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CONTENTS Free Training
Sessions Provided by VDIC Selected Resources at
VDIC on Poverty Highlights from the
New Additions to VDIC Library Selected Publications for Sale at VDIC Distance Learning Center Events in October 2008 Information on Development Projects in Vietnam New Disclosure World
Bank Operational Project Documents for Vietnam |
VDIC
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before attending the class. It is useful to take
them to the class for additional notes since we do not provide participants
with printed course materials. * Please bring your own laptop to
the classes if possible since these training sessions require computer use
and Internet access while number of computers for class
participants are limited. Wifi is provided free of charge at VDIC. “Searching the Internet:
basic skills” class Date:
Aims: After
the workshop, participants should: (i) have a better understanding of
information-finding possibilities on the Internet (ii) have a broad overview
of different search tools (iii) be able to phrase search queries effectively. “Referencing skills” class Date:
October 24, 2008 -- Time: 02:00pm
to 03:30pm Aims: After
the workshop, participants should know how to: (i) manage their references
(ii) cite the references appropriately (iii) create a reference list or
bibliography. Everyone
is welcome - please visit the VDIC to sign up at the front desk, or send an
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with your name, organisation, and telephone number and specify the class(es) you want to participate. Acceptance of
registration will be done on first come first serve basis. Exhibitions at VDIC
Please see Library section for lists of selected
resources on the exhibition themes below. International Day for the Eradication
of Poverty - 17 October 2008 In recognition of the 60th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the theme for this
year's observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is
"Human Rights and Dignity of People Living in Poverty". The struggle against poverty has
evolved more and more visibly into an overarching development goal of the
international community. Poverty eradication, however, is not only a
development goal; it is also a central challenge for ensuring world-wide
recognition of human rights. The international community has acknowledged
that poverty is a violation of human rights and that promoting human rights
can reduce poverty. The world-wide persistence of
poverty can be attributed in part to the violations of human rights. In fact,
human rights violations can be both a cause and a consequence of poverty.
People living in poverty are excluded from society, and their ability to
secure their own rights is particularly limited by their predicament. Poverty can be seen as a human
condition of deprivation of resources, capabilities, choices, security and
power necessary for the enjoyment of an adequate standard of living and other
civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. Under the core human rights
instruments, human beings are guaranteed among others, the rights to life,
liberty and security of person, the right to the highest attainable standard
of health, the right to just and favourable working conditions, the right to
adequate food, housing and social security, the right to education and
participation in the democratic process. Securing those rights for all would
bring us closer to poverty eradication. Human rights
based approach to fighting poverty links poverty reduction to the question of
obligation, rather than charity and compels policymakers to implement
strategies helping the most vulnerable individuals and groups escape poverty
and destitution. Small exhibitions at VDIC on these
occasions provide brief information on this topic. |
Library
For more
information about VDIC library services and resources, please visit http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=354&mid=322
Selected Resources at VDIC on Poverty
For more comprehensive list, please contact nvu2@worldbank.org. POV [Internet].Asian
Development Bank (ADB). Poverty,
Health, and Ecosystems: Experience from Asia. Asian Development Bank
(ADB), 2008. Full text http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Poverty-Health-Ecosystems/ POV [Internet]. Son, Hyun H. Interrelationship between Growth,
Inequality, and Poverty: The Asian Experience. Asian Development Bank,
2007. Full text http://www.adb.org/Documents/ERD/Working_Papers/wp096.pdf POV [Internet]. UNDP Regional
Centre in Colombo. Pro-Poor
Macroeconomic Policy: Lessons from the Asia-Pacific Region: A Synthesis Paper
based on country case studies on the macroeconomics of poverty reduction.
UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo, 2008. Full text
http://www.undprcc.lk/Publications/MDGI/Pro_poor_Macroeconomic_Polcies.pdf POV 12. Fritzen, Scott. Growth,
inequality and the future of poverty reduction in Vietnam. Full text.
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ppp/wp/wp16.pdf POV 18. Coudouel, Aline.; Dani, Anis A. (Anis Ahmad); Paternostro,
Stefano.; World Bank. Poverty and
social impact analysis of reforms: lessons and examples from implementation
/ edited by Aline Coudouel, Anis A. Dani, Stefano Paternostro. World Bank,
2006. POV 19. Cornia, Giovanni
Andrea. Inequality, growth, and
poverty in an era of liberalization and globalization. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2004. POV-PDA 1. ActionAid Vietnam, Institute
of Economics. Listening to people
living in poverty. Hanoi: Agriculture Publishing House, 2004. POV-PRS 13. Vu, Tuan Anh;
Sakata, Shozo. Actors in poverty reduction in Vietnam. chiba, Japan: Institute of Developing Economies ; Japan
external Trade Organization, 2006. Full text
http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Books/Asedp/073.html POV-PRS 14. UNESCAP. Income generation and poverty reduction:
Experiences of some selected Asian countries. New York: UNESCAP, 2005. Full
text http://www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/dp26/dp26_full.pdf POV-PRS 19. Bedi, Tara (ed); Coudouel, Aline (ed). More than a pretty picture: using poverty maps to
design better policies and interventions. The World Bank, 2007. POV-PRS-V4. Weeks, John;
Nguyen, Thang; Roy, Rathin; Lim, Joseph. Kinh
tế vĩ mô của giảm nghèo: Nghiên cứu trường hợp Việt Nam: Tìm kiếm bình đẳng
trong tăng trưởng. Hà Nội: UNDP, 2004. Full text
http://www.undp.org.vn/undp/docs/2004/macroecon/equitygrowthv.pdf POV-RUR-V [Internet]. Fujii, Tomoki ; Roland-Holst, David. How does Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization change
the spatial incidence of poverty?. World Bank,
2008. Full text http://go.worldbank.org/DDR8XCCG70 POV-RUR-V9. Minot, Nicholas. Income diversification and poverty in the
northern uplands of Vietnam / Nicholas Minot. [et.al.]. Washington, D.C.: International
food policy research Institute, 2006. Full text
http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/abstract/rr145.asp POV-URB-V1. Mac Duong. Nghèo đô thị và cuộc chiến chống đói
nghèo ở thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Hà Nội, Việt Nam: Social Sciences
Publishing House, 2004. POV-URB-V3. Institute of
Sociology. Impacts of existing
residence registration policy on urban poverty alleviation: two case studies
in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city. Hanoi, Vietnam: Institute of sociology,
2005. POV-URB-V4. Nguyen, The Nghia;
Mac Duong; Nguyen, Quang Vinh; Social Sciences Institute. Vấn đề giảm nghèo trong quá trình đô thị
hóa ở thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Hà Nội, Việt Nam: Social Sciences Publishing
House, 2001. POV-V [Internet]. Nguyen, Q,
Stewart, H. The analysis of
poverty-environment linkages is very weak: The PRSP Process and Environment -
the Case of Việt Nam = Phân tích những mối liên kết môi trường-nghèo đói còn
rất yếu: Quá trình PRSP và môi trường - Trường hợp của Việt Nam. UK: Institute
of Development Studies, 2005. Full text
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/KNOTS/PDFs/PRSP_Vietnam_Country_Review-VT.pdf POV-V4. Vietnamese Academy of Social
Sciences. Vietnam poverty update report 2006: Poverty and poverty reduction in Vietnam
1993-2004. Hanoi: The National Political Publishers, 2007. Full text
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTVIETNAM/Resources/vietnam_poverty_update_report_2006_final.pdf POV-V4. Vietnamese Academy of
Social Sciences; Viện Khoa học Xã hội Việt Nam. Báo cáo cập nhật nghèo 2006: Nghèo và giảm nghèo ở Việt Nam giai đoạn
1993-2004. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản Chính trị Quốc gia, 2007. Highlights from the New Additions to VDIC
Library
Full list of new additions to VDIC library can be found at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=161&mid=322&cmid=325 ENV-BIO-V33. Pilgrim, John ;
Nguyen, Duc Tu. Background
paper on threatened and alien species in Vietnam and recommendations for the
content of the Biodiversity Law: Report to the Department of Environment,
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
BirdLife International in Indochina, 2007. Conservation report. 32. Full text
http://www.birdlifeindochina.org/report_pdfs/report32.pdf and
http://www.birdlifeindochina.org/report_pdfs/report32_App1.pdf ENV-BIO-V33. Pilgrim, John ; Nguyễn, Đức Tú. Thông tin cơ sở về các loài đe dọa và các loài ngoại lai tại Việt Nam
và các đề xuất cho nội dung của luật đa dạng sinh học. BirdLife
International in Indochina, 2007. Conservation report. 32. Full text
http://www.birdlifeindochina.org/report_pdfs/report33.pdf and
http://www.birdlifeindochina.org/report_pdfs/report33_App1.pdf SOC-CHI-V51. Central Youth Union.
Youth Research Institute; Save the Children, UK. Report a community based survey on current situation of juvenile
deliquency in Hanoi = Báo cáo kết quả khảo sát thực trạng tình hình trẻ em vi
phạm pháp luật tại địa bàn thành phố Hà Nội. Project "Monitoring child's
rights for children in conflict with law in Hanoi" = Dự án "Tăng cường thực hiện quyền trẻ em đối với nhóm
trẻ em vi phạm pháp luật tại Hà Nội". Central Youth Union. Youth
Research Institute; Save the Children, UK, 2007. SOC-TRA-V4. Save the Children, UK;
Central Coordinating Office to Combat Trafficking in Women and Children
(130/CP). Report on assessing the
return and reintegration of victims of cross-border trafficking = Báo cáo kết
quả khảo sát tình hình nạn nhân bị buôn bán ra nước ngoài hồi hương trở về.
Save the Children, UK, 2008. SOC-TRA-V4. Tran, Minh Gioi;
Hoang, Thi Huyen. Evaluation report =
Báo cáo đánh giá cuối kỳ: Project on community-based initiatives against
child trafficking in Dong Thap 2004-2008 = Dự án
những sáng kiến cộng đồng chống buôn bán trẻ em tại Đồng Tháp 2004-2008.
Save the Children, UK, 2008. WAT-SUP-V17. Ngân hàng Thế
giới. Tác động kinh tế của vệ sinh môi
trường ở Việt Nam : Nghiên cứu thực hiện tại 5 quốc gia (Campuchia,
Indonesia, Lào, Philippines, và Việt Nam) trong khuôn khổ Dự án Đánh giá Khía
cạnh Kinh tế của Vệ sinh Môi trường (ESI). Ngân hàng Thế giới , 2008. Báo cáo nghiên cứu 2/2008. Full text
http://www.wsp.org/UserFiles/file/529200894722_ESI_Long_Report_Vietnam.pdf |
Selected
Publications for Sale at VDIC
More featured titles for sale are listed at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=bookstore&op=viewDetailNews&id=155&mid=328 Development Communication Sourcebook:
Broadening the Boundaries of Communication by Paolo Mefalopulos English -- Published June 2008 -- ISBN:
0-8213-7522-9 Price: $ 10.00 The Development Communication Sourcebook
illlustrates why the field of development communication is important and how
its tools and methods enhance long-term and sustainable results. The book
presents basic concepts and explains key challenges faced in daily practice.
Each of the four modules is self-contained, with examples, toolboxes, and
more. "The
wealth of evidence, generated in research, policy, and practitioner circles
over the past decade, overwhelmingly attests to the importance of development
communication. The strength of this Sourcebook is not only that it provides a
valuable overview of the theories, but also that is presents examples of the
practice, pointing to both opportunities and risks. Used in the right way,
development communication brings us a step closer to informing, involving,
and empowering the poor and the marginalized, and this will make development
more meaningful and sustainable than is often the case. - Bjørn Førde, Director UNDP Oslo Governance Centre "This
Sourcebook offers a useful primer for those interested in understanding how
development communication can work as a foundation for effective and ethical
projects. Moving beyond an exposition of the field, Mefalopulos explains how
these concepts can be applied, which is particularly valuable in promoting
the critical knowledge that comprehensive evaluation contributes to social
change. Readers will find value in understanding how development
communication has been conceptualized and operationalized within the World
Bank, through an insightful history of this work and chronicle of projects. - Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Associate Professor Department of Radio-Television-Film, College of Communication University of Texas at Austin "Development
communication has a long history, a strong intellectual tradition, and a
great deal to offer a world struggling with a myriad of seemingly intractable
crises ranging from health to environment and conflict to gender relations.
It remains a frustrating reality that at a time when so many of these crises
so obviously require dialogue, understanding, and cooperation we still need
to argue for the importance of communication. But argue we must by
marshalling the evidence, identifying the compelling stories, illuminating
the theory, and excavating the history. Paolo Mefalopulos has given us an
important new resource that makes a compelling case for development
communication by doing much more than simply 'making the case'. Development
Communications Sourcebook: Broadening Boundaries of Communication provides
practical insight, resources for teaching, and examples for advocacy. While
it may seem to focus on the World Bank, the lessons, examples, and history
are much broader and widely relevant. It is a valuable book for
practitioners, policy makers, and donors—indeed for anyone who thinks
dialogue, cooperation, and genuine communication have to be placed at the
heart of development. - Chris Morry, Director Special Projects and Coordination, The
Communication Initiative "This
sourcebook is ... a valuable resource on the strategic use of communication
processes for 'everyone' involved in development, and it delivers on that
promise efficiently without assuming prior knowledge. - Bella Mody, Professor The deCastro Chair in Global Media, School of Journalism
and Mass Communication University of Colorado "This
Sourcebook is essential reading for all development managers who generally
make decisions about communication strategies without the necessary knowledge. - Alfonso Gumucio-Dagron, Managing Director,
Programmes Communication for Social Change Consortium Governance Reform Under Real World
Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice Edited by Sina Odugbemi , Thomas Jacobson English -- Published June 2008 ISBN: 0-8213-7456-7 Price: $ 11.00 Although necessary and often first rate,
technocratic solutions alone have been ineffective in delivering real change
or lasting results in governance reforms. This is primarily because reform
programs are delivered no in controlled environments, but under complex,
diverse, sociopolitical and economic conditions. Real-world conditions. In political societies, ownership of reform
programs by the entire country cannot be assumed, public opinion will not
necessarily be benign, and coalitions of support may be scare or nonexistent,
even when intended reforms really will benefit those who need them most. While the development community has the technical
tools to address governance challenges, experience shows that technical
solutions are often insufficient. Difficulties arise when attempts are made
to apply what are often excellent technical solutions. Human beings are not
as amenable as are pure numbers, and they cannot be ignored. In the real
world, reforms will not succeed, and they will certainly not be sustained,
without the correct alignment of citizens, stakeholders, and voice. Governance Reform under Real-World Conditions is
a contribution to efforts to improve governance systems around the world,
particularly in developing countries. The contributors, who are academics and
development practitioners, provide a range of theoretical frameworks and
innovative approaches and techniques for dealing with the most important
nontechnical or adaptive challenges that impede the success and
sustainability of reform efforts. The editors and contributors hope that this book will
be a useful guider for governments, think tanks, civil society organizations,
and development agencies working to improve the ways in which governance
reforms are implemented around the world. Governing Mandatory Health Insurance:
Learning from Experience Edited by William D. Savedoff , Pablo
Gottret English -- Published June 2008 by World Bank -- ISBN:
0-8213-7548-2 Price: $ 9.00 Although mandatory health insurance programs are
being proposed or expanded in many developing countries, relatively little
attention has been given to how these programs are governed. The available
literature focuses almost exclusively on operational features that are
important but will necessarily change over time—such as eligibility, benefit
packages, and premiums. Governing Mandatory Health Insurance instead looks at
the institutional and political forces that affect the behavior of such
programs within their social and historical contexts and how five dimensions
of governance—coherent decision-making structures, stakeholder participation,
transparency and information, supervision and regulation, and consistency and
stability—can influence the long-term performance of health insurance
programs in terms of coverage, financial protection, efficiency, and
sustainability. Governing Mandatory Health Insurance addresses
these issues by drawing on the experiences of four countries—Chile, Costa
Rica, Estonia, and the Netherlands. It shows how governance works in these
countries and extracts lessons for developing countries with mandatory health
insurance programs, focusing on the mechanisms for assuring solvency,
financial protection, and health care services of good quality. World Trade Indicators 2008: Benchmarking
Policy and Performance English -- Published July 2008 -- ISBN:
0-8213-7567-9 Price: $ 33.00
The World Bank's World Trade Indicators (WTI)
database on the CD-ROM included in this book provides more than 300
performance indicators measuring at-the-border and behind-the-border country
trade policy, institutions, and outcomes from 1995 to 2007. Complementing the
rich database are Trade Briefs for 142 developing countries summarizing
insights from the data and the main findings of analytical work conducted by
the Word Bank, the IMF, and the WTO for individual countries. The book highlights the main patterns in policy
and performance revealed by the database, grouping countries by region or
income, and the 20 best and 20 worst country rankings for a number of
indicators are shown. Country performance is benchmarked around five
main pillars: - Border protection, such as tariffs and
non-tariff barriers on imports of goods and services - Market access barriers in the rest of the world
to exports of goods - Overall business and institutional environment - Trade facilitation - Trade outcomes, such as trade growth,
integration, and diversification. WTI 2008 will be an invaluable asset to
researchers and practitioners in the field, country policy makers, trade
negotiators and their advisors, and business executives. Endorsements "The
last decade has seen a flurry of new databases in trade and development. What
was missing up to now was a synthesis of the information contained in those
databases. The World Bank Institute has undertaken the colossal endeavor of
piecing it together, and the result is a unique set of measures of the trade
environment in virtually all countries. This database will prove an
invaluable asset to researchers and practitioners in the field and the WBI's
work represents a landmark in trade database development." -Prof. Olivier Cadot,
Directeur, Institut d'Economie Appliquee (Crea) "... an invaluable tool for anyone (trade professional,
student, journalist or policy maker) who would like to get a quick snapshot
of trade policies for countries around the world. It is a great achievement." -Prof. Michael Moore, Director, Institute for
International Economic Policy, Elliott School of International Affairs, George
Washington University Macro Federalism and Local Finance Edited by Anwar Shah English -- Published June 2008 -- ISBN:
0-8213-6326-3 Price: $ 10.00 The design of a federal system to deal with
growth, stabilization, and regional and local development issues is the
primary concern of this volume, edited by Anwar Shah. The book provides
analytical tools to address issues arising from globalization, localization,
and regional integration. It discusses tax harmonization issues associated
with subnational value added tax administration. It provides a framework for
fiscal discipline in a federal system. Lessons from international experiences
from policies to deal with lagging regions are drawn. The book empirically
examines the effect of fiscal decentralization on the overall size of the
public sector. Finally, it draws lessons from industrial countries'
experiences on local governance. This important new series represents a response
to several independent evaluations in recent years that have argued that
development practitioners and policy makers dealing with public sector
reforms in developing countries and, indeed, anyone with a concern for
effective public governance could benefit from a synthesis of newer
perspectives on public sector reforms. This series distills current wisdom
and presents tools of analysis for improving the efficiency, equity, and
efficacy of the public sector. Leading public policy experts and
practitioners have contributed to the series. "Macro
Federalism and Local Finance provides valuable insights into the
dynamic-efficiency aspects of decentralized government under the impact of
the information revolution and globalization. It takes a comprehensive look
at macro fiscal sides, including policy coordination and risk management, and
provides a comparative perspective on local finances and the progress of
decentralized governance reforms in developing countries. The book exhibits
innovative thinking and contributes fresh ideas for scholars of federalism in
a maturing global economy." - Paul Bernd Spahn, Executive Director, House of
Finance Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany Good Practices in Health Financing: Lessons
from Reforms in Low and Middle-Income Countries by Pablo Gottret , George Schieber , Hugh R.
Waters English -- Published June 2008 -- ISBN:
0-8213-7511-3 Price: $ 14.00 For humanitarian reasons and the concern for
households’ economic and health security, the health sector is at the center
of global development policy. Developing countries and the international
community are scaling up health systems to meet the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) and are improving financial protection by securing long-term
support for these gains. Yet money alone cannot buy health gains or prevent
impoverishment due to catastrophic medical bills; well structured,
results-based financing reforms are needed. Unfortunately, global evidence of
“successful” health financing policies that can guide the reform effort is
very limited and therefore the policy debate is often driven by ideological,
one-size-fits-all solutions. Good Practices in Health Financing: Lessons from
Reforms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries attempts to begin to fill the
void by systematically assessing health financing reforms in nine low- and
middle-income countries that have managed to expand their health financing
systems to both improve health status and protect against catastrophic
medical expenses. The participating countries are: Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Estonia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
The study seeks to identify common enabling factors of their good
performance. While the findings for each country are important, collectively
they send a clear message to the global community that more attention is
needed to define “good practice” and then to evaluate and disseminate the
global evidence base. by Pradeep Mitra
English -- Published June 2008 -- ISBN:
0-8213-7538-5 Price: $ 8.00 Innovation, Inclusion and Integration synthesizes
the findings of the flagship regional reports produced by the World Bank’s Europe
and Central Asia Region. These have dealt with productivity growth,
enhancement of job opportunities, trade and integration, migration and
remittances, poverty and inequality, and the challenges posed by aging
populations. This book explains the relationships among developments in each
of these areas and explores the implications of these relationships for
policy making in the region’s nations. It will be of particular interest to
policy makers, government officials, researchers, and economists interested
in fostering inclusive economic growth in the countries of the region and
their deeper integration into the global economy. Land in Transition: Reform and Poverty in
Rural Vietnam by Martin Ravallion, Dominique Van De Walle English -- Published April 2008 -- ISBN-13:
978-0-8213-7274-6 Price: $ 9.00 This book is a case study of Vietnam's efforts to
fight poverty using market-oriented land reforms. In the 1980s and 1990s, the
country undertook major institutional reforms, and an impressive reduction in
poverty followed. But what role did the reforms play? Did the efficiency
gains from reform come at a cost to equity? Were there both winners and
losers? Was rising rural landlessness in the wake of
reforms a sign of success or failure? Land in Transition investigates the impacts on
living standards of the two stages of land law reform: in 1988, when land was
allocated to households administratively and output markets were liberalized;
and in 1993, when official land titles were introduced and land transactions
were permitted for the first time since communist rule began. To fully assess
the poverty impacts of these changes, the authors' analysis of household
surveys is guided by both economic theory and knowledge of the historical and
social contexts. The book delineates lessons from Vietnam's experience and
their implications for current policy debates in China and elsewhere. "Ravallion
and van de Walle have produced a beautifully clear, careful, and readable
analysis of VietnamA?s agrarian reforms. They show
that the 1988 decollectivization largely avoided "elite capture"
and created near-equal family farms. These produced more, and were more
efficient, than the previous collectives. In the interests of equity, the
reform did not aim at maximum economic performance; but as the authors show,
the sacrifice was not large. The authors explore whether China can now learn
from Vietnam about similar prospects for market-friendly reforms." - Michael Lipton Founder and Research Professor, Poverty Research
Unit University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom "This
is a very interesting and very well researched book. The authors are leading
experts in this field, and this shows. They have gone beyond simple analyses
to address a set of key issues, such as whether rising landlessness is a sign
of success or failure. They have also gone out of their way to come up with
carefully drafted conclusions, linking these closely to the policy debate on
equity and efficiency in Vietnam. I expect this report to become a very
important and very influential publication, not just in Vietnam but also
globally." - Johan Swinnen Professor of Development Economics Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A
Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation by Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, Monroe Price, Marc Raboy
English -- Published April 2008 by Michigan
University Press, World Bank -- ISBN-13: 978-0-8213-7295-1 Price: $ 10.00 This book provides guidelines, tools, and real
world examples to help assess and reform the enabling environment for media
development that serves public interest goals. It builds on a growing
awareness of the role of media and voice in the promotion of transparent and
accountable governance, in the empowerment of people to better exercise their
rights and hold leaders to account; and in support of equitable development
including improved livelihoods, health, and access to education. The book
provides development practitioners with an overview of the key policy and
regulatory issues involved in supporting freedom of information and
expression and enabling independent public service media. Country examples
illustrate how these norms have been institutionalized in various contexts. "Broadcasting,
Voice and Accountability brings media and
broadcasting policy squarely into the development debate. It is the Bank's
first publication presenting good practices from around the world in media
and broadcasting policy and regulation, and complements existing work in
governance, public sector reform, and access to information. The book
presents a framework to inform analysis of existing policies and support the
development of a vigorous media sector, with a particular emphasis on
broadcasting. I believe this volume is a useful tool for policymakers, reform
managers, development practitioners, and students alike." - Robert B Zoellick, President, The World Bank ". . . This
is an excellent book. I read every page, and many of them twice, which is
testimony to the fact that the manuscript was relevant, interesting and a
jolly good read." - Professor Ruth Teer-Tomaselli, UNESCO Chair in
Communication for Southern Africa, Culture, Communication and Media Studies,
University KwaZulu-Natal |
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GDLN Seminar Series on Timber Theft
Prevention: Introduction to Security for Forest Managers (open
for registration) October
9 and 23, from 08:00 to 11:00 a.m. This
Seminar is organized by the World Bank in cooperation with AusAID and the
World Bank-Netherlands Partnership Program via the Global Development
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exchange of knowledge, sharing experiences, and a discussion of good
practices and lessons learned in timber theft prevention. Participants from
national governments, the private sector and civil society in Cambodia, Indonesia,
Laos, Philippines and Vietnam will be able to update their understanding of
how to prevent illegal logging through the use of industrial asset protection
practices employed in many sectors around the world. Blended Learning Course on International
Financial Reporting Standards (by invitation only) October
15 from 13:00 - 19:00 and October 16, from 14:00 to 20:00 The
course is organized by the World Bank in partnership with the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The course aims to train the
trainers of international financial reporting standards and will provide
international certification of those trainers to disseminate this knowledge
through the provision of training programs within their own countries. The
course consists of 7 videoconference workshops through the Global Development
Learning Network connecting 6 Asian countries, self-study using an
interactive electronic learning package, remote tutor support, online forum,
webinars or clinics to address participants' queries and concerns. Regional Seminar Series on HIV-AIDS in
the Transport Sector - Session 2 (open for registration) October
22, from 08:00 to 11:00 a.m. This
regional seminar series is organized by the World Bank through the Global
Development Learning Network Asia Pacific in order to introduce the standard
HIV/AIDs Information, Education and Consultation Communications (IEC)
program, which is developed for use on all Bank infrastructure projects. The
IEC program is used to ensure that workers and local residents receive proper
education on the risks of HIV/AIDS, and how they can be mitigated, as well as
treatment and other key issues. This 3-session seminar series will cover the
key issues of (i) why IEC needs to be done; (ii) the different options for
undertaking HIV/AIDS education, (iii) an explanation of the IEC training
program and how it can be used. The target audience are
relevant policy-makers in health and transportation fields. Fiscal and Financial Policy Options for
Clean Development October
25, from 08:00 to 16:30 and October 26, from 08:00 to 11:40 a.m. This
biennial, one-and-a-half-day forum is co-organized by the Asia-Pacific and Development
Center and the World Bank. Participants from national governments, the
private sector and think tanks around the Asia Pacific region will meet with
reputed experts from international organizations in Shanghai, China and
possibly via videoconference facilities of the Global Development Learning
Network Asia Pacific to share the existing knowledge in the design and implementation
of fiscal and financial policies for clean development and further promote
clean development strategies in the region. Key topics of the forum will
include: (i) the roles of government and market mechanism in clean
development, (ii) fiscal policies for clean development, (iii) financial
sector policies for clean development, and (iv) regional cooperation in clean
development. For further information about this forum, please contact Ms.
Nguyen Dieu Nuong, email: nnguyen2@worldbank.org; tel.: 84 4 934 6600, ext.
706. APO E-learning Course on ISO 22000 (by
invitation only) October
28 - 31, 2008, from 08:00 to 17:30 every course day This
blended learning course is organized by the Asia Productivity Organization,
which aims to (i) enhance the participants' knowledge of key concepts in a
modern food safefy management system, (ii) enable the participants to
understand ISO22000:2005 standards, its requirements and application, and
(iii) provide the participants with knowledge and skills to implement a food
safety management system to meet ISO2200:2005 requirements and be aware of
critical success factors in the food industry. The course includes
videoconference lectures, case study, group work, online discussion, and site
visit. Top 1 - 2 participants of this e-learning course from each
participating countries in Asia will be invited to attend a follow-up
face-to-face IRCA 2019 course on Food Safety Management Systems for Auditors
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Information on
Development Projects in Vietnam
New Disclosure World Bank Operational Project Documents for Vietnam
The
Disclosure Unit of the World Bank is responsible for the implementation and
dissemination of documents relating to the World Bank’s disclosure
policy http://www1.worldbank.org/operations/disclosure/. On
a regular basis, the Unit releases operational documents to the
public through a network of Public Information Centers (PICs) worldwide. For
assistance on disclosed documents, please contact one of the PICs at a
location near you. For
previous listings, please visit http://go.worldbank.org/QU93EOHWG1.
Alternatively, you are welcome to visit VDIC or World Bank’s mini Public Information
Corners (mini-PICs) at your city/province libraries to view hard copies of
World Bank project documents in Vietnam. List of mini-PICs in Vietnam can be
found at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=library&op=viewDetailNews&id=162&&mid=322&cmid=327.
List
of World Bank’s projects in Vietnam and detail project information can be
accessed at www.worldbank.org/vn
>> select “Projects &
Programs”. Vietnam - Avian Influenza Emergency Recovery
Project - Implementation Completion and Results Report Ratings
for the Avian Influenza Emergency Recovery Project for Vietnam were as
follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was
significant, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the Borrower
performance was also satisfactory. Some lessons learned included: Approval of
procurement at the central level was often slow and caused implementation delays.
Decentralization of approving authority would give the provinces more
flexibility to tailor and implement their respective activities. This is
especially important for emergency operations. Donor coordination to support
the government program is critical. At the beginning of the Highly Pathogenic
Avian Influenza (HPAI) epidemic the lack of clear mechanisms between donors
made it difficult to coordinate activities. This situation was improved
significantly after the government took the central role in managing the
crisis and encouraged the donor community to work together more effectively.
Gains made under the project in equipping laboratories and in human resource
capacity-building need to be complemented by improvement in the quality
management of laboratory testing and field surveillance, data collection and
analysis. This will ensure that diagnostic and surveillance results can be
trusted to provide necessary information to decision makers. Commune-based
disease surveillance and training provided at commune level require better
monitoring to ensure the quality and appropriateness of the training
contents. Flexibility is needed in responding to the evolving epidemiological
situation of HPAI at the national, regional, and global level. As the HPAI
epidemic continued at the same time as control and prevention measures were
being developed, Vietnam had constantly to adjust its program without losing
the opportunity to develop its medium- to long-term response capacity. http://go.worldbank.org/H3G64KF970
Vietnam - Mekong Transport and Flood Protection
Project : second order restructuring - Board Report The
second order restructuring of the Mekong Transport and Flood Protection
Project of Vietnam seeks the approval of the Regional Vice President for
amendments to the Development Credit Agreement (DCA) for: (i) financing the
construction of additional bridges; (ii) a reallocation of Credit proceeds;
and (iii) an extension of closing date to December 31, 2010. The reallocation
will meet the financial needs of the project. The extension enables
completion of the activities identified in the amendment and reallocation.
The rationale for these modifications was discussed with the Borrower during
the negotiations of the Additional Financing package. The amendments are
consistent with the original development objectives and project design, do
not require changes to the key performance indicators, and are expected to
strengthen the associated outcomes. http://go.worldbank.org/GP123N3NZ0
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Funding Opportunities
For more
funding opportunities, please read previous VDIC newsletters at http://www.vdic.org.vn/?name=newsletter&op=viewDetailNews&id=230&mid=350
For
further information on the news provided below, please contact the
organization directly. Grand Challenges
Explorations Round 2: Encouraging unconventional global health solutions The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant
proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a US$100 million
initiative to encourage unconventional global health solutions. You may
recall that we first announced this program at our Grand Challenges meeting
in Cape Town last October. We would appreciate it if you would share this information with
colleagues around the world who may have bold and creative ideas for our
second set of topics: -- Create new vaccines for diarrhea, HIV, malaria, pneumonia,
and tuberculosis -- Create new tools to accelerate the eradication of malaria -- Create new ways to protect against infectious diseases -- Create drugs or delivery systems that limit the emergence of
resistance -- Create new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection -- Explore the basis for latency in tuberculosis Anyone can apply, regardless of education or experience level.
Grant proposals are being accepted at http://www.gcgh.org/explorations until November 2, 2008. The website includes all the
information needed to apply for a Grand Challenges Explorations grant. The Grand Challenges website, http://www.gcgh.org,
has also been updated as a dynamic portal for the entire initiative. It
highlights the progress being made by the initial Grand Challenges projects. Please don't hesitate to contact GCExplorations@gatesfoundation.org if you have any comments or questions. Call for Papers Workshop on
Gender Dimensions of Rural Employment FAO, ILO and IFAD are pleased to announce the technical expert
workshop on “Gaps, trends and current research in gender dimensions of
agricultural and rural employment: differentiated pathways out of poverty”,
which will be held in Rome in the week of 30 March – 3 April 2009 (duration
three days - exact dates to be confirmed). It is increasingly recognized that
rural employment is central to achieving equitable growth and poverty
reduction but yet it offers different opportunities for, participation in and
conditions of employment to men and women. This technical expert workshop
thus aims to provide important follow up to the recent international policy discussions
in terms of analyzing trends and issues, identifying knowledge gaps, and
compiling innovative gender sensitive policy measures and good practices to
strengthen rural labour markets. To this end, FAO, ILO and IFAD invite papers
to address any of the following issues: 1) Analysis of gender inequalities as a factor influencing
employment constraints and opportunities in rural areas of developing
countries 2) Globalization and trends in rural employment 3) Measures to strengthen rural labour markets 4) Gender differences in rural occupations and off- and on-farm
incomes 5) Implications and impacts of different types of institutional
arrangements 6) Best practices and policy options Please note that the deadline for submission of abstract is 15th
October 2008. For additional information and to download the Call for Papers
please visit http://www.fao-ilo.org/news_ilo/detail/en/?no_cache=1&tx_tt ASEAN Foundation
Scholarship The ASEAN Foundation, an initiative of the Leaders of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was established on 15
December 1997 to help bring about shared prosperity and a sustainable future
for the peoples of all ASEAN countries that now include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia , Indonesia , Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines
, Singapore , Thailand and Viet Nam . It has been mandated to promote greater
awareness of ASEAN and greater interaction among its peoples and their
increased participation in ASEAN activities as well as to undertake
development cooperation activities that enhance mutual assistance, address
equitable economic development and reduce poverty. This scholarship programme
is part of the ASEAN Foundation Scholarships for Postgraduate Studies and
funded through the Japan-ASEAN Solidarity Fund. Four (4) scholarship slots will be awarded under the project
"Capacity building for Gender, Poverty and Mobility Analysis of Road
Transportation Development in GMS Region". The remaining six (6)
scholarships will be allocated for the various fields of study identified by
ASEAN Foundation as indicated below. Read more: http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2007/12/asean-foundation-ait-scholarship.html Cool the Earth Contest From August 4th-October 3rd 2008, with the aim of curbing global
warming as much as possible and keeping the earth "cool", we are
calling for ideas from around the world for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions. Based on the innovative ideas we receive, prototype projects
will be conducted in Japan to establish models for reducing emissions. The
results of these projects will be reported to the global community in the
hope that this will promote further innovation towards reducing CO2
emissions. If you are interested, please contribute your ideas and support
the world for reducing CO2 emissions! And we would appreciate your support by
spreading the words out! For more information and how to enter the contest, please visit
our website. http://eco.goo.ne.jp/topics/cooltheearth2008/english/index.html Eiffel Scholarship for
Master and PhD The new Eiffel programme thus covers two types of course: - Master’s postgraduate degree course - Ten-month co-tutored or co-managed component (preferably
second or third year) of PhD course The objectives of the Eiffel excellence programme run by the
French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs remain unchanged. The first
is to offer French higher-education opportunities for future public- and
private-sector decision-makers in three priority areas: science; economics
& management; and law & political science. (The Eiffel programme does
not address students seeking careers in teaching or research; other programmes
are available for students in these situations.) The second objective is to
reach students from emerging countries (with priority on Asia, Latin America,
Eastern Europe, the Middle East and new members of the European Union),
though the PhD scholarships also address students from industrialized
countries. The Eiffel programme helps French centres of higher education
attract high-calibre overseas students. Only French centres may submit
applications. If an application is successful, the centre is required to
enrol the candidate on the stated course. Eiffel grants cover the following subject areas: - Engineering sciences for the Master’s course, and
sciences in a broader sense for the PhD course
(engineering sciences, exact sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry) life
sciences, nano- and bio-technologies, environment sciences, and information
& communication sciences). - Economics and management. - Law and political science. The schedule for the 2008 Eiffel programme is as follows: - Application forms available online: September 2007 - Applications to be submitted by 11 January 2008 - Results announced in week beginning 24 March 2008 Information available on Égide website: www.egide.asso.fr/eiffel Fellowships - Echoing Green
Foundation Echoing Green awards two year fellowships to emerging social
innovators. Fellowships are awarded to individuals with innovative ideas for
creating new models for tackling seemingly unsolvable social challenges.
These fellowships offer them the opportunity to develop and test their ideas.
Fellows do not develop their ideas in an academic setting, but rather work in
the community. They launch, manage, and grow organizations that implement and
continually expand their ideas for creating lasting social change. The fellowship includes a two-year, $60,000 stipend ($30,000 per
year), health care benefits, online connectivity, access
to foundation's network of social entrepreneurs, training, and technical
assistance. Individuals who apply as partners (no more than two people) can
apply for two fellowships combined for a total stipend of $90,000 over two
years. Deadline: December 1, 2008 For more information please visit http://www.echoinggreen.org The Japan Foundation grant
and fellowships programs for FY 2009 The Japan Foundation supports international and cultural
exchange through diverse grant programs, fellowships, and other activities.
Areas eligible for grants and fellowships includes: arts and cultural
exchange, Japanese language education, Japanese studies and intellectual
exchange, etc. The Program Guidelines, which contains a list and descriptions
of programs offered is now available on the website. For detailed information on each program and for application
forms, please contact the Japan Foundation office in Japan or in your
country. If there is none in your country, contact the nearest Japanese
diplomatic mission. For more information please visit http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/program/ Belgian Bilateral
Scholarships Belgian Bilateral Scholarships - Announcement for 2009 Intake
can be found in local newspapers such as: Thanh Nien daily, Tuoi Tre, Vietnam
News and Le Courrier du Vietnam between 23rd and 30th September 2009. The Belgian Bilateral Scholarships are funded by the Belgian
Government through the Directorate General of Development Cooperation (DGDC)
under the Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and
Development Cooperation enable young professionals from Vietnam to pursue
postgraduate studies in Belgium and gain new expertise for the benefit of
their country. For the academic year of 2009-2010, there will be 40 scholarships
available for Vietnamese nationals who want to obtain Master of PhD degrees
from the universities in Belgium. These training cours are instructed either
in French or in English. The Programme encourages applications from all provinces and
regions of Vietnam, from public institutions, civil society, NGOs and the
private sector. Women and candidates coming from remote areas are strongly
encouraged. Application for 2009 intake opens on 1 October 2008 and closes
on 5 January 2009 (before 17h00). In order to obtain application forms and detailed information,
you are kindly invited to visit the following web sites: www.diplomatie.be/hanoi (Services Cooperation Scholarships) and/or www2.btcctb.org/vietnam Canadian Francophone
Scholarship Program - 2009 This scholarship program is funded by Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA). Deadline: 30 October 2008 For more information please visit www.boursesfrancophonie.ca Ford Foundation
International Fellowships Program (IFP) in Viet Nam - the 2009 Competition The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) was
launched by the Ford
Foundation in 2000 to provide opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this
education to become leaders in their
respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and
greater economic and social justice
worldwide. Since the program's first selections in 2001, over 3,300 Fellows have been
selected from over 60,000 applications. To ensure that Fellows are drawn from diverse backgrounds, IFP
actively seeks candidates from social groups and communities that lack
systematic access to
higher education. IFP's New York-based secretariat collaborates
closely with partner
organizations in 22 countries and territories highlighted on the map below. These groups supervise all
recruitment and selection activities, and help ensure that the program's goals and
implementation are grounded in local
realities and reflect local needs. Applicants may choose to pursue an academic discipline or field
of study related to one of the following Ford Foundation program areas: - Environment & Development - Social Sciences & Humanities - Health - Arts & Culture - Education - Governance & Civil Society - Media - Community Development - Development Finance & Economic Security Read the latest IFP publication featuring alumni and program
update, September 2007 http://www.fordifp.net/Files/Alumni%20Newsletter%20Sept-07.pdf For more information please visit http://www.fordifp.net/ and http://ceevn.acls.org/ceevn/ifpinfo.htm |
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