The Vienna Development Knowledge Center (VDKC) is a multisectoral platform for knowledge exchange, peer learning, and collaboration among policymakers and practitioners across Europe and Central Asia (ECA). It aims to strengthen the impact of development knowledge in addressing the region’s development challenges.
The Center operates through a collaborative model that draws on the operational engagement of World Bank Group (WBG) teams and their development partners from public, private, and academic institutions. This partnership based approach ensures that knowledge activities are grounded in real world operational insights and aligned with the emerging priorities of countries across ECA.
The Center convenes a range of knowledge activities (technical deep dives, workshops, communities of practice, and field visits); bridging research and practice, adapting global expertise to local contexts, and enabling a broad range of stakeholders to contribute to solutions. Activities target practitioners and policymakers positioned to drive change with a strong emphasis on operational outcomes and country-led reforms.
The Center’s thematic areas are Economic Governance, Livable and Competitive Cities, Climate Resilience and Adaptation, and Human Capital and Productive Aging.
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