Founding Director of DIME @WorldBank | ImpactAI Driving Impact through Actionable Scientific Evidence | Champion of Collaboration and Innovation
Washington, DC
Joined March 2012
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Join us today for #genAI 4 #developmentimpact and introducing #ImpactAI, a revolutionary tool developed with @Googleorg.
ALL-STAR panel ft. @KharanBhatia (Google), @BardVegar (NORAD), @OttVelsberg (Estonia), & @iqbaldhali (J-PAL) on Oct 23, 5PM ET.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/m6t89z69
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In the latest episode of the People First #Podcast, @alegovini, Director for Development Impact at the World Bank, shares how data, cross-sector collaboration, and AI tools are helping reshape project design and implementation for greater impact: wrld.bg/8qzk50XJvPK
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Only a few days left before the deadline. Don't miss the chance to interact with researchers and policymakers doing impactful research!
The 6th World Bank–KDI School Development Impact Conference is on Nov 6–7 in Washington, D.C.! We’re more than excited to have Michael Kremer as the keynote speaker. Graduate students are welcome to submit. Deadline is Aug 29. Click the link for details. worldbank.org/en/events/2025…
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Demand for safe space: How women-only transit cars reduced harassment while reinforcing harmful gender norms in Brazil
Last month on VoxDev w/ @FKondylis (@WorldBank @wb_research), @alegovini, @KateVyborny, Astrid Zwager & @AndradeLuizaC (@DILatUChicago) :voxdev.org/topic/infrastruct…
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Tracking results isn’t enough.
The @WorldBank is aligning impact evaluations with its Scorecard to better understand what works—and why. It’s a shift from counting to learning.
Lisandro Martin and @alegovini explain how data is powering smarter development: wrld.bg/ApFs50WrtGy
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In the latest episode of the People First #Podcast, @alegovini, Director for Development Impact at the World Bank, shares how data, cross-sector collaboration, and AI tools are helping reshape project design and implementation for greater impact: wrld.bg/98jf50WuyFI
“We attempted to replicate experiments from 23 of 50 high-impact cancer biology papers... Overall, replication success was low... only 46% of effects replicated (and) only five of the 17 papers with replication data had findings that fully replicated.”
doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71601
Opening of Africa LEADS @WorldBank with @IndermitGill, @ousmane_diagana & @EthiopisTafara to adapt and scale investments for high impact by leveraging public private partnerships in energy , agriculture, education and public finance. #AfricaLEADS #DevImpact
J’ai eu l’honneur de prendre part à l’ouverture officielle de l’atelier AFW LEADS qui se tient à Lomé du 5 au 9 Mai 2025.
Un événement de haut niveau présidé par le Président de l’Assemblée Nationale du Togo, en présence de M. @ousmane_diagana, Vice-président pour l’Afrique⤵️
President of Togo hosts @WorldBank VPs @IndermitGill, @ousmane_diagana & @EthiopisTafara at Africa LEADS regional event on learn, adapt & scale investments for high impact. Spotlight on PPPs on access to energy, agTech, edTech and more. #AfricaLEADS #DevImpact
Le Président du Conseil, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé a reçu ce 6 mai 2025 une importante délégation de la Banque mondiale composée de trois vice-présidents de l’institution.
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Tracking Impact in Development: voxdev.org/topic/methods-mea…
You can now find a recording of the event on the VoxDev website, alongside a summary of key insights and links to further reading for the questions we didn’t get round to, w/ Paddy Carter, @aparna_krishn & @alegovini.
Join the opening the UN Behavioral Science Week 2025 today Monday, April 7th where I'll be discussing "AI and Behavioral Science for Impact."
#UNBehavioralScienceWeek #AI #DevelopmentImpact
Registration links:
•Monday 9am opening session: shorturl.at/Z7tWE
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We track the impact of programs through rigorous evaluation, but how do we track our organizational impact? On April 8, join Paddy Carter, @Aparna_Krishn, and @alegovini with @vox_dev as they discuss what impact means in practice. Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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Tracking Impact in Development: A VoxDev - @JPAL Webinar
On April 8th at 1pm (UK), Paddy Carter @BritishIntInv, @aparna_krishn @JPAL_SA & @alegovini @WorldBank will discuss how development organisations can track their impact.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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Mark your calendars for #UNBeSciWeek 2025, happening 7–11 April! ✨
Join 46 UN Entities across 15 events as we explore how BeSci is shaping AI, evidence-informed decision-making, health policy & more!
The entire week is free & open to all
🔗 Sign up now unbesciweek2025.org
Join us for a conversation on impact: a paradigm shift on how knowledge can drive progress and change.
Tracking Impact in Development: A VoxDev - @JPAL Webinar
On April 8th at 1pm (UK), Paddy Carter @BritishIntInv, @aparna_krishn @JPAL_SA & @alegovini @WorldBank will discuss how development organisations can track their impact.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
We launched our Reproducible Research Fundamentals course yesterday! Thousands of you have signed up and it's been wonderful to see how far and wide in the world you are connecting from!
Deadline extended to March 3! Reproducibility is the key to transparency, accountability, and trust in research. Build a solid foundation for credible, impactful work with our free and self-paced Reproducible Research Fundamentals course. Register here wrld.bg/gzSv50ULQQu
More evidence that in rural Africa only <1% of households connect to the grid... Shoutout to my colleagues @FKondylis and @loeserjohn for their work on how to structure subsidies to achieve the ambitious #M300 goals.
Diarrhea and growth faltering in early childhood can negatively impact survival and neurodevelopment. A national program in the DRC on water and sanitation infrastructure failed to reduce diarrhea or stunting. documents1.worldbank.org/cur…
Deadline extended to March 3! Reproducibility is the key to transparency, accountability, and trust in research. Build a solid foundation for credible, impactful work with our free and self-paced Reproducible Research Fundamentals course. Register here wrld.bg/gzSv50ULQQu
Reproducibility isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the key to transparency, accountability, and trust in research. Build a solid foundation for credible, impactful work with our free and self-paced Reproducible Research Fundamentals course. Register by Feb 25 wrld.bg/gzSv50ULQQu