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Group 4 discussion resultGroup 4 discussion result

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Current conditionsCurrent conditions

• Lacking independent think tank to exchange knowledge: not favorable environment and low capacity of CSOs (Vietnam)

• WB has global learning network: (Papua New Guinea): The voice of educated people, not the poor and excluded/rural people.

• Comparative countries constrained by the context and relevant indicators in knowledge sharing.

• How to exchange knowledge and experiences=> including the broader public to get better knowledge ( Mongolia)

• Development communication: changing behaviors/educations/health issues

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Current situationCurrent situation

• FIJI: WB is knowledge bank? New initiatives/ideas?=> Consultancy for local government.

• CSOs have some skills that government can not provide? The need for sharing the knowledge between CSOs and WB=> trust and confidence to share the knowledge.

• WB support and facilitate the platform for exchanges of ideas and knowledge within and among countries (Mongolia).

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WB-CS engagementWB-CS engagement

• What kind of engagement: consultative meeting?• How involving the CSOs in monitoring and evaluation of

the projects?=> political process of keeping the information confidential=> more transparent process of WB projects.

• Cambodia: what kind of knowledge? To be shared? Education quality problems? Many universities with low quality=> Social accountability for universities=> new knowledge has not been wide spread to the public/ investment in education system, right to access to information

• WB offers small grants to CSOs=> more financial support for CSOs, sustainability and capacity of CSOs.

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How to promote the knowledge How to promote the knowledge sharing among CSOs and WB?sharing among CSOs and WB?

• China: WB helps China since 1980s=> China learn from WB experiences=>pilot projects could provide good experiences and knowledge for policy making process.

• WB worked with CSOs in China=> active participation of government in designing process with technical assistance from WB: youth development: HIV problems

• CSOs can provide inputs to development reports of WB.

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How to promote CSOs-WB How to promote CSOs-WB exchanges of knowledge?exchanges of knowledge?

• WB knowledge for developmentn Center: this job shares its information to the other partners=> make it available to the communities (the Phillippines)

• In Mongolia, they set this system by themselves. CSO council for cooperation between CSOs and government, agreement between partners=> legal documents. Consider CSOs as equal partners, not as assistance to their programs.

• Equal exchanges of knowledge: global concept imposed on local communities: people get confused. They need to understand the communities first (FIJI)

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How to promote exchanges of How to promote exchanges of knowledge?knowledge?

• CSOs input can help WB to adjust its policies.

• Trust fund may be the way to ensure the partnership among different donors and partners: government controlled the trust fund=> no participation of CSOs.

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Action plansAction plans

• Substantial support (long-term financial and technical support and capacity building for CSOs: independent think tanks for policy analysis to provide evidence-based and relevant knowledge to policy makers and WB

• More involvement of CSOs in the development process: monitoring and evaluation. Associations of independent monitoring/approval experts.

• CSOs involved in the government procurement.• Information and knowledge sharing among CSOs in the region should be

promoted. ( NGOs council is set up in Mongolia) with WB support.• The right to information as well as associations should be respected.• User-friendly information system of WB.• We need to clarify the information needs of CSOs from WB: how efficient

the WB has been in each country?• Regular Consultation with CSOs on WB projects.• Contribute to five-year development plan as well as CGE meeting.• Knowledge sharing should focus on how to share not what!• Pro-active participation of CSOs

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• Thank you very much.