Knowledge for Development Community

The KDC Serves as the Repository of

the Institute’s knowledge products and
World Bank resources
 OpenDev 101 Training
(September 2015)
THE WORLD BANK’S OPEN DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE 101: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE
TOOLS
• A total of 68 Development Studies Majors
trained in using OpenDev of the World Bank
• Faculty member of the DLSU Political Science
Department and the JMRIG PhD Apprentice
served as resource persons.
Knowledge Forum on Sustaining Governance Reforms
for Inclusive Growth (August 2015)

Rogier Van Der Brink and Rep Leni Robredo served as resource persons.
 Dialogue on Universities for Open
Government (August 2015)

LGA Director, Maribel Sacendoncillo and Rep.

Leni Robredo served as speakers. Over 65
participants from academe, media, and CSOs
participated in the forum.
 Public Forum on Governance and the
Law: Realizing Change and Approaches
that Work (September 2016)

Dr. Yongmei Zhou of the World

Bank and Mr. James Brumby
were panel speakers in the
public forum.

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Knowledge Forum on University Town
and Sustainable Development
(November 2016)

Mayor Francis Garcia of

Balanga Bataan, Justine
Espina Letargo of the World
Bank, and Jess Lorenzo of
SEAOIL Foundation were
panel speakers.
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 Strengthening the Ecosystem of
Public Participation (August 2017)

Resource persons of the forum include Asec Kris Ablan and Convener of Right to
Know Right Now Atty Eireen Aguila. Interviews were conducted at the KDC.
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Knowledge Forum on Health and
Employment (December 2016)
Former DOLE
Secretary
Marianito
Roques was
Keynote Speaker
of the event.

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 Forum on Global Education Challenges
(September 2017)

Dr. Jaime Saavedra of the World Bank was speaker in the forum.

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