Presentation – July 16, 2009

WBICapacity Development in Fragile States

Questions for ConsultationJuly 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

innovationsharing

structured learning

knowledge exchange

Intensive capacity building for leadership teams & multistakeholder coalitions

leadershipcapacity building

WBI’s Emerging Results-Focused Program

Tangible resultsTangible results

Content & partnership developmentFlagship curriculum with framework, cases, modules

Network of global & regional partnersResults framework & indicators

Peer-to-peer exchange & benchmarkingGlobal/regional peer learning forums

GDLN, web, S-S exchange Practitioner networks

Innovation PlatformDM, Innovation fairs

Innovation radarIncubation &Scaling up

Leadership & Coalition

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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 resultstangible resultsFeedback 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