Iraq and Turkey - South-South Knowledge Exchange on Social Safety Nets
South-South knowledge exchanges present an excellent model for knowledge sharing between countries, organizations, and individuals. They create opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and dialogue among policy makers, practitioners, and the broader...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16251126/iraq-turkey-south-south-knowledge-exchange-social-safety-nets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10842 |
| Summary: | South-South knowledge exchanges present
an excellent model for knowledge sharing between countries,
organizations, and individuals. They create opportunities
for peer-to-peer learning and dialogue among policy makers,
practitioners, and the broader community of Civil Society
Organization (CSO), academics, etc. To this end an Iraqi
delegation from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
(MOLSA) visited the Social Assistance and Solidarity Fund
(SASF) in Turkey in January 2012 to learn from the Turkish
experience in developing social assistance programs and
social safety nets. The World Bank's first annual
report on knowledge identified three knowledge roles for the
Bank: as producer, customizer, and connector. This quick
note will focus on the role of the Bank as a connector and
underlines the importance of this role. It also highlights
the momentum that South-South knowledge exchanges are
gaining and its role as an effective catalyst for capacity development. |
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