Official Documents
A Document Translation Framework, June 2003 (World Bank website)
The first step towards a translation strategy at the World Bank. Approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on July 3, 2003.
Strengthening Public Information Centers, May 2003 (World Bank website)
A strategy to enhance the access to information at the World Bank. Approved by the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on January 28, 2003.
World Bank Disclosure Handbook, January 2003 (World Bank website)
Outlines workflow arrangements for staff for making policy and operational information available to the public.
World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information, 2002 (World Bank website)
The Bank’s current policy governing disclosure of information. Approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors on August 30, 2001.
Civil Society Analysis
Assessing World Bank Openness: A Transparency Scorecard_WB September 2006 (Acrobat pdf 185 KB) (BIC website)
Bretton Woods Update, Number 35, Bretton Woods Project, July/August 2003 (Bretton Woods Project website)
Implementation of the World Bank's Disclosure Policy: An External Review , June 2003 (Acrobat pdf 433 KB) (BIC website)
BIC's Toolkit for Activists # 1: Getting Access To Information From The World Bank: The Fundamentals, plus the 2003 Toolkit Update, Bank Information Center (BIC website)
Development Bank Transparency: Issues and Opportunities for 2002-2003, Bank Information Center, March 2002 (Acrobat pdf 217 KB) Also available: Español | Portugues | Français (BIC website)
The Ongoing Struggle for World Bank Transparency: The Outcome of the Information Disclosure Policy Review, Bank Information Center, November 4, 2001 (BIC website)
Representation without Information: How World Bank Group Governance Shuts Out Citizens and Undermines Accountability, Bank Information Center, September 2001 (BIC website)
The World Bank's Proposed Changes to its Information Disclosure Policies: A Critical Review, RESULTS Educational Fund, April 2001 (Acrobat pdf 70 KB). Also available: Español (Acrobat pdf 14 KB) (BIC website)
What You Should Know About the World Bank's Translation Framework, Bank Information Center, November 2003 (Acrobat pdf 512KB). Also available: Français (pdf 34KB) | Pусский (Russian) (pdf 245KB) | Español (pdf 34KB) (BIC website)
Correspondence
Call for a Comprehensive Translation Policy at the World Bank (Acrobat pdf 1 MB) and Cover letter (Acrobat pdf 130 KB), July 1, 2003 (letter from more than 50 NGOs to President Wolfensohn) (BIC website)
Response from Ian Goldin, World Bank Vice President of External Affairs to Call for Comprehensive Translation Policy, September 12, 2003 (Acrobat pdf 223 KB) (BIC website)
Press
World Bank Board Poised for Breakthrough on Disclosing Draft Documents, Freedominfo.org, May 24, 2004 (freedominfo.org website)
Useful Web Pages
World Bank Information Disclosure Page (World Bank website)