Presentation – July 16, 2009 WBI Capacity Development in Fragile States Questions for Consultation July 16, 2009

 Client learning – to strengthen the capacity of policymakers & other stakeholders to formulate & implement policies & monitor progress  Focus is on client capacity building – as opposed to donor-driven/external technical assistance, purchasing capacity, or external intervention (e.g., peace keeping) WBI’s Mandate & Focus

 Focus on core strategic priorities  Move from “retail” to “wholesale”  Practitioner exchange & South-South learning  Global platform for scanning, sharing & incubating innovations  Leadership capacity & multistakeholder coalition building for results WBI Strategy / Key shifts

Seven key priorities  Fragile & post-conflict states  Governance (EITI++, procurement, anticorruption, leadership & multistakeholder)  Growth and Crisis  Climate Change  Public-Private Partnerships  Urban  Health Systems

Four business lines Development marketplace, innovation fairs, innovation radar, incubating & scaling up innovations Just-in-time practitioner-practitioner exchange, peer learning & benchmarking Flagship courses for state & non-state actors, developed with world class partners, wholesaled through regional/country partners innovation sharing structured learning knowledge exchange Intensive capacity building for leadership teams & multistakeholder coalitions leadership capacity building

WBI’s Emerging Results-Focused Program Tangible results Content & partnership development Flagship curriculum with framework, cases, modules Network of global & regional partners Results framework & indicators Peer-to-peer exchange & benchmarking Global/regional peer learning forums GDLN, web, S-S exchange Practitioner networks Innovation Platform DM, Innovation fairs Innovation radar Incubation & Scaling up Leadership & Coalition building for

Key capacity building challenges in Fragile States Everything is a priority, existing capacity is very weak and there is only a limited window to show results !  Rapid Results & action planning workshops to prioritize and achieve tangible results (e.g., PPP for service delivery) 1 Very limited leadership capacity among state and non-state actors to drive against vested interests.  Leadership development program to empower & inspire agents of change (cabinets, key line ministries, local government, CSOs, women and youth leaders) to achieve results 2 Breakdown of governance institutions – lack of legitimacy of centralized, top-down governance  Capacity building for local governments & CSOs for accountable service delivery at the local level 3

Key capacity building challenges in Fragile States Endemic corruption & patronage in resource use (extractive industries, procurement)  Multistakeholder capacity building around resource use 4 Weak social cohesion – conflict & distrust based on narrow, fragmented identification with clan, ethnicity, religion  Integrating cohesion & coalition building around common cause in capacity building programs 5 Lack of basic skills & professional capacity all around  Wholesaling basic skill building in priority areas through partners & building professionalization tracks 6

Leadership & Consensus Building Program  Rapid results & action planning  Human capital: leadership develop at individual level  Social capital: multistakeholder coalition building (govt, CSOs, parliamentarians)  Initial focus on leadership teams & multistakeholder coalitions in: resource use (extractive industries, procurement), local governance, MOF A Branded Product Line for Fragile States?

WBI’s emerging approach to address capacity needs of Fragile States at the country level Offer a menu of services including:  Rapid Results & action planning workshops  Leadership development program for agents of change  Multistakeholder coalition building around resource use (extractive industries, procurement)  Capacity building programs for Ministries of Finance and Planning, focused on budget management, procurement, and M&E  Capacity building for accountable local governance  PPPs for service delivery  Organize structured learning and South-South knowledge exchange to benefit fragile states, using GDLN Or: Offer a branded product line on “Leadership & Consensus Building program focused initially on resource use, local governance, MOF” Burundi, DRC, Liberia, Afghanistan, Haiti, Cambodia and Yemen * Possibility of additional countries based on consultations

WBI’s emerging approach to address capacity needs of Fragile States at the global level  Team up with world class partners to design program  Develop network of regional/country partner institutions to scale up capacity development  Deliver a high-level discussion on capacity development in fragile states in Africa at the Annual Meetings 2009 in Istanbul, in collaboration with the Africa Region.  Develop network of GDLN centers in fragile states for South-South exchange & wholesaling capacity building  Deliver a global learning event, possibly in late spring of 2010, to convene leaders from post-conflict and fragile states, leading experts and other stakeholders to share experiences in capacity development and chart next steps forward

 What are key challenges in capacity development in Fragile States?  What entry points and approaches to capacity development show promise in fragile states?  How can WBI contribute to addressing the capacity development challenge in fragile states? How should the approach vary for different types of fragile states? Key Questions

Discussion

 WBI Renewal Strategy -Key Shifts  How Fragile States fit in WBI?  Capacity Building in Fragile States Overview

WBI’s Emerging Results Focused Program tangible results Feedback to global stakeholders, to inspire others Strategy, content & partnership development Global multi-stakeholder event Peer to peer knowledge exchange Leadership development program Flagship learning programs developed with global & regional partners Innovation sharing & benchmarking Ongoing peer learning through GDLN and South –South exchanges Intensive support to country leadership teams – coalition building & change management

What are the entry points in Fragile States? In view of limited capacities, it is important to strategically select a few feasible entry points; which include:  governance of resources use, including extractive industries, budget management, procurement  delivery of basic services  leadership

What are the key considerations in designing capacity development programs?  Focus leadership capacity building to achieve rapid results;  Choose strategic entry points and forging multi stakeholder coalition building around these;  Rebuild professional associations;  Build local institutions for sustainable capacity building; and  Integrate crucial aspects of cohesion and inclusion in leadership capacity and coalition building at different levels of different groups

What Role can WBI play in Fragile States?  Be a catalyst in innovation  Work with and build local institutions  Play a connector role by brining various players  Skills building at the whole sale level through partnership institutions  Empower agents of change e.g. youth, women  Coalition building around shared interest areas (e.g. EITI ++, procurement) WBI as a Connector

WBI’s emerging approach to address capacity needs of Fragile States at the country level Offer a menu of services including:  Rapid Results & action planning workshops  Leadership development program for agents of change (Cabinets, key line ministries, local governments, CSOs, women & youth leaders)  Multistakeholder coalition building around resource use (extractive industries, procurement)  Capacity building programs for Ministries of Finance and Planning, focused on budget management, procurement, and M&E  Capacity building for accountable local governance  PPPs for service delivery  Organize structured learning and South-South knowledge exchange to benefit fragile states, using GDLN Burundi, DRC, Liberia, Afghanistan, Haiti, Cambodia and Yemen * Possibility of additional countries based on consultations