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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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  • NEPAD Launches CD Framework

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 7 May 2010
    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 created a new Article | 27 April 2010
    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 created a new Article | 23 April 2010
    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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  • Anonymous commented on an article | 22 April 2010

    The Role of Consultants in Public Finance Management Reform

    There have been numerous discussions about the public finance management reform, and the creation of a better system. And people are asking now where are those great hopes and what are the true prospects for reform ? The answer is "in the people". I mean the team of consultants, managers,...

  • Difficulties Matching Theory and Practice in Tanzania

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 21 April 2010
    “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 created a new Article | 20 April 2010
    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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  • James Dasher commented on an article | 20 April 2010

    The Role of Consultants in Public Finance Management Reform

    Ms Fysons study produced a number of recommendations, including the need to identify accountability lines at the start of any consultancy contract and the importance of the recipient government's ability to question and interrogate consultants' advice. I would like to thank you for sharing much...

  • Good Public Services Depend on Strong Demand

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 15 April 2010
    For Antoine Sawadogo, President of Citizenship Laboratory and former Ministry of Territorial Administration in Burkina Faso, building the capacity of local actors is a prerequisite for successful decentralisation in West Africa. It also implies enhancing users' capacity to formulate demand for...
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  • Donors Need Capacity Building, Too

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 15 April 2010
    For Ramesh Singh, Chief Executive of international charity ActionAid, building capacity doesn’t just mean teaching and enabling partners to do things better. It also means addressing donors’ capabilities and in particular, donors’ capacity to understand their partners’ abilities and listen to their...
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  • I do? You do? We do?

    Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 13 April 2010
    Who should call meetings, lead capacity assessments or mobilise consultants and monitor their progress? Get help to find the right answer to these questions and more in another tool from the Toolkit for Capacity Development.
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