With the conclusion of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) and the upcoming NYC Climate Week, the international community has come to see the powerful synergy that can be achieved when we combine the capillarity of public development banks and the convening power of multilateral development banks. This synergy is best encapsulated by the adage “the whole is greater than the sum … [Read more...] about Good-Bye FiCS 2023, Hello NYC Climate Week: A New Generation of Financial Mobilization
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State capacities and climate change: the public management of complex problems
Have you ever wondered why education or health policies are tipically led by a single ministry or agency, while climate change policies involve a large group of them? Nothing short of 14 ministries in Mexico and 25 federal agencies in the United States (including the top authorities in economic policy, energy, defense, urban development, agriculture, transportation, and … [Read more...] about State capacities and climate change: the public management of complex problems
Learning From What We Do and Doing What We Learn: What We Gain from a Solution-Search Approach to Building State Capacity
The puzzle of unlikely success When I engage with clients in the field about project execution and impact, I invariably encounter a puzzle. Our clients usually point out that things would be going much better if it weren’t for the poor technical and management capabilities of the executing agency. And they are right. A lack of capacity is the headwind faced by … [Read more...] about Learning From What We Do and Doing What We Learn: What We Gain from a Solution-Search Approach to Building State Capacity
What are the 5 axes of government digital transformation ?
What is government digital transformation? For the Inter-American Development Bank, Government digital transformation is the change in corporate culture, organizational models, methods, and processes that takes advantage of information and communication technologies (ICT) to enable public institutions to meet the needs of citizens and businesses in an efficient, transparent, … [Read more...] about What are the 5 axes of government digital transformation ?
5 Lessons Learned from Open Data Workshops in Latin America and the Caribbean
Having data is important for decision-making and especially for making good decisions. This may seem obvious, but it was not always so. Nowadays, data is everywhere, in great volume and variety, and serves to guide our actions in countless activities. It is part of our daily lives. And governments are no strangers to this context. The abundance of data has led States to … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons Learned from Open Data Workshops in Latin America and the Caribbean