BUCHAREST, March 7 2017− Countries in the European Union (EU) must enact policies 
designed to better help workers adapt to new jobs being created by the internet if they want to avoid increasing inequality and exclusion in the region, notes a new World Bank Report. According to Reaping Digital Dividends: Leveraging the Internet for Development in Europe and Central Asia, launched in Bucharest today, affordable and nearly universal access to the internet has not been enough for countries in the EU to fully benefit from opportunities being created by digital technologies and more needs to be done to develop a policy environment that can better leverage this access by linking workers to digital jobs.
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Building institutional capacity for rural sanitation: India’s Uttar Pradesh State
Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s most populous state with about 200 million people, has 
historically not performed well on sanitation. According to census figures from 2001 and 2011, the proportion of rural UP dwellers with a toilet increased slightly during the first decade of this century. However, the population grew as well, meaning that, overall, 13 million more people were defecating in the open in 2011.
Factors which have held back UP’s progress on sanitation include poverty, absence of a robust sanitation strategy, and lack of focus and determination from decision-makers.
eC2:Assessment of Fertilizer Regulatory and Value Chain Environment in Myanmar
Deadline: 22-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
WBG is seeking to hire a Firm to conduct a regulatory and value chain assessment of the fertilizers produced, imported and sold to farmers in Myanmar, which must include, but is not limited to: (a) assessment of the overall regulatory framework (registration, licensing, etc.); (b) sector profile of producers, importers, distributors, retailers and dealers; (c) product flow (to end users) through the value chain, at formal and informal entry points, to determine where the potential risks are regarding quality, manipulation and usage of fertilizer; and d) develop a capacity building program to fortify risk management systems (public and private sector) in fertilizer quality.
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eC2:Implementation Partner for E-Waste management in Bhubaneswar city
Deadline: 20-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
IFC is hiring an Implementation Partner (an agency/Consortium). The Implementation Partner will be responsible for supporting the Client in executing the on-ground design and Implementation of a sustainable e-waste solution which is inclusive of all stakeholders. The Implementation Partner will be based in and will operate from Bhubaneswar throughout the duration of the project
eC2:Communications to Support Myanmar Energy Sector
Deadline: 16-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of the assignment is to help MOEE communicate with the public and stakeholders more proactively and effectively in order to support the overall development of Myanmars electricity sector.
eC2:Endline data collection for estimating the efficiency gains made through the integration of HIV and Reproductive Services in Zimbabwe
Deadline: 20-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The impact evaluation aims to answer the evaluation question: Does integrating HIV and SRH services reduce costs of service provision without compromising quality of patient care? The evaluation focuses on integration of HIV and SRH services at the primary health care level, district/mission, provincial and central hospital level within three different packages of service provision: integrating HIV services into 1) family planning and 2) antenatal care clinics, and 3) integrating SRH services into ART clinics.
Deltares and the World Bank: examples of close collaboration in the Philippines
Deltares is a leading independent institute for applied research and high-end consultancy, operating worldwide in the field of water and subsurface. More than 800 specialists develop innovative insights to make living safe, sustainable and economically successful. Through many collaborative missions, seminars and projects Deltares shares its breakthroughs on Flood Risk Management, Environment, Water and Subsoil Resources, Delta Infrastructure, Adaptive Delta Planning and advanced Software Products with the World Bank.
Through the Water Partnership Program (WPP, a joint partnership between the World Bank and the Governments of the Netherlands) Deltares has supported the World Bank in the Philippines by providing technical assistance on dredging operations in river basins, developing advanced flood inundation models (using Lidar datasets) meanwhile capacitating local engineers in advanced modeling techniques. Another project included a coastal engineering study to prevent flooding in Manila and carrying out detailed assessments on upgrading of pumping stations in Manila.
MTV Shuga Soap Opera Turns Edutainment into a Tool to Fight HIV and Gender-Based Violence
- A study in Nigeria finds that young people who watched MTV Shuga were twice as
likely to get an HIV test.
- Chlamydia infections dropped by 58% among women.
- The show is an example of “edutainment” – the use of mass media to educate people and promote positive behavior change
eC2:PPP VIABILITY STUDIES FOR 8 MUNICIPAL PROJECTS
Deadline: 22-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Under the terms of this consultancy, it is envisioned that the consultant will support the relevant Contracting Authorities (CA) and undertake studies that will consider the projects in light of the economic, legal, financial, market, socio/environmental, affordability and value for money factors. The studies will allow the CA to determine the projects viability, whether they should pursue a PPP solution for the selected facilities, and what form of PPP should be developed.
The World Bank Group Complaints Guide
July 1st , 2016 the new World Bank Group procurement fram
ework was officially implemented. With this change came improvements to the complaints mechanism, the full guide available below.
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