An Overview of the Global Development Learning Network

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An Overview of theGlobal Development Learning
Network
Symposium for Broadcasters on International Deve
lopment June 13-15, 2004 Bruno N. P. Donat Co
mmunications Officer

www.gdln.org
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A few questions and different answersfrom
several angles
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What?
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• a growing partnership of public, private, and
  non-governmental organizations
  
• using interactive distance learning techniques
• and modern communication technologies
• for knowledge sharing, training, consultation,
  and dialogues on topics relevant to the
  developing world
  

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• Global
• Some 60 Centers independent institutions
• Network
• GDLN Centers logistics, technology, programs
• Program Partners working with the GDLN Centers,
  share knowledge information either to select
  audiences, or open groups
  
• World Bank
• Coordinates business processes, support to
  Centers
  
• Provides technology platform, protocols
  standards

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GDLN examples
Meetings
Examples Videoconference sessions complemented
by electronic learning, online collaboration
local facilitation support

Workshops
Courses
Dialogues
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Global Dialogue Examples
Ethics in the Public Service
Confronting HIV/AIDS Decentralization of Heal
th Services
Incorporating Gender in Development Projects
Institutional and Democratic Development Strate
gies
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Who?
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• Decision makers and agents of change in
• International Organizations (e.g. IDB, IsDB, UN)
• Development agencies (e.g. GtZ, British Council)
  
  
• Donor agencies (e.g. CIDA, DANIDA, AusAID, USAID)
  
  
• Governments (e.g. Government of Cote dIvoire,
  Danish government, US Treasury, US Agriculture)
  
• Government agencies (e.g. Instituto National de
  Administracao, Portugal)
  
• Civil society (e.g. WWF Planet Finance, Milan
  Chamber of Commerce)
  
• Academia (e.g. Univ of Alberta, UA Portugal, IPAM
  Singapore)
  
• Private sector (e.g. Pfizer)

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When?
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• In June 2000, The World Bank and several partners
  launched GDLN
  
• Around the clock GDLN never sleeps

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Where?
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A look around the worldCenters in more and
more countries
Belgium, France Germany Netherlands Portugal, S
pain
Italy, (UK) Total7
Bosnia Bulgaria Latvia Lithuania (2) Russia (2
) Poland Romania Slovenia Ukraine Turkey (2)(
1)
(Yugoslavia) Total13
Canada (2) Washington, DC Total3
Afghanistan India (1) Sri Lanka Total3
Bolivia Brazil Chile Costa Rica (2) Colombia
Dominican Republic Ecuador El
Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico (2) Nicarag
ua Panama Peru Venezuela Total17

Jordan Egypt Saudi Arabia Total3
Australia China 3 Japan (Malaysia) Mongolia
Philippines Singapore South Korea Thailand Tim
or Leste
Vietnam Total12
Benin Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Ghana(1) Mozamb
ique Mauritania Senegal Tanzania Uganda Total
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Total67
Centers that are part of the British Councils
Network of Knowledge Learning Centers and
therefore connect to GDLN
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A look around the worldFurther Centers to
join in the next years
(Romania) Russia (1) Moldova Central Asia (5
)
Total7
Italy Germany Switzerland France (Marseilles)
Total4
Canada (1)
AlgeriaDjiboutiKuwaitMoroccoOman
(Syria)TunisiaUAE Yemen W.Bank/Gaza (1) To
tal9
Papua New Guinea China Cambodia Indonesia (41
)
Total7
Burkina FasoKenya Malawi Mali Madagascar Nami
bia
Sudan (Tanzania) Zambia Total8
Argentina Caribbean Uruguay Total3
Additional Centers 40
Future Total 100
Centers that are part of the British Councils
Network of Knowledge Learning Centers and
therefore connect to GDLN
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Growth in Network reach 400 in four years
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GDLN as Networks of Networks Brazil
International connection from the World Bank
office in Brasilia
1998
Brasil
There are many agencies keen to join GDLN - and
which have facilities
Up to 6 local partners can dial in via ISDN
plus Fortaleza Recife offices will act as seco
ndary Centers
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How?
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The GDLN blended approach
Interactivity critical

• Videoconferencing
• E-mail/web-based discussions
• 2 8 sites

best when designed up-front for blended
delivery
VC, F2F, self-study, internet, paper
Instructional Designers help
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A floor plan of a GDLN Center
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Interactive classroom in a GDLN Center
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Using GDLN for development

• Meetings Workshops
• Bank teams
• Development projects
• Private sector
• Project Implementation

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Why?
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Lending Finance
Knowledge
From lending Bank training teaching indiv
iduals
ad-hoc courses Govt. officials
To Knowledge Bank capacity building learn
ing together teams/networks programs/action le
arning
wider audience
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Why use GDLN?

• GDLN to connect
• a wider and more relevant audience
• otherwise unavailable resource persons
• across national and regional boundaries
• in real time
• linking clients within the development community

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Why use GDLN? (contd)

• at lower cost (, transaction, social costs!)
• for you (work-life balance?)
• for participants (security issues?)
• for the Bank and development partners
• for participating institutions
• at shorter lead-time and faster turnaround time
• in short a technological and institutional
  infrastructure and a one-stop window for
  clients and partners
  

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Why? GDLN as part of Capacity Building Where the
real impact is!
Learning spread over time Activity based learni
ng in teams Applied to daily work of teams O
bjectives can be outcome-based
Develop communities of practice, peer-to-pee
r learning among countries
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What now?
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Using GDLN for
The right capacity based on the capacity nee
ds of target audience, to the right people
the policy makers and country teams that
implement the programs, at the right time
"just-in-time", from the right source expe
rienced development practitioners and partner
institutions, with the right methodology u
sing the appropriate blend of tools
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For more information
Email GDLN_at_worldbank.org Phone [phone]
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Website www.gdln.org