Artificial intelligence, anticorruption, climate change, and procurement are top engagement topics in Institutions

Wow! What a year 2024 was for Governance! 

We want to thank you for your engagement through comments, shares, and contributions on this blog channel that covers the work of the World Bank Group Institutions.

In 2024, our publications covered topics like anticorruption, partnerships, transparency, digital transformation, citizen services, climate response, AI governance, social contracts, public fiscal management, sustainability reporting, climate change, e-procurement systems, and best practices cases all over the world.

Our audience’s favorites were: 

Artificial intelligence and its use by Institutions. For example, this piece talks about the use of synthetic data to improve tax collection, and this one explores the path of change that AI could have next on shaping governments and institutions in the near future.  If AI is of interest to you, read about the use of AI in judicial courts or how Africa can shape AI governance.

Climate change and Governance was another topic of interest this past year. The Institutions’ teams work with other multilateral institutions was highlighted in a blog on collaborative action to tackle corruption in the climate response.  The anticorruption and climate change communities are uniting to work together on this critical issue.

Last but not least, procurement! One of the blogs that was of interest to our followers focused on ten success factors for implementing e-procurement systems.

We produced the timeline below of blogs and events from 2024 to highlight how we support countries worldwide to build capable, efficient, inclusive, and accountable institutions through evidence-based reforms.

JANUARY

• Lessons from three countries on carbon pricing
• Firm-level surveys can inform reform efforts to promote more SME participation in public procurement

FEBRUARY

• Government Balance Sheets for better management of assets and liabilities

MARCH

• How is the World Bank using AI and Machine Learning for Better Governance?
• How a survey can inform the design of integrity policies for the public sector

APRIL

• What is trust, why does it matter for development, and how do we measure it?

MAY

• Trust in institutions: Five Takeaways from Morocco surveys

JUNE

• 10 success factors for implementing e-procurement system

JULY

• Public financial management and budget support are key to achieving better development results

SEPTEMBER

• Improving public sector governance is vital for Montenegro’s EU membership

OCTOBER

• Public sector sustainability reporting: harnessing private sector experience to tackle climate change

NOVEMBER

• From the margins to the center: Africa’s role in shaping AI governance

Source : World Bank