This session will showcase three short presentations on innovative legal ideas and projects making an impact in development:

Legal Innovation for a Data-Driven World: As the World Bank evolves towards more innovative forms of engagement to support knowledge, cross-border solutions, and global public goods, development work increasingly involves legal questions tied to digitalization—such as data protection, intellectual property, and AI governance. This session will highlight how LEG works directly with project teams throughout the product cycle to enable legal pathways that allow new types of operations to proceed within the Bank’s legal and institutional framework. 

• Bryan Cahill, Head of Open Source Program Office, World Bank Group
• Holly Krambeck, Program Manager, Data Lab, World Bank Group

Leveraging B-READY Data for Innovative Legal Solutions in the Private Sector: This talk will explore how the World Bank’s Business Ready (B-READY) report serves as a benchmark for the private sector, assessing digitalization and its regulation to enhance public services, and operational efficiency. Covering 400+ digital adoption variables across 100+ economies, the report provides key insights into digital adoption by governments and businesses. The discussion will highlight how digital transformation fosters a more business-friendly environment and drives private sector innovation, including the AI uptake.  

• Cyriane Coste, Private Sector Specialist, World Bank Group
• Natallia Karkanitsa, Legal Analyst, World Bank Group

The Intersection of Technology and Citizen Participation in Combatting Corruption: This talk will highlight the ABA’s Center for Global Programs Pilot Anti-Corruption Mechanism Program in El Salvador, which collaborated with the Governmental Ethics Tribunal to provide Salvadorans with an online corruption complaint platform. Learn how leveraging technological solutions and social media help generate citizen participation in denouncing corruption, and hear best practices in agile management of rule of law development programs.

• Carole Botello, Program Manager, Latin America and Caribbean Division, Center for Global Programs, American Bar Association
• Francisco Ciampolini, Regional Director, Latin America and Caribbean Division, Center for Global Programs, American Bar Association

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