IBNET Water and Sanitation International Benchmarking Network

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IBNETWater and Sanitation International
Benchmarking Network

• Dr Iain Naismith, WRc plc

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Aims of this presentation

• To explain the development of IBNET formerly
  the World Bank Start-Up Kit.
• To explain to ADERASA members how their
  benchmarking work could be linked with IBNET.

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Background to IBNET

• There are several barriers to sharing
  international performance data
• 1. The need for agreement on a standard set of
  indicators.
• 2.  Difficulty of setting standard data
  definitions
• 3.  Need for a mechanism for sharing results

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World Bank Start Up Kit

• Set-up to address these problams by providing a
  standard set of Performance Indicators and a
  web-based method of comparing data.
• was available on the World Bank Website and
  contained performance indicators for the water
  Africa, Saudi Arabia, Baltic States, England
  Wales, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine and
  the United States

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Current Nodes
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The New IBNET Project

• A 2.5 year programme
• opportunity to create a global benchmarking
  network for both developed and developing
  countries
• For use by utilities, industry associations,
  regulators, government departments and
  International Financial Institutions

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IBNET

• will provide a rapid means of accessing both
  national and individual utility performance data
• builds on the SUKs format for presenting core
  PIs through linked geographical nodes
• will be applicable to both first time
  benchmarkers and established benchmarking schemes

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World Bank objectives for IBNET

• to expand the coverage and effectiveness of the
  existing benchmarking network to include
• more utilities,
• a wider geographical base and
• a refined set of performance indicators
• to build longer-term sustainability of the IBNET
  network and its finances

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Objective 1 Expanding Coverage

• there are numerous water sector databases with
  sufficient information to allow preparation of a
  majority of the performance indicators in the
  SUK.
• The PIs and information are available from the
  website in Spanish, French and English.
• The market research questionnaire is also
  available from the website in Spanish.

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Potential Nodes
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Objective 2 Building Sustainability

• targeting industry associations, regulators and
  government bodies as partners
• these agencies have the mechanisms by which data
  can be compiled and need to share that
  information with others so that they can better
  manage the sector in their country

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Objective 2 Building Sustainability (2)

• targeting International Financial Institutions
  (IFIs) as partners
• IFIs through technical assistance work, and
  through on-going loans, can provide valuable
  support to the network in providing data on an
  on-going basis
• IFIs can also support the institutions that can
  provide, and benefit from, the compilation and
  sharing of performance data

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Work Programme

• (1) catalogue existing databases around the
  world
• (2) establish new nodes
• (3) prepare marketing and development plan
• (4) develop and test new indicators
• (5) enhance and maintain the software
• (6) prepare long-term financing plan

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Creating a node - What is required

• agreement on public disclosure of PI data
• anonomysed or attributable
• by utility or aggregated
• presentation of indicators in WB format
• some PIs are transferable as they are
• some can be generated from the data
• hosting of the node on the web

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Contents of a node

• Information about the regional/national
  benchmarking scheme.
• PI database in WB format.
• PI database in benchmarking scheme format.
• Additional information and links that the website
  host wished to include.

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Where does ADERASA fit in?

• ADERASA is the type of international organisation
  that we would like to join IBNET
• It comprises regulators who can offer a
  sustainable source of performance data
• It has a PI/benchmarking system in place
• Its PIs cover many of the PIs used in IBNET

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Where does ADERASA fit in?

• AFERAS has already converted its data to IBNET
  format as a pilot study
• The ADERASA website could host a Latin American
  Node
• Individual members may wish to develop national
  nodes
• ADERASA comprises members who have a PI scheme
  and some who are developing a scheme and might
  benefit from involvement with IBNET

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Potential Comparisons
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For further information ...

• The IBNET Project Website
• www.ib-net.org