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The Country Analytic Work website facilitates coordination and cooperation among countries and donors with the goals of improving development impact and cost-effectiveness for both capacity building and knowledge sharing.

Bilateral and Multilateral donors

British Council: http://www.britishcouncil.org/
British Council works in partnership with both government and civil society to advance debate, knowledge and skills in the areas of governance, human rights and social inclusion. Our aim is to enhance the reputation of the UK as a valued partner in tackling key reform agendas and promoting a sustainable development.

Canadian International Development Agency [CIDA]: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cd
Provides a focus and a central location for those who are looking for ideas, definitions, lessons learned, approaches, resources or operational tools on capacity development. The site is organised around three topics: Capacity Development in Canadian Development Cooperation; Reference Documents; and Sites of Interest.

Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development [DANCED]: http://www.mst.dk/danced/
Danced provides assistance to a limited number of countries in two prioritized regions: Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa.

DANIDA: http://www.um.dk/danida/
The Home Page of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In Danish.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD]: http://www.ebrd.com/english
The EBRD seeks to help its 27 countries of operations to implement structural and sectoral economic reforms, promoting competition, privatisation and entrepreneurship, taking into account the particular needs of countries at different stages of transition.

Subsite:
EBRD Technical Cooperation: http://www.ebrd.com/english/opera/TC/main.htm

European Union On-Line: http://europa.eu.int
Europa is the portal site of the European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration.

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EuropeAid Co-operation Office: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/
EuropeAid Co-operation Office's mission is to implement the external aid instruments of the European Commission which are funded by the European Community budget and the European Development Fund.

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): http://www/fao.org
FAO is the largest specialized agency in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. Since its inception, FAO has worked to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of food security.

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FAO Technical Cooperation: http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/TCD/tcd/tcdt/Default.htm
FAO's Technical Cooperation HomePage delineates the types of assistance and cooperation, criteria and characteristics, types of projects and basic statistics.

GTZ [Germany]: http://www.gtz.de/home/english/
GTZ is a service enterprise for development cooperation with world-wide operations. Areas of cooperation include agriculture, emergency aid and crisis prevention, environmental management, state and economic reform and civil society, health and infrastructure, etc.

International Atomic Energy Agency: http://www.iaea.org
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's central inter-governmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field.

Subsite:
IAEA Technical Cooperation: http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/program/tc/ IAEA's Technical Cooperation Homepage.

International Labour Organization [ILO]: http://www.ilo.org The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It provides technical assistance primarily in the fields of vocational training and vocational rehabilitation; employment policy; labour administration; labour law and industrial relations; working conditions; management development; cooperatives; social security; labour statistics and occupational safety and health. In English, Spanish, and French.

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ILO Technical Cooperation in Southeast and Pacific (SEAPAT): http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/ asro/mdtmanila/tc/indexr.htm
SEAPAT has been providing technical cooperation in various fields at all stages of economic development in five countries, namely: Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and the Solomon Islands.

Japan International Cooperation Agency [JICA]: http://www.jica.go.jp/english/
This site is Japan's Official Development Assistance Website. As one of the largest donors in terms of net ODA disbursement, Japan provides economic cooperation based on the concepts of "humanitarian and moral considerations" and "the recognition of interdependence among nations."

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD]: /http://www.oecd.org/
The OECD groups 30 member countries in an organisation that, most importantly, provides governments a setting in which to discuss, develop and perfect economic and social policy. OECD collects data, monitors trends, analyses and forecasts economic developments, while others research social changes or evolving patterns in trade, environment, agriculture, technology, taxation and more. This website describes how OECD works, describes the activities where detailed information on the specialised work of the Organisation is available, and provides contact points.

Subsites:
Development Assistance Committee [DAC]: http://www.oecd.org/dac
The DAC is the principal body through which OECD deals with issues related to co-operation with developing countries. The DAC is one of the key forums in which the major bilateral donors work together to increase the effectiveness of their common effort to support sustainable development.

Development Centre: http://www.oecd.org/dev/
The Development Centre serves as the interface between OECD Member countries and the emerging and developing economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. It conducts cutting-edge research on social and economic development issues; and facilitates informal dialogue between policy makers, academics, the business community and civil society. This site details the activities and publications of the Centre and provides links to bibliographies and statitistical sites.

Club de Sahel: http://www.oecd.org/sah/
The Club du Sahel is a forum for informal exchange and brainstorming between partners from the North and the South, both public and private. Its main purpose is to increase the impact of development aid. The site features the activities of Clud de Sahel: aid reform, local development and decentralization, regional integration, and private sector support program.

Governance: http://www.oecd.org/gov.htm
Provides information on OECD’s three thematic areas: corporate governance, public management and SIGMA which focuses specifically on governance issues in East and Central Europe.

Institutional and Capacity Development Network (I/CD): http://www.oecd.org/dac/tcnet/
This home page is designed specifically for members of the I/CD Network and DAC Members to facilitate communication on matters related to technical co-operation approaches, methods and instruments, and to share and disseminate information on development activities with a strong institutional and capacity development component.

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency [SIDA]: http://www.sida.se
The overall goal of SIDA is to raise the standard of living of poorer groups of people in the world. The Swedish Parliament has adopted the following six specific objectives in order to achieve this overall goal: economic growth, economic and political independence, economic and social equality, democratic development in society, sustainable management of natural resources, equality between men and women. The site is also in English, French and Portuguese.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)website on SWAp approaches: http://www.sti.ch/scih/swap.htm
The website of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation on SWAps in the Health Sector provides background information on the SWAp approach, reviews its application in the health sector, explores important current issues in SWAp implementation and compares the approach to other forms of development assistance.

UK Department for International Development[DfID]: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the British government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty. DFID works in partnership with other governments committed to these targets, and with business and the private sector, civil society and the research community, supporting progress to reduce world poverty. Provides access to strategy papers, statistical information, and project evaluations.

United Nations Programme of Technical Cooperation : http://esa.un.org/techcoop/unsystem.asp
The development cooperation activities of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and other entities of the UN Secretariat fit into a context of related work throughout the UN system. These efforts, often known as "operational activities for international development cooperation", constitute one of the main streams of work of the UN family. Through these the UN, its funds and programmes, and the specialized agencies put into effect their mandates and capabilities in support of the policies and priorities of recipient countries. Each operates under the guidance of intergovernmental bodies, and they take into account the outcomes and commitments of the relevant global conferences.

United Nations Development Programme [UNDP]: http://www.undp.org
As the technical assistance arm of the United Nations, UNDP provides services and policy advice in six key thematic areas: democratic governance, pro-poor policies, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment, information and communications technology, and HIV/AIDS.

Subsites:
UNDP Management & Governance Network: http://magnet.undp.org/
The Home Page of the democratic governance team. Provides access and links to publication series, including Capacity Development Resource Book, operational resources and other sub-thematic initiatives.

UNDP Global Environment Facility Capacity Development Initiative: http://www.gefweb.org/Site_Index/CDI/cdi.html
Provides document links undertaken for the Capacity Development Initiative.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: http://www.uneca.org
ECA is the regional arm of the United Nations, mandated to support the economic and social development of its 53 member States, foster regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa’s development. This website features ECA’s programmes, its related initiatives, and provides information on its sub-regional centres in Africa.

United Nations Economic and Social Affairs: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/
The Financing for Development Conference Home Page. Provides updates on events, reports on the work of the preparatory committees, regional consultations, secretariat reports, and background information on major and official stakeholders.

United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees: http://www.unhcr.ch/
This site provides access to policy statements, statistics, and publications on the world’s refugees.

United States Agency for International Development [USAID]: http://www.usaid.gov/
USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency works in six principal areas crucial to achieving both sustainable development and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives:

  • Economic growth and agricultural development;
  • Population, health;
  • Democracy and governance;
  • Education and training, and;
  • Humanitarian assistance.

Subsites:
Democracy and Governance: http://www.usaid.gov/democracy/
This site provides information on USAID’s overall objectives in this thematic area, program information on its four democracy sectors: rule of law, elections, civil society and governance in four regions; and links to its technical publication series, and other related links.

Implementing Policy Change Project: http://ipc.msi-inc.com/ipc.html
The Implementing Policy Change Project (IPC) is an activity of the US AID's Center for Democracy and Governance. IPC works in developing countries around the world to improve policy implementation and democratic governance. This site describes its activities, its members, and publications.

World Bank: http//www.worldbank.org
The World Bank is the world's largest source of development assistance, providing nearly $16 billion in loans annually to its client countries. It uses its financial resources, highly trained staff, and extensive knowledge base to help each developing country onto a path of stable, sustainable, and equitable growth in the fight against poverty.

Subsites:
WB Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Development (M&ECD) http://www.worldbank.org/html/oed/evaluation/ html/monitoring_and_evaluation_capa.html
M&ECD focuses heavily on measuring the performance of governments--including at the ministry and program levels--but also supports M&E capacity-building for civil society, as contributors to M&E information, as users of it, and in some cases as producers of it. This site provides a range of links to M&ECD key documents.

World Bank Institute: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/
The World Bank Institute is the learning arm of the World Bank. WBI helps its clients prepare for the knowledge-based economy by designing and delivering courses and seminars, promoting knowledge and communities of practice and providing policy and strategic advice. WBI has six thematic groups working in the areas of : enviroment and natural resources, human development, knowledge networking and distance learning, governance, finance and regulation, economic policy and poverty reduction and skills development.

WB Governance and Anti-Corruption: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/
This site provides the latest empirical research and diagnostic tools to governments, NGOs and students. Topics covered include governance, corruption, transparency, judiciary reform, and the unofficial economy.

WB Public Sector: http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/civilservice/
This website aims to balance cutting-edge thinking about reform with cautions about basic principles, and to substantiate claims with cross-national data whenever possible. The extensive literature and analyses of country experience reflect best judgments about quality and relevance; but this site does not advocate particular administrative models or reform approaches. The aim is to expose the user to the main debates in the field and facilitate an informed evaluation of policy options.

World Trade Organization [WTO]: http://www.wto.org
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.

Subsite:
WTO Technical Cooperation: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/teccop_e/teccop_e.htm
Technical cooperation in the WTO aims to help recipient countries understand the WTO agreements and expand their capacity to use the multilateral trading system in order to advance their economic growth and meet their development objectives.

Non-Governmental Organisations [NGOS]

ActionAid: www.actionaid.org
ActionAid works with over five million of the world's poorest people in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Key areas of work include education, water, food security, farming, emergencies, health and HIV/AIDS, financial services and urban work.

Christian Aid www.christian-aid.org.uk
Christian Aid is a UK and Ireland based charity that funds projects in some of the world's poorest countries. It helps people to improve their own lives and to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice. This site provides information on Christian Aid’s campaigns, program information on its work around the world, and links to in-depth reports on a range of topics including globalization, HIV/AIDs, etc.

Jubilee 2000 Coalition: http://www.Jubilee2000uk.org
Jubilee 2000 is an international movement calling for: cancellation of the unpayable debt of the world's poorest countries by the year 2000 under a fair and transparent process. This site provides information on its campaigns, country profiles, and features commentaries, discussions, and reports.

Open Society Institute : http://www.osi.hu/
The Open Society Institute-Budapest was established in 1993 to develop and implement programs in the areas of educational, social and legal reform. OSI-Budapest is part of the Soros Foundation Network. It assists organizations by providing administrative, financial and technical support, and by establishing "network programs" that address certain issues on a regional or network-wide basis.

Soros Foundation Network: http://www.soros.org/
Linked together by a group of autonomous "national foundations," the Soros Foundation Network operates in over 30 countries around the world, principally in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union but also in Guatemala, Haiti, and Southern Africa. All of the national foundations share the common mission of supporting the development of open society. To this end, they operate and support an array of initiatives concerned with arts and culture, children and youth, civil society development, economic reform, education, legal reform and public administration, media and communications, publishing, and health care.

Oxfam GB:Oxfam www.oxfam.org.uk
Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. It works in over 70 countries and gives money and advice: helping people to help themselves.

Pact "building capacity worldwide": http://www.pactworld.org/
At the heart of Pact's mission is strengthening the capacities of organizations and governments to deliver services that more effectively meet the needs of the poor and to advocate for social, economic and environmental justice. This site provides information on PACT’s services in the areas of capacity strengthening, its global programs, links to a series of toolkits designed in the area of capacity building and partnering.

Save the Children UK: www.savethechildren.org.uk
Save the Children is the leading UK charity working to create a better world for children. It works in 70 countries helping children in the world's most impoverished communities. Focus areas includes child labor, citizenship, and emergencies.

Transparency International: http://www.transparency.org
Transparency International is a civil society organisation dedicated to curbing both international and national corruption. TI works to ensure that the agendas of international organisations give high priority to curbing corruption. This includes monitoring of Conventions concluded within the framework of the OECD, the Council of Europe, the European Union and the Organisation of American States. Special emphasis is on monitoring the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials.

Volunteers in Technical Assistance [VITA]: http://www.vita.org
VITA’s mission is to empower people, communities, and institutions through communication, information and technololgy. Its particular focus is on support to entrepreneurs in the private, public and community sectors and on facilitating connectivity and technical information exchange between and among individuals and organizations.

Academic/Research Institutes

Africa Capacity Building Foundation [ACBF]: http://www.acbf-pact.org/
ACBFis an independent, development funding institution, established in November 1991, through the collaborative efforts of three multilateral institutions: the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and United Nations Development Programme, African Governments and bilateral donors. ACBF concentrates its activities in the public sector, the private sector, and civil society. In particular, ACBF places emphasis on: (i) the enhancement of public sector performance and effectiveness;(ii) strengthening of public-private sector-civil society interface; (iii) strengthening of growth and performance of the private sector; (iv) enhancement of effectiveness of civil society organizations; and (v) strengthening of regional institutions.

Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC): http://www.aercafrica.org/
AERC's principal objective is to strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into problems pertinent to the management of economies in sub-Saharan Africa.

Africa Knowledge Network Forum: http://www.unsia.org/aknf/
Africa Knowledge Networks Forum is an initiative led by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to facilitate knowledge- sharing and research partnerships between professional networks, and between them and key knowledge end- users, including policy- makers, trainers at institutions of higher learning, civil society organisations and the private sector.

Central and Eastern European Networking Association [CEENet]: http://www.ceenet.org/
The primary mission of CEENet is the international co-ordination of the establishment and operation of academic, research and education networks in Central and Eastern Europe and in adjacent countries.

Capacity.org "a gateway to capacity building": http://www.capacity.org
A web-site dedicated to advancing the policy and practice of capacity building in international development cooperation.

El Centro Latino Americano De Administracion Para El Desarrollo (CLAD): http://www.clad.org.ve/home.html (Spanish)
and http://www.clad.org.ve/homei.html (English)
The Latin American Centre for Development Administration (CLAD) is an inter-governmental organisation at the initiative of the governments of Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Its founding was recommended by the United Nations General Assembly (Resolution 2802- XXVI) with a view to establishing a regional agency whose activity would centre on modernisation of public administration, a strategic factor in the economic and social development process.

Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe: http://www.seerecon.org/
Sponsored by European Union and World Bank, this website website aims to provide a real-time working tool to help donors identify the current situation in South East Europe and the macroeconomic needs of the countries.1 It also aims to provide an additional way for donors to coordinate their assistance and ensure that the countries of the region that were most affected by the recent crisis in Kosovo have access to adequate and complementary external financing.

Development Initiatives: http://www.devinit.org/
This website provides access to a wide range of information on poverty, aid, & cooperation. Focus areas include policy analysis, information dissemination, advocacy and government relations, NGO management, strategic planning and evaluation and stakeholder analysis.

Subsite:
Reality of Aid HomePage: http://www.devinit.org/realityofaid/index.htm
The Reality of Aid Project promotes national and international policies intended to contribute to a new and effective strategy for poverty eradication, built on solidarity and equity. This subsite is especially useful for obtaining the "southern perspective" of aid relationship.

European Centre for Development Policy Management [ECDPM]: http://www.oneworld.net/ecdpm/
ECDPM aims to improve international cooperation between Europe and countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific (ACP). ECDPM’s activities are grouped in three programme areas: Capacity Building, Policy Dialogue and International Cooperation, Information Management. This site provides important links to a directory of ACP and European organizations and publications.

Europe's Forum On International Cooperation [Euforic]: http://www/euforic.org
Euforic is a cooperative platform of debate and information on Europe’s technical cooperation. Browsers are able to search the site by themes such as capacity building, international cooperation, etc. A rich site providing documents and other links.

Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex : www.ids.ac.uk
IDS is a leading center for research and teaching on international development. IDS conducts research in the following thematic areas: environment, globalization, poverty and social policy, governance, participation and health and social change.

Institute on Governance: http://www.iog.ca
The Institute On Governance (IOG) is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to promote effective governance. From our perspective, governance comprises the traditions, institutions and processes that determine how power is exercised, how citizens are given a voice, and how decisions are made on issues of public concern. The Institute concentrates its work in six thematic areas: (a) Aboriginal Governance, (b) Accountability and Performance Measurement, (c) Building Policy Capacity, (d) Citizen Participation, (e) Governance and the Web, (f) Governance for Non-Profit and Public Sector Organizations, (g) Youth and Governance.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC): http://www.idrc.ca/
The International Development Research Centre helps communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. The mechanisms which IDRC has developed to deliver a clearly focused program of research support include: Program Initiatives; Explorations; International Secretariats; and Other Centre Programs.

International Forum for Capacity Building [IFCB]: http://www.ifcb-ngo.org/
The International Forum for Capacity Building is a global initiative launched by Southern NGOs (SNGOs) from Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America in an effort to focus on key future priorities of capacity building for SNGOs to enhance their effectiveness in addressing issues of poverty, marginalisation, democratisation and strengthening of civil society, human rights and sustainable human development.

International Institute for Communication and Development [IICD]: http://www.iicd.org/cdp/
The overarching objective of IICD's capacity building programme reflects the ultimate goal of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) - to assist developing countries to realise sustainable development by harnessing the power of information and the means to communicate it through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

International Institute for Environment and Development [IIED]: http://www.iied.org/
IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination. IIED aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional and global levels. It works to address global issues such as mining, the paper industry and food systems.

International NGO Training and Research Centre: http://www.intrac.org/
INTRAC provides support to organisations involved in international development. Its goal is to improve the performance of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) by exploring relevant policy issues and by strengthening NGO management and organisational effectiveness.

Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa: http://ossrea.org
OSSREA promotes interest in the study of and research in the social sciences in Africa, promotes the training of African scholars in the study of and research in the social science. OSSREA works in close cooperation with other individuals and institutions in Africa and elsewhere in the world engaged in the study of the social sciences. It conducts workshops on research methodology, discipline workshops and holds research competitions.

Overseas Development Institute: www.odi.org.uk
ODI is Britain's leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Its mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries by locking together high-quality applied research, practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate. ODI’s work centres on five research and policy programmes: Poverty and Public Policy Group which includes the Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure; International Economic Development Group; Humanitarian Policy Group; Rural Policy and Environment Group; Forest Policy and Environment Group.

South East European Educational Cooperation Network: http://www.see-educoop.net/
This network is intended to facilitate the flow of information and establishing links between grass roots initiatives, NGOs, regional educational policy makers and European and international institutions. This site contains a projects database in the field of educational cooperation, links to other European educational organizations and institutions, as well as a list of upcoming conferences and events.

Universalia: http://www.universalia.com/english/default.htm
A Canadian consulting firm that, among other things, conducts policy research for international development agencies. The site is also in French.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://stats.bls.gov/ and http://stats/bls.gov/inthome.htm
Each year, brings together statisticians, economists, analysts, and other data users from countries all over the world. Each seminar is designed to strengthen the participants' ability to collect and analyze economic and labor statistics.

World Resource Institute: http://www.wri.org/
World Resources Institute provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems. Research areas include biodiversity, business and industry, climate change, forests, health, governance, sustainable agriculture, and water.

Networks/Forums/Channels

Country Analytic Work: http://www.countryanalyticwork.net/
The CAW website has been developed to facilitate coordination and cooperation among countries and donors with goals toward improving development impact and cost-effectiveness for both capacity building and knowledge sharing. The site provides a document library with access to project documents from partner agencies; contact points; product toolkits for the main diagnostic products; procedures for conducting analytic work; and examples of best practices.

Debt Channel "the global portal on international debt": http://www.debtchannel.org/
Debt channel.org is a OneWorld themed portal which brings together organizations and audiences concerned by the current debate around the debt issues. This channel brings together stories and information from around the world in the most comprehensive collection of material on debt on the entire web. It is a single way-in to the issue, cutting down on information-overload and improving understanding and communication. DebtChannel.org provides the latest news and research on debt from partner organisations, opinions and features from leading commentators, action and information from debt campaigns worldwide, online debates and conferences, and the first dedicated search facility on debt.

Development Gateway: http://www.developmentgateway.org/
The Development Gateway is a gateway to information sources on development. It provides information and search capabilities for a range of development topics, country profiles, projects, and statistics.

ELDIS: http://www.ids.ac.uk/eldis/eldis.htm
Eldis is a gateway to information sources on development and environment. ELDIS provides a number of descriptions and links to a variety of information sources, including online documents, organisation's WWW sites, databases, library catalogues, bibliographies, and email discussion lists, research project information, map and newspaper collections. ELDIS offers a data and database hosting service.

Global Corporate Governance Forum: http://www.gcgf.org/
Sponsored by OECD-World Bank, the GCGF helps countries improve standards of governance for their corporations, by fostering the spirit of enterprise and accountability, promoting fairness, transparency and responsibility.

Global Development Network: http://www.gdnet.org/
The goal of the Global Development Network (GDN) is to support and link research and policy institutes involved in the field of development, and whose work is predicated on the notion that ideas matter. The GDN supports the generation and sharing of knowledge for development and to help bridge the gap between the development of ideas and their practical implementation. Achieving these goals involves strengthening the capacity of research and policy institutions to undertake high-quality, policy-relevant research and to move research results into the policy debates, at both national and global levels. Reference information on the Global Research Project.

Impact Alliance: http://www.impactalliance.org/ev.php
The Impact Alliance is the first global capacity building service provider network that links organizations looking for high quality capacity building services with organizations or individuals capable of delivering those services. It works to stimulate new standards of innovation, excellence and effectiveness in the capacity building field.

OneWorld: http://www.oneworld.net/
OneWorld is dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development. OneWorld aims to be the online media gateway that most effectively informs a global audience about human rights and sustainable development by bringing together a global community working for sustainable development through interactive online partnerships of organisations and individuals sharing our vision. This portal provides links to several other channels, media, campaigns, think tanks, etc related to a range of development issues.

Third World Network: http://www.twnside.org.sg/
The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues. Its objectives are to conduct research on economic, social and environmental issues pertaining to the South; to publish books and magazines; to organize and participate in seminars; and to provide a platform representing broadly Southern interests and perspectives at international fora such as the UN conferences and processes.

Web of Information for Development on the Web [WIDE]: http://www.undp.org/tcdc/wide/index.html
WIDE is an Internet-based service designed to foster technical cooperation among developing countries (TCDC). Established within UNDP by the United Nations General Assembly in 1974, the Special Unit for Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (SU/TCDC) assists countries to undertake TCDC programmes and activities.

 

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