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View from India: When Technical Cooperation is not the Path to Capacity Development
Capacity development and sustainable results are the key objectives of all European Commission assistance to partner countries, but traditional technical cooperation is not the default route for getting there. In India, the EC delegation found an alternative way to respond to government demand.1 1 23 543
Quick Capacity Scanning, a Snapshot View
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Understanding Decentralisation and How to Support it
The European Commission, like many other donor agencies, is providing growing levels of funds to support decentralisation and local governance in partner countries.0 0 5 100
School-focused Capacity Development in Nepal
What does it mean to have a sector wide plan for capacity development? And what does it take to make it? These were the key themes of a five day learning event for government and development partners from the education sector in Nepal. Nils Boesen, who facilitated the event, reports that the participants found sensible answers to both questions.0 0 10 006
The Reform of Technical Cooperation: Taming the Beast?
When taking stock of the progress of the TC reform, some delegation staff complain that the reform imposes a heavy burden of new reporting obligations with little value added in terms of improving the quality of TC operations. Indeed it would be ironic if a reform that encourages greater engagement with partners, and actively promotes partner ownership, kept those on the frontline busy serving headquarters instead.0 0 5 433
Backbone Strategy Questions and Answers
Find short answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Backbone Strategy for TC reform and the Guidelines here. The FAQs will be updated and amended regularly.0 2 5 076