The network has adopted a highly pragmatic approach to its work, focusing on the issues arising in member countries to ensure that training and technical assistance correspond to different stages of progress. Return to Table of Contents Steps Taken In July 1996, thirty members of the PSD Network convened in the Kyrgyz Republic to discuss the next steps in the network's development and to exchange curriculum materials and consulting experiences. Annual meetings aimed at assessing the impact of current efforts, developing programs for future activities, and coordinating them will serve to synchronize the work of network members. The Economic Development Institute of the World Bank will assist the network and its members with teaching aids, but it will be the members themselves who create their future. Training includes standard seminars on current topics designed in cooperation with the World Bank and professional associations, and customized courses prepared on the basis of country needs, organized in response to specific requests.
Training is conducted in English and the languages of the member countries.
Recently several World Bank Executive Directors met in Tashkent with members of the Network from Uzbekistan. Return to Table of Contents Other Features of the Network PSD Network programs are tailored to the needs and conditions in individual countries and are designed to provide the shortest route to basic knowledge and practical specialization regarding specific aspects of corporate governance and the development of a policy environment favorable to business. The network also provides consultancy and advisory services to local and central governments on policy issues of private sector development, and to enterprises, banks, privatization and supervisory agencies, and investment funds on technical issues. The network's emphasis on enhancing local institutions and the skills and capabilities of individuals through the active involvement of local experts in various projects and problem-solving. For more information on any of these programs, please contact Djordjija Petkoski .