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This topic is about the broad notion of Capacity Development (CD) as a change process at the level of individuals, organisations and societies.It concerns the many ways of supporting capacities, like Technical Cooperation, working with Non States Actors, promoting multi-stakeholders processes and knowledge sharing.

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Backbone strategy - Capacity development - Change management - technical cooperation reform

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  • Mapping the Demand - and Supply Side

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    Who are actually pressing for performance from public organisations? Who are overseeing them, and to whom are they accountable? The Toolkit for Capacity Development has a handy tool for mapping sector and governance actors.
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  • The Nettle of Civil Service Reform - and 'Topping-up'

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    Sierra Leone has come a long way since the brutal civil war ended in 1999, and donors have played a vital role in this progress. But donor approaches to technical assistance, implementation units and topping-up schemes could end up doing some harm, writes Nils Boesen after a Technical Cooperation...
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  • Political Economy and Stakeholder Analysis

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    We always talk about the importance of the context. But how do you analyse the drivers and constraints, and map – with some specificity – the actors and their interests?
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  • A Path for Many Small Steps Forward

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    The Vietnamese government wants to include capacity development in their socio-economic planning. But what does that mean? Nils Boesen, who facilitated a recent in-country event, reports.
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  • An Ambitious Restructuring of the German TC Landscape

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    German Development Minister Dirk Niebel’s recently announced plans for a major reform of the country’s development institutions have been welcomed by international development organisations as well as inside Germany.
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  • NEPAD Launches CD Framework

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, has prepared a Capacity Development Strategic Framework which may evolve into a common reference for donors supporting capacity development on the continent.
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  • Morocco, a Noteworthy TC Reform Case Study

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    Morocco is well advanced in implementing the European Commission's reform of Technical Cooperation, according to the Delegation of the European Union in the country. But in the specific case of Morocco, more can be done to develop innovative TC and to ensure that operations are more results-...
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  • Moving Towards a Shared South-South Cooperation Policy

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    The broadly worded South-South policy recommendations, signed off at the recent international event in Bogota, reflect a cautious step towards an international consensus.
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  • Difficulties Matching Theory and Practice in Tanzania

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    “Compliance with financial regulations and disbursement pressure continues to drive the agenda. In this regard, we wonder what room there is to adopt the Backbone Strategy principles,” said Enrico Strampelli Head of Development Cooperation at the EU Delegation in Tanzania, in a recent interview for...
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  • Rethinking Support to Local Governance

    Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 15 April 2013
    To strengthen local governments across Africa, donors would be advised to spend more time and resources in researching and understanding local systems, according to Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi a key expert from the region. Mr Mbassi, from Cameroon, is a well known expert in decentralisation and has...
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