First Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy in Middle East - Teaser 1
First Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy in Middle East
Sep 22, 2015 / Blog entry
115 City Leaders, Practitioners and National Officials from Jordan and West Bank and Gaza Participate in Intensive 5-Day Training
From May 24-28, the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), with support from other partners, convened the first Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy for cities in the Middle East...
First Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Sep 17, 2015 / Program
The World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), in partnership with several development institutions as well as with the Government of Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, are organizing a 5-day intensive training on Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness from May 24-28, 2015 in Amman, Jordan.
The training aims to...
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015
Jul 20, 2015 / Library
The digital economy now permeates countless aspects of the world economy, impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation, education, publishing, media or health. Information and Communication Technologies are transforming the ways social interactions and personal relationships are conducted, with fixed, mobile and broadcast...
[Virtual Workshop] Jordan’s Establishment of Unified Registries for Social Programs
Jun 08, 2015 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. This one focused on the Establishment of Unified Registries for Social Programs.
Objectives
The goal of this...
Representatives from 20 Jordanian Municipalities to participate to an upcoming Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy in Jordan
May 05, 2015 / Blog entry
By Ghada A. Shaqour*
Administratively, Jordan’s intergovernmental system is divided into three tiers - central, provincial (governorate) and local (municipal) levels. At the local level, 100 municipalities exist today and are governed by elected municipal councils. They were assigned over 39 different functional responsibilities, but many of...
Representatives from 15 Municipalities in West Bank and Gaza to participate to an upcoming Municipal Finance and Creditworthiness Academy in Jordan
May 05, 2015 / Blog entry
By Dana Almubaied*
In the West Bank and Gaza, Local Government Units (LGUs) have a long history - some were created as early as the second half of the 19th century. With increasing political and geographical fragmentation over the last two decades, LGUs have gained paramount importance providing services to the local population, particularly in...
Higher Education
Apr 03, 2015 / Program
Lead Organization
The Center for Mediterranean Integration.
Context
In the Mediterranean, youth are bearing the brunt of the crises and undergoing exclusion on the economic, social and political levels, with high unemployment and a lack of opportunities to take part in public life. Nevertheless, they represent the Mediterranean region’s best...
[Study Tour] Integrated Social Protection Systems in Belgium
Mar 27, 2015 / Highlight
The 23rd of March, 2015 marked the beginning of knowledge exchanges organized by the World Bank, Agence Française de Développement (AfD) and the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI). This activity was related to the establishment of Integrated Social Protection Systems.
The target audience was composed of high-level technical...
The Valmer Series - Knowledge Economy
The valmer series - the transforming arab city
[Virtual Workshop] Provision of Direct Income Support to Low-Skilled and Long-Term Unemployed Citizens
Dec 10, 2014 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on the provision of direct income support to low-skilled and long-term unemployed citizens....
[Study Tour] Identification and Targeting Systems for Social Programs in Colombia and MENA Countries
May 12, 2014 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a knowledge exchange between the Colombian government and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. The visit is one of the activities of the MENA Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, which facilitates south-south knowledge exchanges related to the design and implementation of employment and...
[Virtual Workshop] Palestinian Territories’ Services Related to Mediation in the Field of Work Using Mobile Technologies
Dec 11, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following workshop focused on the provision of services related to mediation in the field of work using mobile...
[Virtual Workshop] Morocco's National Initiative for Human Development
Oct 30, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on Morocco's National Initiative for Human Development.
Objectives
The goal of this...
[Virtual Workshop] Lebanon’s Use of Proxy Means Testing
Sep 04, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on Lebanon’s use of Proxy Means Testing (PMT).
Objectives
The goal of this virtual mini-...
[Study Tour] Employment Policies in Australia
Jun 16, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a study tour to Australia aiming to expose participating officials from the MENA region to the Australian experience regarding Employment Policies and Social Safety Nets. This visit was part of the activities of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Community of Practice on Active Labor Market Programs (...
[Virtual Workshop] Tunisia’s Implementation and Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Programs Targeted to High Skilled Individuals
Jun 10, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organized a set of virtual workshops. This workshop focused on regional best practices for the implementation and evaluation of entrepreneurship programs...
[Study Tour] Employment and Social Safety Nets in Georgia
May 28, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a learning visit to Georgia. The aim of this visit was to explore and expose the Georgian experience to the MENA region participants so they could learn from it. This visit was part of the activities of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Community of Practice on Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs)...
[Virtual Workshop] Egypt’s Delivery of Social Programs Using Smart-Cards Technology
Apr 10, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on the Best Practices for the Delivery of Social Programs Using Smart-Cards Technology.
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[Virtual Workshop] Djibouti’s and Palestinian Territories’ Monitoring of Social Programs
Feb 27, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the community of practice on employment and social safety nets, the World Bank organized a set of virtual workshops. The following workshop focused on the monitoring of social programs.
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Full Agenda...
Community of Practice Launching Forum
Jan 16, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank launched the Community of Practice (COP) and Social Safety Nets (SSN) program by organizing a launching forum in the Turkish capital Istanbul aiming to expose countries from the Middle East and North Africa region to experiences of other countries in the same field.
Objectives
During the forum, participants were exposed...
Knowledge Economy
Sep 20, 2012 / Program
Lead Organization
The World Bank.
Partners
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), European Investment Bank (EIB), INSEAD (Graduate business school), European Commission (EC) and others.
Challenges
The challenges cited below apply to the new phase of the Knowledge Economy Program (2015-2020) focusing on Tunisia:...
