1. The Development Committee met today, April 22, in Washington, D.C.
eC2: Landscape Study of G2P payments
Deadline: 06-May-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The World Bank in a collaboration with TNP2Kis analyzing the early implementation of digital delivery for Indonesia social assistance programs through a landscape survey on financial inclusion. The objective of this survey is to stock take the success and challenges in implementing the payments and at same time to observe the readiness of some other locations that are not yet applying digital payment for the programs. In overall, the survey will conclude list of policy suggestions for GOI to improve and completely better off in executing digital payments to social assistance beneficiaries as mandated by the President Joko Widodo, and capable to achieve financial inclusion target set by the National Council.
Online: Saturday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.
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Date: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Time: 10 am – 11:30 am ET/ 14:00 – 15:30 GMT
Location: JB-1080, World Bank
Spotlight on Nutrition: Unlocking Human Potential and Economic Growth
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Date: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm ET / 16:00 – 17:15 GMT
Location: MC Atrium, World Bank
eC2:India – Energy Access Energy Survey
Deadline: 15-May-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
World Bank-ESMAP would like to hire the services of a reputed firm which has extensive experience in household surveys. This firm will conduct the baseline surveys (household, community and community facilities) on energy access in the four states. In addition, enterprise survey will be conducted in two of these states- Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, and a mini-grid operator survey in Uttar Pradesh. The surveys will be representative state-wide for these states and will be administered in both urban and rural localities. The scope of work could change later, if needed, to include additional states.
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Online: Friday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.
Cities are Where the Future is Being Built
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am ET/ 13:00 – 14:30 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Financing for Peace: Innovations to Tackle Fragility
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm ET/15:00 – 16:15 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Boosting Revenues, Driving Development: Why Taxes Are Critical for Growth
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time:1:00 pm – 2:00 pm/ 17:00 – 18:00 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Unlocking Financing for Climate Action
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Date: Friday, April 21st, 2017
Time: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm/ 19:00 – 20:00 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Toward Water and Sanitation for All: Featuring Matt Damon, co-founder of Water.org
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Date: Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Time: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET/ 21:00 – 21:30 GMT
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters
eC2: Can Tho land value capture exercise for sale of land and/or development rights
Deadline: 10-May-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Public investment in infrastructure upgrades, flood risk management and resettlement of informal dwellers will facilitate creation of private, economic value. Alienating publicly-owned sites and selling additional development rights that would enable denser development on existing private parcels would enable the city to capture and leverage the some of the private value created by the public sectors investments. To unlock this additional economic value, the city, engaging with World Bank and technical consultants should identify: an appropriate strategy that takes into account existing constraints, institutional capacities and market context.
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Online: Thursday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.
2017 Spring Meetings Opening Press Conference: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim
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Date: Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Time: 8:30 am – 9:30 am ET/ 12:30 – 13:30 GMT
Location: International Monetary Fund & Online
Unleashing Productivity – The Key to Sustaining Inclusive Growth
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Date: Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am ET/ 13:30 – 15:00 GMT
Location: JB-1-080
eC2: Evaluation firm – UAV4Resilience
Deadline: 02-May-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The main tasks of the firm to be selected through this EOI/RFP are to evaluate the performance of the UAV platforms. Specifically, (1) define the criteria to assess the suitability of the various UAV platforms to produce the outputs required and specified in the by the project, (2) produce the comparative assessment report, (3) develop a guidance note on the best practices for the use of UAV in the Pacific Island Country context, taking into account the results from the field testing to be undertaken by the field testing firm to be selected separately, and (4) develop the training material and deliver the training to build capacity in Tonga and Fiji on the best use of UAV for disaster risk management.
Online: Wednesday Highlighted! Spring Meeting Events.
Jumpstarting the Next Revolution in Food and Agriculture
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Date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm ET/ 15:00 – 16:30 GMT
Location: Preston Auditorium, World Bank
Chief Economists Roundtable: The Road to 2030 – New Challenges, New Solutions
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Date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET/ 17:00 – 18:00 GMT ET
Location: MC13-121, World Bank
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