact of aid. And thanks to international commitments to cover the cost of debt relief, the World Bank was able to announce a $37 billion debt relief package for the poorest nations, many of which are in Africa. Ultimately, any strategy for confronting long-term development challenges depends on the dedication and participation of all stakeholders: from governments to private firms to individual citizens. The Staff Exchange Program, and the other Partnership Programs, committed to the exchange of information and skills, embody this spirit of partnership. I hope the stories of colleagues who have participated in these programs will inspire you. Paul D. Wolfowitz President, World Bank Group SEP GLOBAL PARTNERS ABB Department for International International Food Policy Research Placer Dome Inc. ACE Bermuda Development (DFID) Institute (IFPRI) Plan Internat~onal Acea SpA Deutsche Bank lnternat~onalInstitute for PricewaterhouseC~o~ers(PwC) Action Aid Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Management Development (IMD) Rabobank Nederland Afrrcan Development Bank Group Technische Zusammenarbe~t International Labour Organ~zation RIOTinto PJc (AfDB) GmbH (GTZ) (IL.0) Royal Mail Afr~canTrade Insurance Agency Deutsche Post World Net International Monetary Fund (IMF) Samsung Corporation Aga Khan Fund for Econom~c Deutscher Enrwicklungsdienst International NGO Traiinlng and Sanwa Bank L~mited Development (AKFED) (DEDI Research Centre (INTRAC) SAP AG Agence Franqaise de Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) lnternat~onalWomen's Health Saud~Arab~an!Monetary Agency Developpement (AFD) Development Bank of Southern Coalrtron (IWHC) (SAMA) Alstom Africa (DBSA) International Youth Foundanon Saudi Aramco A 0 0 Consulting (Niger~a) Dexia (IYF) Schlurnberger Cambr~dgeResearch APM Terminals International B.V. Dow AgroSciences LLC lslam~cDevelopment Bank Group (SCR) Arab Urban Development lnst~tute Dresdner Bank AG IUCN-World Conservatron Union Scottish Enterprrse (AUDI) EastWest lnstitute (EWI) Japan-Cabinet Office Severn Trent Water Internat~onal Asian Development Bank (ADB) Econom~csEducation and Research Japan-Economic Planning Agency Shell International Austral~anAgency for lnternat~onal Consortium (EERC) Japan-~Min~stry of F~nance Sh~nseiBank Development (AusAlD) Eksport Kredit Fonden (EKF) Japan Bank for International Stemens Austral~anNational Un~versity Electric~tide France (EDF) Cooperation (JBIC) Societe Generale (ANU) Emirates Bank International Japan External Trade Solena Group Austria: Government of Austr~a European Bank for Reconstruction Organizat~on-lnst~tute of Spain-M~n~stry of Economy Autostrade SpA and Development (EBRD) Developrng Economies (JETRO- Stanford University Aventis European Commiss~on(EC) IDE) State Environmental Protection Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) European Investment Bank iEIB) Japan International Cooperation Administration, Chrna (SEPA) Baker & McKenzre (Solicrtors and ~ u r o p e a nTraining Foundation Agency (JICA) Suez Attorneys) (ETF) J o ~ nAfrica Institute (JAI) t Sumitomo Corporation Banca Intesa Export-Import Bank of Korea IP Morean Chase & Co Swed~shlnternatronal Development Bank For Internat~onalSettlements ( K E X I M ~ ~ a n s aElectric Power Company i Cooperat~onAgency (SIDA) (BlS) ExxonMob~l (KEPCO) Syngenta Bank of England Fann~eMae KfW Bankenrrupue Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & C o Bank of Israel Fauna & Flora lnternatronal iFFIi, Komatsu ~td':( ~ d m a t s u ) , Bank of Korea Federal Emergency Management Korea-Ministry of Education & Thames Water ~ l c ' Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubish~(BTM) Agency (FEhllA) Human Resources Development The Mersey Parrnershlp (TMP) Banque de France Financ~alReportrne Counc~l(FRC) Korea-iM~n~stry of Environment The Nature Conservancy (TNCI Bavarian Ministry for Econom~c Frnancial Supervrs~ry~ o m m ~ s s ~ o n ; Korea-Min~stry of Finance and T N O Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport Korea (FSC) Economy (MOFE) Tokyo Electr~cPower Company & Technology F~nancialSuperv~soryService, Korea-Ministry of Information (TEPCO) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Korea (FSS) and Commun~catron(MIC) TOTAL S.A. 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Un~tedNations Financing for H U LAutonomous Reglon Idemrtsu Kosan Co., Ltd. M ~ z u h oCorporate Bank Development Secretar~at C h ~ n aF~nanc~al & Ec~nomrc Ingenieur-Gesellschaft fur Moldova-Government of the Un~tedNations Office for Project Publ~sh~ngHouse (CFEPH) Internationale Planungsaufgaben Republrc of Services Cltrbank N A (IGIP) Mun~chRe Group Unrted States Postal Service (USPS) COMESA Clcar~ngHouse Inner & Eastern Health Care NAL merchant Bank PIC University of Arizona ConocoPh~ll~os Network (IEHCN) National Agency for Mineral Un~vers~tyof Glasgow Consultrng and Audit Canada lnstrtute of Publ~cAdm~n~stratron Resources, Romania Veolia Group (CAC) lnstituto Interamericano de Natsourcc Japan Co., Ltd. Volta R~verAuthority (VRA) Corporac~onAntioqu~aPresente Cooperaci6n para la Agricultura Nippon Ke~danren(Japan Business World Bus~nessCounc~lfor Corporacion interRed illCAI, Federat~on) Sustarnable Development , Cridit Agricole S.A. Inter-American Development Bank Nippon L ~ f eInsurance Company (WBCSD) CSIR, South Africa (IDB) Nippon Steel Corporat~on World Econormc Forum CSlRO L.and & Water, Australla lntercont~nentalConsultants and Novartis World L~nks Da~mlerChrysler Technocrats Pvt. Ltd., l n d ~ a(ICT) Organ~sat~onfor Econom~c World Tourlsm Organr~at~on De Nederlandsche Bank (Central International Enterpr~seSrngapore Co-operatron & Development World Trade Organ~zat~on(WTO) Bank of the Netherlands) (IE Singapore) (OECD) WWF Internat~onal( W F ) Ph~lippHolzmann lnternatronal Khal~faGmbH T he World Bank and its partners provide vital financial assistance, technical expertise and capacity building efforts to developing countries around the world. The Staff Exchange Program (SEP)supports this important mission through staff and knowledge sharing. Each strategic alliance we build provides a tangible link between the Bank's global mission and the clients it serves. Over the past ten years, over 350 SEP participants have partnered with private, public and civil society institutions to fight corruption, improve education, promote health initiatives, and develop infrastructure worldwide. And just as the World Bank continues to change and adapt to meet the needs of its global clients, SEP continues to assess and improve its impact on partnership strategy, sharehoJder relations and diversity, and workforce resources. T h s issue of Share explores "Capacity Building through Partnerships: A Reason for Hope." We are pleased to include for the first time contributions from participants of the Secondment Program, Voice Secondment Program (VSP)and Junior Professional Officers (JPO),all of which-along with SEP-fall under the Human Resources Partnership Programs Unit. These programs forge valuable global alliances; build capacity for the World Bank, its clients and its partners; support skill development and exchange; and provide end-to-end human resources support. We believe in President Wolfowitz's vision that good governance leads to better living standards for all, and that anti-corruption measures are critical to the development agenda. Without transparent and accountable institutions, poverty reduction efforts will falter. We also believe that SEP and the other Partnership Programs contribute to the advancement of this agenda, one project at a time. SEP participant Julie Viloria-Williams, assigned to the ILO, shows us how the organization's Local Economic Development initiatives have raised the living standards for many citizens around the world. Isidore Ondoki, a Voice Secondee from the Republic of Congo, defines what it takes-and what is at stake-for a successful partnership between African nations and the World Bank. Andreas Seiter, Secondment Program alumnus, explores the importance of international cooperation for determining pharmaceutical treatment options in middle-income countries. And SEP alumnus Michael Broemmel demonstrates how the German Development Service's partnership with the World Bank and others has led to significant results for developing nations. I invite you to read on for more examples of capacity building partnerships in action. We celebrate the on-the-ground work done by the Partnership Programs community, partners, participants, and friends by reinforcing our efforts to support the vital work of the global development community and we look forward to continued growth. BenedicteM. Boullet Program Manager, Human Resources PartnershipPrograms The World Bank Group ABOUTTHE STAFFEXCHANGE About the World Bank Group Our goal at the World Bank Group is s 0 reducapovertyandimprovelivingstandards ver the World Bank's 60-year h~story,the lnstltutlon has become a global by promoting sust~inahlegrowth and partnersh~pof 184 countries jo~nedtogether for a common purpose: to Improve the investments in ernergin4 economies. We quallty of l~fefor people throughout the world and to meet the challenges of provide loans, policy advice, kchnical susta~nabledevelopment. assistance and knowledgesharingsewices to h l p our developing country members The Staff Exchange Program (SEP),by building a growing network of relationships with achie~ethis objective. Our group of partner organizations from the private sector, the public sector and from all levels of civil institutionsincludes: society, enhances the skills of staff from both institutions and brings our partners into a strategic alliance serving our common purpose of development. The essence of the program is simple, exchanging knowledge by sharing staff and by increasing results on the ground. tlsl-I,wfw u w m m c h a n d D e w 1 ~ ~ FoundedIn1944,this single The objectives of the Staff Exchange Program are to: increase the development of strategic largest:providerof developmentloansm alliances with global partners; focus on long-term capacity building for developing middle-inrromadeveloping countries; enhance skills and knowledge of program participants; and foster cultural oormtriepIsalsoa majar diversity and awareness for the Bank and its development partners. c8taMaf similarfinancing from&er sources,the IBRDfunds *mRprinkribby b m d n g on international The SEP office is the focal point for establishing and maintaining these partnerships, and capital markets ensuring the institutional perspective of each assignment. The SEP office is the contact for ~~I advice and guidance on the process. -h- FoundedinIW, mists The staff exchange consists of single movements of staff in either direction based strictly IDA the pawesteouneiesby on business needs and measurable outcomes. For each new assignment the business case is prwldingimrast-free reviewed by the relevant management group to ensure adherence to the program ereditewirh 354yew objectives and the World Bank's business agenda and partnership strategy. maturities: IDAis funded primarilyby fiwemmem We agree with your representative on the mutual objectives, skills, needs, and corwibtrb'ons. developmental opportunities to be gained in each assignment. In all movements of staff, the host organization specifies the job description and terms of reference for the assignment. T l l a ~ F i n a o o s m a The sponsoring organization conducts a search for appropriate candidates. Sponsoring The IH: phm -- organizations identify and nominate individuals who have maintained a consistently e m p r h sh the dwhpingworldthrough strong performance record. loan and equity flnancinfi The sponsoring organization forwards appropriate staff profiles or curricula vitae to the and,%range ofa d h q - host organization for consideration. wrvfcw. Tlwbliflmd- The host organization assesses the nominated individuals and interviews them before a decision is made. MlGA affersimgstors insuranceagainst If the exchange is to be reciprocal, the receiving organization selects an individual to noncornmnrcialrisk and participate in the program. helps gwarnmantsIn The SEP office will discuss and agree with your representative on conditions of dewlapingcountriesattract fonigninvestment appointments and cost-sharing arrangements. Both organizations agree on the details of the partnership agreement. These agreements describe the assignment (clear expectations on work program, terms of reference, performance evaluation process, induction, training); administrative information (duration of the assignment, leave, relocation); and financial details (which organization pays for what). The participant joins the host organization for the start of the assignment. The duration is typically up to two years, with an extension of up to a third year if both organizations agree. The participant returns to the home organization at the end of the assignment and applies the new learning. Secondment Program future employment, and to diversify the "traditional" sources of recruitment. JPOs can apply for a more The Secondment Program was established to provide permanent appointment through the Bank's regular an opportunity for officials of a member country, recruitment process at anytime during their assignment. regional agency, development bank, international Thirty-one JPOs are projected to join in FY06. organization or private enterprise to contribute to the Bank's work program. It is often used as a pre- Voice Secondwent Program (VSP) recruitment step and provides a pipeline of tested and diverse candidates. It is a flexible alternative to the Following the Monterrey Consensus, the Bank's Board Staff Exchange Program (for instance, the length of the of Directors initiated the Voice Secondment Program in assignment can be shorter). Sixty-six Secondment April 2004 to increase the "voice" of the Developing participants are projected to join in FY06. and Transition Countries in the decision making process through capacity building in our member governments. Junior Professional Officers Program (JPO) The selected government officials join the Bank on a special assignment for six months and work in different The JPO Program offers young professionals from six units with a robust work program, along with an participating donor countries an opportunity to gain intensive learning program. The VSP is a very structured exposure and experience in the development field. It was program, with participants starting and ending the created to provide a pipeline of diverse candidates for assignments as a cohort. would like to offer my sincere thanks to Share? editorial committee. Their insightful comments and knowledgeable guidance helped shape the publication into an interesting, timely and relevant resource. The committee members include: Ms. Hana Brixi (WB),outgoing SEP participant assigned to the World Health Organization (WHO)in Beijing as Senior Economist; Mr. Randall Purcell (WB), outgoing SEP participant assigned to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)in Bangkok as Senior Regional Technical Adviser; Mr. Uday Mohan, Senior Communications Specialist, Communications Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI);Andreas Seiter (WB),Secondment Program alumnus, Health Specialist for the Health, Nutrition & Population Team (HDNHE); Christian Holde Severin (WB),Junior Professional Officer (JPO)with the Global Environment Facility Secretariat (GEF); and JaeHoon Yoo, incoming SEP participant from the Financial Supervisory Commission in Korea, Senior Securities Market Specialist, Financial Sector Operations & Policy (OPD). Thank you lor your commitment, time and valuable input. Benedicte Boullet Skills and Expertise Joerg-Werner Haas, a German national from GTZ, has been posted Do-Ceol Ahn, a Korean national from to the World Bank's Transport and the Ministry of Planning and Budget, Urban Development Department, PevertyReduction& Economic Korea, joined the World Bank Cities Alliance Program, as a senior Management Institute, Knowledge for Development, urban specialist. Economic Management, as a senior public sector specialist. Industry, Trade and Integration, Fareed Hassan, Sudanese national, Public Sector Governance, Heme Mleia, French national, from joined the Islamic Development Bank, Anti-Corruption and Public the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Saudi Arabia, as a senior evaluation Administration Industry, France, joined the World officer. At the World Bank, Fareed was Bank's East Asia and Pacific Region, a senior evaluation officer at the EconomicDevelopment Central Operational Services, as a Operations Evaluation Department, Infrastructure, Financial and senior financial management specialist. Country Evaluation & Regional Private Sector Development, Relations Unit. JohnDavidson,Australian national, Investment, Project Finance and from AusAid, Australia, joined the John Heath, Mexican national, joined Guarantees, Law and Justice World Bank's Poverty Reduction & the Department for International Economic Management Network, Development, United Kingdom, as a Hmmn Development Public Sector Governance, as a senior senior evaluations adviser. At the Education, Health, Nutrition, public sector specialist. World Bank, John was a senior Population,Social Protection evaluations officer in the Operations and Risk Management G k i e bF m c z , US national, has Evaluations Department. been posted to the Banque de France, SocialDevelep~lent France, as a special adviser. At the PedroHume-MendioaTato, Agricuhre and Rural World Bank, Gabriella was a lead Spanish national, from the Ministry Development, Environment financial sector specialist in the of Finance, Spain, joined the World and Natural Resources Financial Sector Operations and Bank's Environment Department, Management Policy, Financial Market Integrity Unit. Carbon Finance, as a senior financial specialist. TomohiroF&gafa, a Japanese Others national from Mizuho Corporate Accounting, Auditing and BradleyJulian,a US national from Bank, Ltd., joined the 1FCysResource Financial Management, General APM TerminalslMaersk, joined the Mobilization Department, B Loan Services, Human Resources, World Bank's Transport and Urban Management, as an investment officer. Development Department, Transport Information and Unit, as a transport specialist. Communication, Monitoring JamesGarmtt,a US national from the and Evaluation, Procurement, International Food Policy Research Jung-KwanKim, a Korean national Treasury Operations Institute, joined the World Bank's from the Ministry of Finance and Health, Nutrition and Population Economy, Korea, joined the World PolicyDialogueCapacity Team as a senior economist. Bank's Global Programs and Advanced technical skillsto Partnerships as a senior cofinancing formulate and implement I GabrielaGonzalez,Venezuelan officer. projects and programs, national, joined the Inter-American Ability to make cross-sectoral Institute for Cooperation in JungMin Kim, Korean national, from approach, Ability to deal with Agriculture, Brazil, as a financial the Ministry of Planning and Budget, complex operations and economist. At the World Bank, Korea, joined the World Bank regulations I Gabriela was a financial officer in the Institute, Poverty Reduction and Quantitative Strategies, Risk and Economic Management, as a senior Analytics Department. public sector specialist. Barbara Lee,US national, has been posted to the Beatrice Alperte, French national, from the Ministry of Swedish International Development Cooperation Economy, Finance and Industry, France, finished her Agency, Sweden, as an adviser. At the World Bank, assignment as a senior public sector specialist in the she was an adviser in the Office of the Vice President, Africa Vice Presidency, Public Sector Reform & Capacity. Infrastructure. ll-Whan An, a Korean national from the Ministry of Yang Lirong, Chinese national, from the China State Planning & Budget, Korea, completed his assignment as Environmental Protection Administration, joined the a senior public sector specialist with the World Bank World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Region, Institute, Knowledge for Development. Environment Unit, as a senior environmental specialist. Fetdinand Bakonp, a Cameroonian national from the Alexattdre Marc, French national, has been posted to African Development Bank, completed his assignment as the Roma Education Fund, Hungary, as the Interim senior economist with the Operations Policy & Country Director. At the World Bank, Alexandre was a sector Services, Country Economics Unit. manager in the Environmentally & Socially Sustainable Mark Bassett, a British national from the British United Development Department, Europe & Central Asia Provident Association (BUPA), UK, has completed his Vice Presidency. assignment as a senior health specialist with the World CedricMousset, a French national from the Banque de Bank's Human Development Network, Health, France, joined the World Bank's Financial Sector Nutrition & Population Team. Operations and Policy, Financial Market Integrity Unit Abdellatif Bernonssi, a Moroccan national from the as a senior financial sector specialist. African Development Bank, Tunisia, finished his Randall hud, US national, has been posted to the assignment as a senior economist with the World Bank's United Nations Development Programme, Thailand, as Africa Technical Families, PREM 3. a Senior Regional Technical Adviser. At the World Bank, Birgit Brarmwiewr?Austrian national, finished her Randall was a senior partnership specialist in the Global assignment with the Austrian Business Agency. Programs and Partnerships unit. d ,a German national from DED, Kwang-Hyun Seo, Korean national, from the Ministry MichaelB Germany, has completed his assignment as a senior of Information and Communication, Korea, joined the operations officer with the World Bank's Africa World Bank's Information Solutions Group, Global Connectivity Solutions, as a senior information officer. Technical Families, Operational Quality & Knowledge. Barbara Weber, a German national from DED, Jeffrey Davidson, US national, from Placer Dome Latin joined the World Bank's Africa Technical Families, America, Chile, completed his assignment as a senior Operational Quality and Knowledge Unit, as a senior mining specialist in the Oil, Gas, Mining & Chemicals operations officer. Department. JaeHoonYoo,a Korean national from the Financial JeanDelimard, a French national from the Ministry of Supervisory Commission, joined the World Bank's Economy, Finance and Industry, France, finished his Financial Sector Operations and Policy, Financial Market assignment as a procurement specialist with the World Integrity Unit, as a senior securities market specialist. Bank's Africa Technical Families, Operational Quality & Knowledge. Moving On Kanny Diallo, a Senegalese national from the African Development Bank, Tunisia, completed her assignment Undala Alam, a British national from the UN Office for as a senior economist with the World Bank's AFR Project Services, New York, completed his assignment as Regional Integration office. a water resources specialist with the World Bank's Africa Technical Families, Water and Urban 2. SewrineDisgtmam,a French national from Veolia Water, his assignment as a senior economist with the World France, completed her assignment as a senior financial Bank's Transport and Urban Development officer with Infrastructure, Economics and Finance. Department, Urban Unit. NedFantom, British national from the Department ChaowooLee, a Korean national from the Ministry of for International Development, UK, completed his Finance & Economy, Korea, finished his assignment as a assignment as a senior statistician in the Development senior co-financing officer with the World Bank's Trust Economics Vice Presidency, Development Data Group. Fund Strategy and Donor Relations Department. Reiner Fomter, German national from GTZ, Germany, Graeme Lee, a British national from Royal Mail Inc., finished his assignment as a social development UK, completed his assignment as a senior postal policy specialist in the Social Development Department. specialist with the Joint BankOFC Units Global Information & Communication Technologies, Policy Emma G&, an Australian national from Baker and Division (IBRD Telecom & Informatics). McKenzie, Australia, completed her assignment as Counsel with the World Bank's Legal Department, ESSD SevngJaeLee, a Korean national from the Ministry of & International Law Division. Finance and Economy, Korea, completed his assignment as a senior financial economist with the World Bank's EugeneGureako, US national, finished his assignment Europe and Central Asia Sector Units, Private & with Munich Re, Germany, as a risk manager. He Financial Sectors Development Sector Unit. returned to the World Bank's Financial Sector Operations and Policy unit as a senior insurance specialist. Wei-JmL m ,Singaporean national, finished his assignment as assistant director with IE Singapore. He MasayaInamura, a Japanese national from Mitsui, returned to the IFC's Trust Funds Department as a Japan, completed his assignment as a senior operations projects officer. specialist with the World Bank's Environment Department, Carbon Finance. Ivhreen Lewis, US national, finished her assignment with the Center for Global Development as a senior Maria Iskaudar8ni, a German national from GTZ, research fellow. She returned to the World Bank's Germany, completed her assignment as a research Human Development Network, Office of the Senior analyst with the Consultative Group for International Vice President & Head of Network as an adviser. Agricultural Research, Executive Secretariat. C o h innergan, an Australian national from AusAlD, Rajiv Kalsi, Indian national, finished his assignment as a Australia, completed his assignment as an adviser with senior economist with the Japan Bank for International the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, Cooperation, Japan. Global Development Learning Network. Kai Kikuiri, a Japanese national from the Japan Neil Macpherson, a British national from the International Cooperation Agency completed her Department for International Development, UK, assignment as a cofinancing officer in the Trust Fund completed his assignment as a senior rural development Strategy and Donor Relations Department. specialist with the World Bank's Agricultural and Rural E& Kuight,a British national from the Bank for Development Department. International Settlements, Switzerland, completed his Takeshi Maeda, a Japanese national from Mizuho assignment as a senior auditor with the World Bank's Corporate Bank, Ltd., New York, completed his Internal Auditing Department. assignment as a participations officer with the IFC's David Leblanc, a French national from the Ministry Resource Mobilization Department, B Loan of Economy, Finance and Industry, France, completed Management. Gary M c M b , Canadian national, from the Global NicofiSmithem, a British national from the Department Development Network, completed his assignment as a for International Development, UK, finished her lead economist in the Poverty Reduction & Economic assignment as an adviser with the World Bank's Poverty Management Network, Poverty Reduction Group. Reduction & Economic Management Network, Public Sector Governance Department. Peter Mwanalcatwe, a Zambian national from the African Development Bank, Tunisia, completed his Camellia Staykov;l, a Bulgarian national with Thames assignment as a senior economist with the World Bank's Water, UK, completed her assignment as a water and Africa Technical Families, PREM 2. sanitation specialist in the World Bank's Energy and Water Department, Water & Sanitation Division. Yugo Nakamura, a Japanese national from Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Japan, completed his assignment as an Richard Stern, a US national from the International environmental specialist with the World Bank's Monetary Fund, completed his assignment as a senior Environment Department, Carbon Finance. investment policy officer with the Joint BankAFC Units InvestmentClimate, Foreign Investment. Ian Noble, an Australian national from the Australian National University, completed his assignment as an SbigekiThkada,a Japanese national from the Japan Bank adviser with the World Bank's Environment for International Cooperation, Japan, finished his Department, Carbon Finance. assignment as an economist with the World Bank's Resource Mobilization Department. Tbomas O'Brien, Irish national, finished his assignment as General Manager with The Mersey Partnership, UIZ. Myrim Thikge, a French national from the Ministry He returned to the World Bank's Operations Evaluation of Economy, Finance and Industry, France, completed her Department, Corporation Evaluation & Methods, as a assignment as a human resources officer with the IFC's lead evaluation officer. Human Resources Programs. Klaus Oppemam~,German national, from Kreditanstalt JaqwT e ,French national, finished his fiir Wiederaufbau (KfW),completed his assignment as an assignment as microcredit senior manager with the Aga environmental economist in the World Bank's Khan Fund for Economic Development. Environment Department, Carbon Finance. Bamory Traore,a Burkinabe national from the African Peter Pales& a German national from GTZ, Germany, Development Bank, Tunisia, completed his assignment as completed his assignment as a senior urban specialist a senior economist with the World Bank's Africa with the World Bank's Transport and Urban Technical Families, Transport Unit. Development Department, Cities Alliance. Louis Vos, Dutch national, finished his assignment Youg-Chun Park, a Korean national from the Ministry with Kreditanstalt fiir Wiederaufbau (KfW),Germany. of Finance & Economy, Korea, finished his assignment as He returned to IFC's Infrastructure Department, a senior economist with the World Bank's Africa Investments Division, as a senior investment officer. Technical Families, PREM 2. Charles Watt, British national, from Scottish Enterprise, JesicaSeam, a US national from ILO, Switzerland, Scotland, completed his assignment as a senior ICT complered her assignment as a publications analyst with policy specialist in the World Bank's Global Information the World Bank's External Affairs, Communications, and Communication Technologies Department. United Nations Affairs, Office of the Publisher. Tae-JoqSeo,a Korean national from the Financial Supervisory Commission, completed his assignment as a knowledge management officer in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, Knowledge Management Unit. THEFIRSTVSP COHORTGRADUATES The recently established Voice Secondmenr Program (VSP) has had an extremely successful launch for participants and for the World Bank. F allowing the Monterrey Consensus, the Bank's the incoming participants, the Bank gains significantly Board of Directors initiated the Voice Secondment from their contributions to its work. The program is Program in April 2004 to increase the "voice" of truly an excellent example of building capacity through the Developing and Transition Countries in the decision partnerships. Several participants have mentioned that making process through capacity building in our the secondment assignment has given them far more member governments. The selected government officials than the technical and business experience they join the Bank on a special assignment for six months expected to gain. They also learned organizational and work in different units following an intensive skills, sharing, transparency, and, most of all, induction program. The VSP is a very structured tolerance. These constitute a strong foundation for learning program and participants start and end the better results in the development world and generate assignments as a cohort. The first cohort started in hope for our future work. February 2005 and consisted of sixteen participants. Giem Eren-Baig is ProgramCoordinatorforthe World They graduated in early August 2005 with great success. Bank's Voice SecondmemProgram. The capacity building effort works as a two-way street. While a majority of the learning is done on behalf of - Mambers af the inauguralVoice SecondmentProgram,ZK5. Cg The Voice Secondrnent Program is truly an excellent example of building capacity through partnerships. Several participants have mentioned that the secondrnent assignment has given them far more than the technical and business experience they expected to gain. They also learned organizational skills, sharing, transparency, and, most of all, tolerance. These constitute a strong foundation for better results in the development world and generate hope for our future work. 33 'MANAGEMENT: A CHALLENGEFOR Andreas Seiter, Secondment Program alumnus and current Health Specialist at the World Bank, reflects on his operational experience in client countries in the regions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Middle East and North Africa. iddle-income countries are important clients factor. Several newer and older medicines are very cost- for the Bank from a financial and political effective in a sense that they reduce hospitalization or perspective, with a spectrum of demands late stage complications of chronic diseases (think for different from the low-income bracket of countries. example of diabetes). But on the other hand, doctors They have access to capital markets, where they can tend to over-prescribe under the influence of patient borrow money with less bureaucracy than the Bank demand or industry promotion for new drugs. Some new typically requires. One reason that most of them and expensive drugs are hardly more effective than older continue to do work with the Bank is their interest in and cheaper drugs. Several developed countries have the know-how and technical support that comes with a introduced mechanisms to assess the cost-effectiveness Bank project. Many of these countries are in the of new drugs before they include them in the process of building institutional and technical capacity reimbursement list. Such an assessment is scientifically in order to improve their economic growth perspectives challenging and requires access to reliable data on the and internal social balance. cost of certain diseases. Results cannot be easily transferred to another country, unless health systems The health sector is a field in which emerging economies are very similar in their set-up and cost structure. have significant needs to catch up and improve system performance, while keeping ever growing expenditure For middle-income countries, setting up a separate under control. A problem, for example, in EU accession scientific body to assess the economic value of new countries in Eastern Europe is that their population treatments is usually beyond their means. This is not compares their own standard of living with Western only a cost problem; there is also a lack of experts with Europe. This creates demands for fast upgrades of pharmaco-economic training and experience. In such national health systems. For consumers, medicines are a countries, decisions for including certain new drugs in proxy for the quality of a health system, next to access the reimbursement list are mostly done by committees to doctors and the perceived quality of care they receive dominated by medical experts, who have less of an in clinics and hospitals. In the absence of neutral incentive to keep an eye on the health budget. A information on pharmaceutical treatment, expensive possible solution