Objective
Assess how sub-national governments perform on Prosperity, Livability (including climate exposure), and Infrastructure (roads, rail, energy, water, health, education, digital). Use big data and AI to surface insights, gaps, and priorities for local jobs, revenue mobilization, market-based finance, and stronger public investment outcomes.
At a Glance
Format
3–4 Hours
Audience
National & sub-national clients, Task Teams
Level
Intermediate — applied
Tools
pim-pam.net GPB · LDT · AI SWOT
Agenda
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome & Framing
Why local development tracking matters; objectives and structure of the day.
Chair
09:00 – 09:15
1. Local Government Data Challenge
Administrations of different sizes and shifting boundaries; gaps in traditional administrative and statistical series.
WBG Lead
09:15 – 09:20
InfraGov 2.0 and the Special Challenge of Local Investments
Highlight the interests of national Ministries of Finance versus Local Governments to improve investments, including with a line of sight to jobs creation
09:20 – 09:25
Short video on pim-pam.net GPB tools
Why these tools, what do they cover, how can they be applied…
09:25 – 09:50
2. Local Strategy Challenge
Variable quality and vintage of local development strategies; weak line-of-sight to jobs and outcomes.
WBG Economist
09:50 – 10:25
3. GPB & the PIL Baseline
Applying the pim-pam.net Geospatial Planning & Budgeting tool to build a Prosperity, Livability & Infrastructure baseline.
WBG + Partner
10:25 – 10:40
Coffee Break
Networking and informal Q&A.
10:40 – 11:15
4. AI SWOT on Local Strategies
AI processing of Local Development Strategy documents against the PIL baseline to yield national and local SWOT.
Knowledge Partner
11:15 – 11:45
5. Local Jobs Trends
Linking big data to administrative and statistical sources to generate jobs trends insights — ECA / Serbia illustration.
WBG Poverty & Jobs Economist
11:45 – 12:25
6. Client Engagement with LDT
Using GPB LDT tools with national and sub-national clients to shape ASA products and operational design.
WBG + Partner
12:25 – 12:45
7. Synthesis & Q&A
Key takeaways, open discussion, and pathways for follow-on engagement.
Chair
Participants Will Leave Able To
- Build a PIL baseline for any sub-national geography in GPB
- Run an AI SWOT against local strategy documents
- Read local jobs trends from combined big-data and admin sources
Delivered By
World Bank Group staff, in collaboration with external experts and knowledge partners.