People, Perspectives, SlSkills,lKnowledge,L Learning U. -U .. . . -,-. - - -vs : 00430Lc 3 7 - ~ ~~ . .. --a-- - '-.-' - , ' -. - . -,; '- ' -. --,7SS#:'-,'',.- ...........',:.'- '"' 8'- .'.' '''' > ' ' -J , - '- W - '' '' ' " ''' '"' ',-1' - World Ranke Group Minnion 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 partnerships in the public and private sectors. To be an excellent institution that is able to attract, excite, and nurture diverse and committed staff with exceptional skills who know how to listen and learn. An Invitation to Share ore than 50 years after the World Bank made its first loan, we turn to our partners in development to help us create a renewed Bank-one that shares its most important resource, its people. The World Bank Group's Staff Exchange Program is essentially a sharing of staff between the Bank and a partner institution, with a particular focus on the private sector. Through it, we hope to develop - long-lasting relationships, foster cultural exchange, and enhance the skills of both organizations. Together we can make a positive into a basis on which difference in the global development arena. partnership is created, built Over the past decade, the development environment for the Bank's clients has changed dramatically. The private sector has become more active, governments have become more accountable for their had ... it is truly an countries' development, and all the global players rely increasingly on enrichment and a recognition the capacity to share knowledge and learning more rapidly. Our Staff Exchange Program is one of the most effective ways of of the dzfferent focus that the sharing knowledge across and within our various companies, Bank has in development. institutions, and sectors, and of fostering cultural change in the global development community. Address to the "n i t i. ir. Program Second Annual Conference and Expo, May- 2001 In the end, the almost 5 billion people who live in emerging economies deserve the benefits that an effective and competent global development partnership can provide. With our collaboration, the Staff Exchange Program can make this happen. James D. Wolfensohn President World Bank Group I Staff Exchange global partners M any organizations-private industry, nongovernmental organizations, the public sector. development agencies-from all regions c Mthe world currently participate in the Staff Exchange Program. ABB Deutsche Gesellschaft fur International Labour PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Abdo & Abdo, Attorneys Technische Zusammenarbeit Organization (ILO) Rio Tinto, plc ACE Bermuda (GTZ) International Monetary Fund Samsung Corporation ActionAid Deutsche Post World Net (IMF) Sanwa Bank Limited African Development Bank Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) International Women's Health Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Group (AfDB) Development Bank of Southern Coalition (IWHC) (SAMA) Aga Khan Fund for Economic Africa (DBSA) International Youth Foundation Saudi Aramco Development (AKFED) Dexia (IYF) Schlumberger Cambridge Agence Francaise de Dow AgroSciences LLC IUCN - World Conservation Research Developpement (AFD) Dresdner Bank Union Scottish Enterprise Alstom EastWest Institute (EWI) Japan - Economic Planning Severn Trent Water International Arab Urban Development Economics Education and Agency Shell International Institute (AUDI) Research Consortium (EERC) Japan - Ministry of Finance Shinsei Bank Austria, Government of Electricite de France (EDF) Japan Bank for International Siemens Autostrade SpA European Bank for Cooperation (JBIC) Societe Generale Aventis Reconstruction and Japan External Trade Stanford University Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) Development (EBRD) Organization (JETRO) State Environmental Protection Bank of England European Commission (EC) Japan International Cooperation Administration (SEPA), China Bank of Israel European Investment Bank (EIB) Agency (JICA) Suez Bank of Korea European Training Foundation J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Sumitomo Corporation Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM) (ETF) Kansai Electric Power Company Swedish International Banque de France Export-Import Bank of Korea Keidanren Development Cooperation Boston University (KEXIM) Korea - Ministry of Education Agency (SIDA) BP ExxonMobil Korea - Ministry of Finance & TNO International Brisbane City Council/Brisbane Federal Emergency Management Economy Tokyo Electric Power Company City Enterprises Ltd. Agency (FEMA), USA Korea - Ministry of Planning and (TEPCO) Caisse des Depots et Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG Budget Tractebel Group Consignations (CDC) Financial Supervisory Service. Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic UBS AG Canadian International Korea (FSS) Development UN Centre for Regional Development Agency (CIDA) Food and Agriculture Lalimeyer International Development (UNCRD) Central Bank of West African Organization of the United MBC International Bank Limited, United Bank for Africa, plc States (BCEAO) Nations (FAO) Nigeria United Nations (UN) CH2M Hill Family of Companies Fountain Publishers, Uganda Merck & Company United Nations Children's Fund China Financial and Economic Fuji Bank, Ltd. Mersey Partnership (UNICEF) Publishing House (CFEPH) Human Resources Development Middlesex University United Nations Development COMESA Clearing House Canada (HRDC) Millennium Institute Programme (UNDP) Conoco IDA Ireland Mitsui & Company University of Arizona Consulting and Audit Canada Ingenieur-Gesellschaft fur Moldova, Government of the University of Glasgow (CAC) Internationale Republic of Vivendi Group Corporaci6n Antioquia Presente Planungsaufgaben (IGIP) Munich Re Group Westvaico Corporaci6n interRed Inner & Eastern Health Care NAL Merchant Bank plc World Links for Development Credit Agricole Indosuez (CA) Network (IEHCN) Nippon Life Insurance Company Organization CSIR, South Africa Inter-American Development Nippon Steel Corporation CSIRO Land and Water, Bank (IDB) Novartis Crop Protection AG Australia International Food Policy Organisation for Economic DaimlerChrysler Research Institute (IFPRI) Co-operation & Development Department for International International Institute for (OECD) New partners join the exchange Development (DFID), U.K. Management Development Philipp Holzmann AG program all the time. This was thefulJ Deutsche Bank (IMD) Placer Dome list at the end of August 2001. Il_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Welcome Dear Partners: Share Peoplc, P'crspcctivcs, Skills, Knowlcdgc, ILcarning T en years ago development decisions were made by a pretty small group of people- IIs ue 4 Fall 2001 the heads of the organizations that provided official development assistance and the presidents and finance ministers of recipient nations. The role of private parties was lim- About the Staff Exchange Program 4 iledl. That has changed. In 1990 the flow of private funds to developing countries was about $30 billion a year. Official development assistance was $60 billion. Today, private flows are about $200 Moving in, moving on 6 billion-down from their peak of $300 billion before the 1997-98 Asian crisis-while of- Sharc pavs dividcnds 7 ficial assistance is about $50 billion. Clearly more people than ever are involved in what used to be called "foreign aid"- in modern economics S teaching, making investment decisions, sharing technical expertise, and building houses, roads, and clinics. The change has been so great that the old scheme of bilateral and multi- Exccounta nsilits 9 Lateral assistance has become almost meaningless. Bilateral links remain, but they now in- volve more than government agencies-partners and stakeholders from the private sector FxxonMobil strivcs to promotc arid civil society are almost sure to be involved in all phases of the relationship. road safety in Africa 10 Multilateral links, too, are increasingly likely to be multisectoral-as organizations seek Rcdcfininig global citizcnship II synergistic relations with others in combinations that maximize each partner's strengths. The niultistakcholdcr modcl This issue of Share explores the new landscape of development assistance from two per- and the 2002 Earth Summit 12 spectives-the personal and the corporate-and identifies some of the internal dynamics Postal systems in the Intcrnct agc 13 of the new partnerships. Corporate citizenship. a familiar concept at the national level, has gone global, as the UnlIashcing the powar of partncrships first five articles show. Ulrich Hewer, for example, is using his time away from the World and cxpo 14 Bank to direct the activities of the Economics Education and Research Consortium. Funded cooperatively by governments, foundations, and corporations, the EERC will make sure that A case of spontaneous connection 2 fiuture policymakers in Russia and the Ukraine have the training in modem economics they l)oes onc partncrshiip lead to anothier? 23 ,will need to develop realistic and effective policy options. The personial pricc of profcssionalismn 25 The next pieces describe the corporate citizenship of four Staff Exchange Program partners- Forcigni dircct investment ABB, ExxonMobil. Merck, and Deutsche Post World Net. Deutsche Post's Jtirgen Lohmeyer, and Scotlanid's transforimiation 27 in describing his company's partnership with the World Bank to build reliable postal systems 2l'c n8w Dublincrs in the developing world, modestly refrains from mentioning that the partnership between the two institutions arose as a result of his own participation in the Staff Exchange Program. On the personal side, Qingfeng Zhang and his colleagues recount a case of "spontaneous connection" in which the Thursday Lunch-a longstanding forum for the staff exchange com- niunity at the Bank-has spun off a new group built on the satisfaction gained from dis- cussing international issues with others immersed in the exchange experience. As Maurice Fitz Gerald noted in the last issue of Share, that experience can be a diffi- cult personal challenge. In this issue, Ivy Cheng favors us with an intimate account of her exchange assignment at a U.N. agency in Japan, which she fulfilled successfully but only at the cost of painful separation from her family. Why did Ivy, like so many others, choose to make that sacrifice? The answers will be as different as the people who give them-but I am pretty sure that every one will include some version of Jim Wolfensohn's remark at the second annual Staff Exchange Program conference last May: "If we can't deal with the question of poverty, there just won't be peace on the planet for our children." Peace-and my best personal regards, Pauline B. Ramprasad Cover illustration by jamesYang Editing, design, and layout by Commrunications Manager, Staff Exchange Program Development Incorporated The World Bank Group I About the Staff Exchange Program O ur goal at the World Bank Group is to er the World Bank's more than 50- In all movements of staff, the host organi- reduce poverty and improve living year history, we have become a zation specifies the job description and terms standards by promoting sustainable growth global partnership in which 183 of reference for the assignment. and investments in emerging economies. We countries have joined together for a common A search is conducted within the sponsor- provide loans, technical assistance, and pol- purpose: to improve the quality of life for ing organization for appropriate candidates. icy guidance to help our developing country people throughout the world and meet the Sponsoring organizations will identify and members achieve this objective. challenges of sustainable development. nominate individuals who have maintained a Our group of institutions includes: The Staff Exchange Program, by building consistently strong performance record. a growing network of relationships with part- The sponsoring organization forwards ap- The International Bankfor ner organizations from the private sector and propriate staff profiles or curricula vitae (CVs) WORLD BA-NK Reconstruction and from all levels of civil society, enhances the to the host organization for consideration. i Development. Founded in 1944, skills of the Bank Group's staff and brings our Individuals who are nominated are as- this single largest provider of partners into a strategic alliance serving our sessed by the host organization and inter- development loans to middle- common purpose of development. The viewed before a decision is made. income developing countries is essence of the program is very simple-we If the exchange is to be reciprocal, the re- also a major catalyst of similar exchange knowledge by sharing staff. And ceiving organization selects an individual to financing from other sources. with sharing comes partnership. participate in the program. The IBRD funds itself primarily The SEP office will discuss and agree by borrowing on international with your representative on cost-sharing capital markets. Our growing network of arrangements. The partnership agreement is finalized The International Development relationships with and signed by both organizations. These Association. Founded in 1960, partners from the agreements contain details of the assignment " IDAV IDA assists the poorest s a c (clear expectations on work program, terms countries by providing private sector and civil of reference, performance evaluation process, interest-free credits with society enhances staff induction, training, etc.); administrative in- 35-40 year maturities. IDA is formation (duration of the assignment, leave, primarily funded by skills and brings our relocation, etc.); and financial details (which government contributions. partners into a strategic organization pays for what). The participant joins the host organization TF( The International Finance alliance serving oufor the start of the assignment (the duration is t Corporation. The IFC supports COmmon purpose of typically up to two years, with an extension of private enterprises in the up to a third year if both organizations agree). developing world through loan development. The participant returns to the home orga- and equity financing and a nization at the end of the assignment and range of advisory services. applies the new learning. The Multilateral Investment How to join us Program objectives 1I.I.G.i. Guarantee Agency MIGA offers The SEP office is our focal point for * Develop closer partnerships and long-last- investors insurance against establishing and maintaining these part- ing relationships with other organizations noncommercial risk and helps nerships. The SEP manager is the contact operating in the global development arena. governments in developing for advice and guidance on the process. * Enhance the professional and technical countries attract foreign The steps to establish the partnership agree- skills and expertise of participants (both oUI investment. ment follow. staff and those of partner organizations) We agree with your representative on the through a variety of learning and skills de- - The International Centerfor mutual objectives to be gained through the velopment opportunities on the job. SID the Settlement of Investment staff exchange partnership and on the skills, * Foster cultural change, knowledge ex- -]U: . Disputes. ICSID encourages needs, and developmental opportunities to be change, diversity, and a sharing of people the flow of foreign investment gained in each assignment. The Staff Ex- and talent with our global development to developing countries change Program consists of single move- partners to strengthen the quality of work through arbitration and ments of staff in either direction based on on global development and poverty conciliation facilities. business needs. An exchange or "swap" of alleviation. (3 staff is not a requirement. l_ _ _ _ _ Wh at's n ew at the Staff Exchange Program? Global News at the Speed of Connectivity ... .. - ---. A s a global citizen you need m global news. Now our C Knowledge Portal puts it at your fingertips. The SEP proudly presents FIAIURI STORY A N0te 1 @ bor Factiva-a premium news service do om. e we . no, ==uaebs onr pwdut. m aoo w Tm-ruuntir provided by Dow Jones and Reuters, M -W frd a . "W uwd ni X m - Pvim w - . W ctassified for your convenience into c b- po. m -em * l categories: - W n N 9 MIMAMS l * Advertising and Public Relations, I rwo- Information + Knowlede at the . j h.ukomu ni . . 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Like knowledge contributions to Factiva brings you reports in sev- the portal from the Share commu- eral languages from almost 8,000 nity, Factiva reports can also be ac- sources worldwide, including cessed by using keywords in your Reuters News Service, Dow Jones Search Database queries. News Service, the Associated Press, Thanks to Factiva, our global SEP the Wall Street Journal from the community is now more connected U.S., Asia, and Europe, the New than ever. t York Times, the Daily Telegraph, I Moving in, moving on Moving in ington, D.C. His report on the consortium's Italy. He returns to the World Bank's Europe work appears in this issue. and Central Asia Region, Human Develop- D jibrilla Issa Adamou, a national of ment Sector Unit. D Niger, has begun a SEP assignment as 1oshiaki Keicho, a Japanese national, financial sector specialist in the World Bank's T has stepped away from the World Bank's oel Gamboa returns to ExxonMobil Africa Region, Financial Sector Unit. He South Asia Region to begin a one-year as- J after more than two years in the World comes to the Bank from his post as section signment as senior urban environment spe- Bank's General Services Department, Insti- chief at the Central Bank ofWestAfrican cialist at Brisbane City Council in tutional Procurement Unit, where he helped States in Niamey, Niger. Australia, where he will work on sustainable institute the Bank's P-Card. land use planning and development. U ndalaAlam, an Indian national, has andla Gantsho, a South African na- U joined the World Bank's Africa Re- teffi Stailmeister has joined the World M tional, completed his assignment with gion, Water and Urban I Unit, as water re- S Bank on a six-month SEP assignment the IFC as assistant to the vice president for sources specialist. She comes to the Bank as education specialist in the Africa Region's portfolio and risk management. He returns te from the United Nations Office for Pro- Human Development IV Unit. She comes to the Development Bank of Southern ject Services (UNOPS). the Bank from GTZ. Africa as chief executive officer. P er Bjorkman, a Swedish national, has Moving on R amanie Kunanayagam, an Australian joined the Environment Department at Mcitizen born in Sri Lanka, returns to Rio the World Bank as a forestry specialist. He amadou Barry, a Guinean national, Tinto's corporate office in London in October. comes from the Department of Natural Re- MI returns to MIGA's Investment Mar- She joined SEP in 1999, coming from the jun- sources and the Environment at the Swedish keting Services Unit as an Investment Pro- gles of East Kalimantan, where she worked as International Development Cooper- motion Officer after his three-month SEP a social anthropologist with one of Rio Tinto's ation Agency (SIDA). assignment at Scottish Enterprise, U.K. mining operations. At the World Bank she A report on his experience appears in this helped the Mining Department formulate a M aguy Bourbigot, a French national, issue. social policy on mining. M *has moved into the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Region, Haipeng Dang, a Chinese national, nut Leipold, a German national, speni Infrastructure Unit, as senior water and completed a short SEP assignment in two years with the World Bank as seniol sanitation specialist. She is with Vivendi the World Bank's External Relations Vice knowledge management officer in the Humar Environnement. Presidency as publications officer. Dang is an Development Network's Social Protectior editor in the World Economic Editorial De- Unit. He returns to Siemens Business J an Drodz, a Canadian national, has begun partment of the China Financial and Eco- Services. a SEP assignment as project manager in the nomic Publishing House. European Division of Vivendi Water. Drodz B ertrand Marchais, a French national is a senior water and sanitation specialist in amou Ehui, a national of the Ivory B returns to the Multilateral Investmen the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia M *Coast, returns to the United Nations Guarantee Agency (MIGA) after his SEP as- Region, Infrastructure Unit. Economic Commission for Africa signment at the European Commissior (UNECA) in Addis Ababa at the end of her in Brussels. Marchais is a senior counsel ir J ane Ebinger, an Australian national, re- SEP assignment as agricultural economist MIGA's Legal Affairs and Claims Unit. cently moved into the World Bank's Europe in the World Bank's Africa Region, Rural and Central Asia Region, Energy Sector Unit, Development II Department. In April she re- Datience Marime-Ball, a Zimbabwear as a senior energy specialist. She comes to her ceived Purdue University's Distinguished * national and investment officer in the Spe SEP assignment from BP in Tbilisi, Georgia. Agricultural Alumni Award, which honors cial Operations Unit of the International Financ( mid-career graduates of the School of Agri- Corporation (IFC), completed a two-year SEI r Inch Hewer, a German national, has culture who have made significant contribu- assignment at Fuji Bank, Ltd., in New York U stepped away from the World Bank's tions to their profession or to society. She worked in two divisions at Fuji: project fi Europe and Central Asia Region to begin a nance and credit, both for the Americas. two-year SEP assignment as executive di- avid Fretwell, a U.S. national, com- rector of the Economics Education and D pleted his SEP assignment with the eong-Woo Park completed a two Research Consortium (EERC) in Wash- EuropeanTraining Foundation in Turin, year SEP assignment as a senior pri I Nate sector development specialist in the where she was a senior urban specialist in the Sector Unit. She returned to J.P Morgan World( Bank's East Asia Region. Park re- Infrastructure Department. At Brisbane Ren- Chase. tturned to the Export-import Bank of neberg is responsible for business develop- Korea (KEXIM) to assume his new posi- ment and consulting services in the areas of itoshi Shoji, a Japanese national, re- tion as assistant manager, Risk and ALM governance, institutional strengthening, and H turned to the Japan Bank for In- D)epartment. capacity building. ternational Cooperation (JBIC). While at the World Bank, he worked as senior op- R obyn Renneberg rejoined the Bris- A nn Christine Rennie completed her erations officer in the Africa Region's Private R bane City Enterprises after a one- ASEP assignment in the World Bank's Sector and Infrastructure Unit. e N ear SEP assignment at the World Bank, Africa Region Technical Families, Financial Share pays dividends First annual World Bank Ari Tapio named financial IUCN and SEPA sign "Green Awards" management specialist memorandum of understanding Christopher Sheldon and David The Financial Management Board of the Last fall, we reported that Hans Eric Fretwell were among those recognized at the World Bank recently approved Ari Tapio's Berggren of IUCN-World Conserva- World Bank's First Annual "Green Awards," accreditation (designation) as a financial tion Union and Qingfeng Zhang ol held in conjunction with the United Nations' management specialist. Tapio is a SEP par- China's State Environmental Protec- NVorld Environment Day (June 5). ticipant from the European Investment tion Administration (SEPA) had signed an The two SEP participants were part of Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg, assigned to the agreement to set up a staff exchange pro- the Poland Coal Restructuring Team, which World Bank's Internal Auditing Department gram between their organizations. Since then, captured an awar(l for its pioneering work in as Audit Senior. their initial agreement has been followed by miainstreaming the environmeint in a series a memorandum of understanding, signed in of coal sector loans in Poland. The team's Deutsche Post World Net late 2000. IUCN andl SEPA are raising funds sectoral environmental assessment shaped partners with World Bank and developing job assignments for prospec- liow Poland's ministries viewed environ- Deutsche PostWorld Net and the World tive exchangees. nient, with the result that the country is be- Bank Group have signed an agreement coII- ginining to clean up an industry that has cerningtechnicalandfinancialsupportforthe Charles Di Leva among new (lestroyed much of Poland's surface waters modernization of postal systems in develop- "partners" in the Legal for decades. ing countries. The objective of the agree- Department Chris Sheldon is on a SEP assignment at ment is to enhance the Worl(d Bank Group's World Bank lawyer Charles Di Leva had the World Bank as a mining specialist in the support to developing countries in the postal a pleasant surprise when he returned this Joint Bank-IFC Mininig Department. He service sector. summer from his two-year SEP assignment in coomes from Placer Dome, a Canadian min- The agreement grew out of a SEP as- Bonn, where he directed the environmental ing company. Dave Fretwell is a World Bank signment. Deutsche Post World Net em- law program and center of IUCN-World employment and training specialist. ployee jurgen Lohmeyer is on a staff Conservation Union. exchange with the Joint Bank-IFC Global In- Di Leva is one of 12 lawyers in the Bank's Yongbeom Kim published in formation and Communications Tr In- . Legal Department to be promoted in August McGill International Review Unit. His article on the Deutsche Post-World to "lead counsel," a position similar to that Yongbeom Kim's "The Reshaping of the Bank partnership appears in this issue of of partner in a law firm. Successful candidates Korean Capital Market: The Role of Dereg- Share. for thie position must display "professional ex- ulation and Technology" was published in the A leading international mail and logistics cellence, personal integrity, and selfless com- vlinter 2001 issue of the McGill International company, Deutsche Post World Net mitment," said Bank Vice President and Review. will supply funds, know-how, and experts General Counsel Ko-Yung Tung. Yongbeom Kim is a senior financial econ- valued at $500,000 to the World Bank Di Leva credits SEP with a share of his omist with the World Bank's Financial Sec- Group to assist in "upstream research success, saying the program was "a great tor Development Department. His home activities" in the postal service sector. Half investment for me in so many ways." The re- organization is the Korea Ministry of Fi- of the support is set aside for technical cent promotions to lead counsel are the first nance and Economy. services. since 1995. ( I Improving policy through education in modern economics More than spreading the gospel of markets and incentives "Capacity building is at the center of the I professors. Since the summer of 1996, more development process in transition economies. 7 than 120 students have earned a master's And one of the most successful examples is Ba 3 degree and found employment in govern- the building of centers of excellence to 5 ment, think tanks, and private companies. A en-sure that opportunities to study modern - w - * third continue their education in Ph.D. pro- economics are available to local citizens." ' grams at Western universities. Jerzy -James Wolfensohn Konieczny is the EERC director in Kiev. In the five years of its existence. EERC has r conomic issues continue to be high on shown that first-class economics education and the political agenda in the countries research can flower in environments where of Eastern Europe and the former So- ; - ;r such training has been absent for generations. viet republics. But although a growing num- , ber of economists and politicians understand ... .to taking root the economic principles and thinking that , l Over time, the creation of centers of excel- underlie economic reforms, policymaking 4 lence in economics education and research suffers from an acute shortage of economists is expected to result in sustainable indigenous trained in modern economics. capacity to produce knowledge in economics Why the shortage? In transition countries Vyacheslav Brioukhovetsky, president of -and knowledgeable economists. public expenditures on education have been the National University Kyiv-Mohla A few recent developments: declining. Retraining teachers versed in Marx- Academy. * EERC. the New Economic School of ian economics has absorbed scarce public Moscow, and the Center for Economic and revenues without producing satisfactory results. of private foundations, governments, inter- Financial Research form the core of the Economists, including those trained in national financial institutions, and educa- "Russian House of Economics" ("Dom modern economics, earn low salaries unless tion specialists. The consortium is managed Ekonomiki"), which is striving to build a they find employment in institutes funded by the Eurasia Foundation. critical mass of modern economic knowl- by western organizations or in private com- Core donors include the Carnegie Corpo- edge. panies. The result is brain drain. ration, the Eurasia Foundation, the Ford Foun- * With the New Economic School, EERC is dation. the Government of Norway, the exploring the creation of an economics li- From sowing seeds ... Government of Sweden, the Open Society In- brary consortium to provide wider access In the early years of transition, the payoffs of stitute, the Starr Foundation, and the World to and distribution of data and materials. market reforms-even basic reforms such as Bank. Other funders-the Citigroup Founda- * In 2000. EERC joined the Global Devel- trade and price liberalization-were re- tion, the Global Development Network, Digi- opment Network. markably high. But deeper reforms-and tal Equipment Corporation, the Government of * Other steps to enhance the process of local higher levels of foreign investment-will re- Finland, the IMF. and the Pew Charitable capacity building include: making stu- quire sophisticated policies based on sound Trusts-have also provided significant support. dents and governments share in education economic principles and research. The need In Russia, EERC has created a policy re- costs, bringing home graduate students for qualified economists is likely to increase. search network of more than 200 young acad- from abroad to teach, creating research Recognizing that markets often need gov- emic economists from Khabarovsk to St. opportunities for returning faculty, trans- ernment subsidies "to start the knowledge ball Petersburg. More than 120 original research pro- ferring programs to local universities and rolling" (William Easterly), Boris Pleskovic of jects have been supported in ten rounds of centers of excellence, and working with the the World Bank and William Bader, former competition. At semi-anlual workshops, re- local business community. president of the Eurasia Foundation, in 1994 searchers present proposals and works-in- EERC is well on its way to implementing brought together a group of people devoted to progress to international colleagues and undergo this ambitious agenda. ( the cause of high-quality education in the tran- a rigorous peer review process. Research results sition countries. The group included George have been published in leading journals and as Soros, Michael Bruno, Zvi Griliches, James EERC working papers. The consortium also Wolfensohn, John Roberts, Stanley Fischer, invests in networking infrastructure. Eric Livny Charles William Maynes, and Joseph Stiglitz. is the director of the Moscow EERC program. -Ulrich Hewer is a senior economist in the That meeting led two years later to the In Ukraine, EERC has established a two- Europe and Central Asia Region of the Bank. formation of the Economics Education and year graduate economics program of inter- He recently began his two-year assignment as Research Consortium (EERC), a partnership national caliber, taught in English by visiting executive director at EERC. Il_ _ _ _ _ Exceeding the standards of social accountability In China, South Africa, and elsewhere around the globe ABB is proud of its record of helping the communities of which it is a part. Assisting in Africa a literacy program, and establishing an In- age Equipment was the first company in Xlthough the arrival of democracy in 1994 has ternet caf6 and a volunteer organization that China to gain the BS 8800 Occupational helped drive economic and political change provides crisis counseling. Health and Safety Management System and reestablished South Africa as the re- certificate. gional leader, serious problems remain, in- Caring in China ABB China began implementing environ- cluding high unemployment and stark income ABB has 6,000 employees in China and is mental management systems in 1995, ancl inequality. committed to their personal development ABB Xiamen Switchgear was among the first ABB companies in South Africa employ through education and training. Good exam- Chinese companies to receive ISO 14001 2.500 people, and ABB South Africa takes its ples of this commitment in practice are two certification, in 1996. corporate responsibilities there seriously. ABB companies based in Xiamen: ABB Xi- Eighteen companies in Xiamen have fol- How seriously was proved by a study con- amen Switchgear, established in 1993, and lowed ABB's lead. ABB has also supported ducted in 2000 by ABB and the University ABB Xiamen Low Voltage Equipment, es- its local suppliers in implementing quality ancd of the Witwatersrand. The study showed that tablished in 1994. environmental management systems and gain- all of the company's South African opera- In July 1996, a training center was es- ing certification. I ions met the requirements of the applicable tablished in Xiamen to improve and harmo- international standard, Social Accountabil- nize business processes and develop the Active in staff exchange itv 8000, and often went well beyond what so- overall competence of employees. That De- ABB has been a very active partner in the cial and environmental laws require. Benefits cember, ABB China launched its Manage- World Bank's Staff Exchange Program. Three were also well above the norm, and staff loy- ment Localization Program in Xiamen. The members of its staff have done stints at the alty is high: some employees have been with program, which might be compared to a Bank. In return, the the Bank sent a member ABB more than 20 years. imini-MBA," educates local management of its staff to ABB in Sweden. ABB South Africa has been running cor- on finance, strategy planning processes, and Lennart Carlsson of ABB Power Systems porate social responsibility programs since operational best practices according to in- was a senior power engineer in the Bank's 1994. The Conquest for Life project, which ternational standards. South Asia Region in 1997-98. Wanda Ter- has been supported by ABB since 1995, ABB's educational investments extend be- nau of ABB Italy was a private sector devel- works with the young in Westbury, a com- yond its employees to support a scholarship opment specialist with the Bank's Middle munity notorious for gang activity and drugs. program at several Chinese universities. As East and North Africa Region in 1996-2000. UJnemployment there is 80 percent, twice the well as equipping students with skills that will And Johan Ahstrom, senior vice president of South African average. make them attractive employees for ABB in ABB Structured Finance, structured guar- The project provides after-school activities China, the program helps raise awareness of antees for large private infrastructure projects and extra educational opportunities, such as ABB as a good corporate citizen. At the re- in the developing world while at the Inter- training in basic computer skills, and col- quest of the Xiamen Municipal government, national Finance Corporation in 1997-99. laborates with the courts in the rehabilitation ABB Xiamen has conducted a series of train- Reciprocating, Raghuveer Sharma of the of first-time offenders. ing seminars on international finance and Energy Sector Unit of the Bank's Europe and "Lungisa"-meaning "fix it" in Nguni accounting for various local government Central Asia Region was an analyst with languages-is a project started in 1997 to em- departments. ABB Structured Finance in Sweden in power unemployed and disabled people by ABB's two companies in Xiamen are at the 1998-2000. @ giving them the technical and business train- forefront of social awareness and responsi- ing they need to open up their own busi- bility in Chinese industry. They give their em- nesses for simple repairs of household ployees competitive pay and comprehensive appliances and welding. benefit packages that also extend to their These initiatives are run centrally from families. ABB South Africa, but the local ABB com- A recent employee survey showed that panies throughout the country also make a niore than 90 percent of employees are proud Thisfeature was editedfor Sharefrom mate- major contribution to corporate responsibil- to be with ABB. Employee safety is also cru- rial provided courtesy of ABB. itv, helping schools with equipment, running cial to ABB: in 1998, ABB Xiamen Low Volt- (D Copyright 2001 ABB. All rights reserved. I ExxonMobil strives to promote road safety in Africa N Smitha and Akin d t * ao~- 'j ), . ^ /, Above: Billy t - >tOduolowu 71 Left: This is what ExxonMobil is try- ing to prevent! xxonMobil delivers petroleum prod- pany owns and for those operated by its What would we like to see from the World ucts in 118 countries worldwide. For contractors. Bank and other interested parties? a company that delivers many of its ExxonMobil is also working with truck We believe the Bank can play a major role products by road, road safety is a major coII- manufacturers to design trucks that are tai- in assisting governments in developing coun- cern. ExxonMobil is therefore committed to lored for tough African conditions, and the tries to educate their people about the seri- road safety in all its market worldwide and has company has implemented new processes to ousness of road safety issues. We also hope a particular interest in Africa. ensure the equipment is always properly it can use its influence to bring about better Why Africa, you may ask? ExxonMobil maintained. We are investing in training dri- enforcement of transportation regulations. currently distributes products in 33 coun- vers to ensure all of our own and contractors' This would not only save lives, but would tries in Africa, and a World Bank analysis of drivers are certified in defensive driving and also preserve roads that the Bank has helped road fatalities worldwide shows that 9 of the fatigue awareness techniques. to finance. The establishment of the Global 10 countries with the highest fatality rates are We are exploring avenues for financial as- Road Safety Partnership by the Bank in 1999 in Africa. On average, there is one fatality per sistance, in the form of low interest loans from is a step in the right direction, as it provides 180 vehicles in Africa, compared to one per international financial institutions, to help an avenue for interested parties to join efforts 5,000 vehicles in developed countries. qualified local haulers comply with the guide- in promoting road safety awareness. African roads are about 30 times less safe than lines. Finally, we are promoting opportunities ExxonMobil cannot compromise on road those in developed countries. for partnership with interested parties for the safety. Safety is at the core of what we do. We The reasons include lack of road safety development of educational programs and will keep striving to improve our own oper- awareness, inconsistent enforcement and workshops to promote road safety awareness. ations but we also stand ready to work with monitoring of traffic laws, poor roads and These efforts are beginning to bear fruit. other interested parties to make road trans- substandard vehicles, and the overloading For example, in 1998 ExxonMobil and Shell portation safer. 9 of vehicles, particularly trucks. opened a facility in Ghana for driver training ExxonMobil has developed global pro- and truck inspection, and as a result the -Akin Oduolowu is a lead energy specialist grams to make road transportation safer. ExxonMobil fleet recorded no deaths in 1999 for the World Bank on assignment at Exxon- These programs, which are being imple- and 2000. We are encouraged by these results Mobil, advising on procurement operations mented in Africa, set guidelines for safe fleet and are considering the possibility of invit- and planning. Billy Smitha is the globalfleet management and establish best practice op- ing other commercial vehicle operators to management advisor for ExxonMobil Fuels erating procedures both for vehicles the com- use the facility in Ghana. Marketing Company. I ______ Redefining global citizenship Corporate reputation has always mattered. It sells products, keeps customers, and attracts the best employees. It helps secure a seat at the table when policy decisions are being rnade that could affect your business. But reputation is no longer based only on good products and decent business practices. onsumers, governmnents, and the ---- - great example of Merck's new direction in so- media are no longer content with a cial investment. As an ethical company in a widget that works and doesn't in- r tightly regulated industry, Merck is at a dis- volve child labor. As industry has started to - advantage in environments that lack trans- set up public-private partnerships with global . parency in government or tolerate unethical stakeholders like the World Bank, other in- -4, - W business practices. The WBI is addressing tergovernmental organizations, NGOs, pri- - that problem by seeking to promote an "ethics vate foundations, and governments, new ' infrastructure" as the pillar of a functioning expectations have been created. market economy in developing and transi- Merck's reputation both for philanthropy - tional countries. and ethical business has always been high, With funding from the Merck Company but the new demands call for changes in the . Foundation, WBI and Merck are pursuing this company's model. t - goal with a series of programs in Eastern In the past, our social investment policy ^'b^ Europe. -as based on the "Mother Merck, Benign The first was in Vienna in June. Twentv- Benefactor" model: sending out checks or - seven journalists from newspapers and mag- (donating products ($200 million last year). A -i azines in 11 "'newly emerging democracies" lot of the assistance was disaster-related-re- participated in a seminar on "Governance, active c ontributions to communities in crisis. Merck's C. Nigel Thompson at the SEP Management. and the Role of the Media," and But recently Merck has realized that a Conference last May. Now executive di- how skillful business and economic report- more planned, strategic approach to social in- rector for economic and development ing can help to forge a more ethical business xestment can be a competitive advantage strategy at Merck headquarters in New environment. Encouraged by the seminar's and should be managed as rigorously as all Jersey,Thompson spent two years at the success, we are considering another event, other elements of the business. World Bank on a staff exchange. inviting journalists and government officials This spring, Merck set up a team to study to discuss openness. the issue. To emphasize that social investment commitment to eliminate river blindness Merck's social investments have helped was business, we (lefined it in business lan- through the Mectizan program, a vac- millions of people in the developing world. We guage as a "franchise" and listed what its mis- cine donation to Honduras to help are committed to helping millions more. The sions should be and how to achieve them. achieve the goal of measles eradication difference is in the way we plan to manage D)rawing on the work of James Austin at the in the Western Hemisphere, a multimil- future investments-to position Merck as a Hlarvard Business School, we divided the lion-dollar partnership to fight HIV/AIDS different kind of pharmaceutical company, a franchise into portfolios: social (cash, prod- in Botswana, and a grant to the Interna- company truly committed to doing well by uct, an(I investment of leadership and ex- tional Council of Nurses to create mobile doing good. ( pertise), relationships (existing collaborations medical libraries. with institutions, organizations, and individ- * Relationships. We are well connected with uals), and communications (initiatives to key players in health but have rarely de- spread the word about our efforts). veloped these relationships for mutual ad- We have started evaluating how Merck is vantage. (loing with each portfolio. * Communications. We've lost more op- What we're learning is probably what most portunities than we'd like to admit to tell companies would learn by going through a people just how much good Merck does. similar process. Merck's partnership with the World Bank Social. We give a lot, but it's all over the Institute (WBI) in corporate governance, -Isabelle Claxton is Mercks executive direc- place. Examples include our 14-year ethics, and sustainable competitiveness is a tor of Global Health Prograrns. I The multistakeholder model and the 2002 Earth Summit John Waugh Senior Multilateral Relations Officer, IUCN U.S. Mutllater-al Office. SEP's example of engagement with multiple stakeholders will be essential after the next Earth Summit, argues John Waugh. W ith its call for a summit to mark mental vulnerability is a global collective the tenth anniversary of the The W orld Bank Group issue and that international cooperation and 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de iS taking important steps an international legal framework are the only Janeiro, the UN has set a challenge. hope to protect the global environment. They The World Bank, thanks to the Staff Ex- toward meeting global seek real progress in the integration of envi- change Program, is well positioned to play a environmental ronmental dimensions into global develop- leading role in meeting that challenge. Be- ment and economic policies, a stronger and cause the inclusive "multistakeholder" pio- challenges through the more coherent institutional framework, more neered at Rio is already well established at Staff Program effective international agreements, and true the Bank-sharing perspectives and knowl- political commitment based on linked prin- edge is what the SEP is all about-it has the ciples of environmental protection and global potential to provide a useful example to other equity. organizations as they seek to implement the sources and the social fabric of societies. These concerns deserve consideration not priorities identified at the new summit. Not all developing countries will have the only at the Summit, but also in the interna- The anniversary summit-the World Sum- same priorities for the Summit, but an early tional institutions that will be called upon to mit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)- indicator of what to expect can be found in a support its outcome. Any institution can ben- will review progress in the implementation of discussion paper prepared by the South efit from the new perspectives and inputs af- Agenda 21 and other outcomes of Rio. The African NGO Caucus on the World Summit forded by the engagement of other UN resolution calls for a focus on "action- for Sustainable Development and published stakeholders. oriented decisions in areas where further ef- by the Heinrich Boll Foundation. The World Bank Group, like all institu- forts are needed to implement Agenda 21 Drawing on the work of Martin Khor, it tions, has a long way to go, but it is taking im- land] address . . . new challenges and identifies a number of weaknesses in the Rio portant steps toward meeting these challenges opportunities." process, including: through the Staff Exchange Program. The A great achievement of the decade since * Lack of commitment to resolving basic challenge is for the World Bank Group to Rio has been that civil society now has much structural problems (for example, debt, take full advantage of its innovations for the more say in setting the agenda. The number trade policies, and falling commodity benefit of other organizations. @ of applications from NGOs to the UN Eco- prices) that drain money from the South. nomic and Social Council for observer status The compromise of technology transfer has soared-from a handful in 1992 to more and "'new and additional resources" is than 800 in 2000, outstripping the UN's ca- viewed as a poor substitute for basic re- pacity to process them. forms. What accounts for such rapid growth? * Unwillingness to compromise on intellec- Contributing factors include greater com- tual property questions or otherwise reg- munications capacity, fewer governmental ulate transnational corporate interests. restrictions, and pressures for more open- * Unwillingness to address consumption ness, transparency, and decentralization in patterns, sidelining progress toward effi- public affairs. ciency and waste reduction. As civil society has flourished, so has the * Failure to address questions of equity private sector, and particularly private cap- explicitly. ital flows between countries. Considerable The South African NGOs. motivated by -John Waugh is senior multilateral rela- concern has been expressed about the impacts concerns of a looming environmental and de- tions officer in the U.S. Multilateral Office of of foreign direct investment on natural re- velopmental crisis, conclude that environ- IUCN-The World Consenration Union. Il_ _ _ _ _ _ Postal systems in the Internet age Underpinning the information society Jurgen Lohmeyer Deutsche Post AG, Senior Director Strategic Pr-ojects Deutsche Post 0 Why, in the digital age, is the World Bank interested in reforming postal systems in developing countries? In regions where there are few telephones, civil wars have ruined infrastructures, open markets but want to leave their postal let alone computers, good old paper- such as the Congo or Cambodia. services in government hands. There are a few based mail still plays a very important Because postal services are an integral exceptions, however-one is Argentina. r ole. Even where the new media have caught part of the information and communication in- In most cases, the Bank looks for cautious "In, a reliable postal system is needed to sup- frastructure, the Bank often combines postal steps toward modernization and liberaliza- p)ort e-business. reforms with other telecommunications and tion. Once a country takes those steps, the The potential for growth in postal flows is internet activities. From new national postal Bank encourages greater involvement by the huge, even in relatively well-developed coun- laws to specific operational improvements, the private sector. Short of full privatization, which tries. In Morocco, for example. the average per- Bank supports every phase of moderniza- demands thorough preparation and is seldom son receives seven pieces of mail a year. In tion. Setting up modern regulatory mecha- realistic, we support the Management Contract the United States the figure is more than 700. nisms is as important as improving overall model, where a foreign postal service takes Many of the Bank's member governments service quality. Providing new services has over responsibility for the postal system an(d realize that a reliable postal system is indis- also become increasingly important. Man- is allowed to profit from its success. pensable for any future information society, agement training enables countries to learn Not only do we have to convince the re- ai bridge between the old and new economies to help themselves. sponsible agencies, but also explain to fi- iand thus an important part of a nation's in- The Bank uses various instruments, in- nance ministers why it is worthwhile to invest i rastructure. cluding loans, guarantees, and technical sup- in a postal system. Here my experience with In many developing countries the postal or- port. Experts from Deutsche Post World Net the German postal reform and the develop- ganizations are the only network that pro- and other postal organizations assist in pro- ment of our corporate strategy has been very v ides nationwide access to communications ject preparations and even join missions at helpful. and distribution services-and in many cases no cost to the Bank or its clients. The Inter- Where the basic postal system functions financial services. Unfortunately, the pro- national Finance Corporation, the private relatively well, we can discuss new services d uctivity and quality of those services are usu- lending arm of the World Bank Group, can and the role of postal services in the Internet ally poor. take an equity stake in postal operations. As age. a "knowledge bank," the World Bank also fo- Postal improvements and cuses on the systematic acquisition and trans- Ripple effects information strategies fer of information. Modernization projects in developing countries 'I'le World Bank's postal activities come to- The financial support offered by Deutsche improve the overall capacities of the global gether in the Global Information and Com- Post World Net is primarily used to cover postal system and so benefit my employer. imunications Technology department. which costs for the initial analyses of postal systems, Deutsche Post World Net. Every German cus- supports postal projects and project prepa- to define suitable prospects for system tomer who mails a letter to a developing coun- rcations in nearly 30 different countries on changes, and to provide seed capital. try in Africa or Asia also benefits. Outside its every continent. For example: international express network, Deutsche Post * We are improving postal systems in emerg- A trend toward private World Net has little influence over the qual- ing economies in Eastern Europe and participation ity of distribution and delivery systems in the South America. In our work in postal modernization around developing world. Therefore, when we con- * We are preparing a new project in India, the globe we see a general trend toward com- tribute to improving national networks, our own a country with 154,000 post offices. mercialization and corporatization in postal customers benefit. 0 * We support ambitious postal reform pro- organizations, but no single model fits all. jects in Morocco and Algeria. What is achievable always depends on the -Dr. Jurgen Lohrmeyer heads the World Banks * We're also helping to stabilize postal ser- political circumstances of a particular coun- Postal Modernization Practice. He is on a vices in very poor countnles or others where try. Most countries are moving toward more staffexchange from Deutsche Post World Net. r -- - - 1, 1James D.Wolfensohn gives his welcome --------- address at the Second Annual Staff - l i l 2 i l e i l tlCEExchange Program Conference in the - - Preston auditorium,World Bank Group ff j w ! - * 0headquarters. I' 1: . > -~~ ~ ' '2 -' Above: Wolfensohn greets part of the South African delegation-the i Development Bank of Southern Africa-at the r booth in the Expo.aff Right: Wolfensohn shares a joke with visitors at the Factiva booth .' - during his visit to the Expo.The SEP Knowledge portal now provides global news to its corporate and individual members. -headquarters. li Unleashing the lPower of Partnerships n the past two vears the World Bank's Staff Exchange Program has grown to in- " F | elude more than 120 partners-com- panies, universities, government agencies, anld nongovernmental organizations. i | For three days in May the partners came I fiii together in the Bank's atrium andi Preston '! ' I Ppl auditorium to share accounts of the power and the promise of partnerships built on tye Power exchanges of de(licated staff. I .f ' ' Pc r 'cci The most effective (levelopment assis- lance today is (lone by teams drawni from gov- of ernment. business, and civil society. And the -fllg( Bank's Staff Exchange Program-the people behind the partnerships-has emerged as a Z " 3 - leading repository of knowledge about those W - partnerships for development. - - It was all in full view at the annual con- - lerence-an(l the excitement was palpable. For more conferenice coverage, including Kathy Sierra, vice president for human a,ddresses by leaders of the Bank and its resources attheWorld Bank, James D. partners, visit www.staffexchange.org or re- Wolfensohn, pres dent of the World Bank, anc (luest a videotape. Share the excitement by Pauline Ramprasad, manager of the Staff registering for SEP's online newsletter. Exchange Program, at the Expo Wolfensohn greets new SEP participant Maguy Bourbigot at the Vivendi Environnement booth at the Expo. Wolfensohn welcomes Maeve 4, / McConnon, a member of the IDA Ireland delegation, at their booth at the Expo. - .,, ,-I ACGENDA NilsTcheyan from the World Bank Corporate Secretariat, center, with World Bank executive directors and alternates Emmanuel Moulin, * Rosermary Stevenson,Yuzo Harada, Richard )"orld iS -ht Kaijuka, Helmut SchafferYahya Alyahya, and a b,f l g dcmoyraphics Pieter Steck. r* w o1do wome cS '4 kevs to Success Mona Lau, head of global diversity at Deutsche Bank, discusses gender diversity challenges j'\\k t r-in her keynote address. -AO '. I 'b Special keynote speaker Gerhard Knowledge management panelist Dr Maki Keynote speaker Reid Smith, vice | Schulmeyer President and CEO of Mandela, executive director of corporate president of knowledge management for Siemens Corporation. services for DBSA. Schlumberger Limited. 7r* Sean Dorgan, Chief For us the idea ofparnwrshp Executive Officer of IDA Ireland and reflects the way in which the keynote speaker, talks about Ireland's * Bank is nwworking, because transformicn. we have concluded thw the challenge of development is too bigfor any one instittion., -Wolfensohn I - _ _ _ _ _ _ ' " : i' .~ - -m .T , , - . -~ _ -- Panel participant Dr Namane Magau Panel participant Clair Blong from the U.S. Panel part cipant Alan Mercier from from CSIR South Africa. Federal Emergency Management Agency ALSTOM. We have a lot to learn from nongovernmental and community organizations around the world. We also have a lot to contribute. We have Bank st aff working in civil society It and have some of their people working with us. We're all pursuing the same objective. Robert Crawford. chief executive of Scottish Enterprise and > L a n d h a s B o r d e r s . - Knowledge has Ho r zons < < r' Siemens Expertise in Infrastructure Projects. 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