Presented at:,

1
Strengthening WBG Engagement on Governance
Anti-Corruption Year One Implementation
Presented by Brian Levy Head GAC Secretariat

• Presented at,
• TI Panel,
• WBG Annual meetings
• October 2008

2
GAC for Development

• Principal GAC Purpose Enhance Development
  Effectiveness
• dont make the poor pay twice
• Multistakeholder engagement key to GAC reform
  development outcome
• GAC contributes in diverse ways to development
  impact
• Better procurement Bali urban infrastructure
  project
• 31 cost savings for infrastructure
• Reduced malnutrition Maharashtra community
  monitoring pilot
• 10 percent increase in healthy children in under
  one year
• Civil service reform in Macedonia
• Meritocratic recruitment 37 (2004) 64 (2007)
• Community prioritized monitored infrastructure
  in Indonesia
• 1.6 billion 34,000 villages 30 lower cost
  now national poverty program

3
GAC in Projects, 2008

• Four dimensions of holistic risk management
• Upstream diagnosis to identify GAC constraints
• Defensive strengthened fiduciary controls in
  design implementation
• Proactive enhanced transparency, participation,
  3rd party monitoring
• Informed risk-taking including high-risk,
  high-return
• Philippines 2nd National Roads Improvement
  Project
• 2nd opinion from special independent procurement
  evaluator
• Capacity enhancement of Dept of Public Works
  Highways, including procurement controls (bid
  rigging) audit capacity
• NGO group, Road Watch, to provide independent
  oversight on all roads sector contracting
• Bank doubles supervision funding
• Kenya Aids NGO transparent, performance-based
  selection process
• India Orissa Rural Livelihoods Right to
  Information synergies

4
Implementing GAC From Country Strategies to
Development Outcomes
Actionable Governance Indicators (AGIs)
Global
Country Strategies (CGAC)
Demand Side
Country Systems
GAC in Sectors
GAC in Projects
Development Outcomes Services, Regulations,
Corruption