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By Joyce Namutebi EIGHTEEN presidents, including the Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, are expected in the country next month for the Afro-Arab Youth Festival. The conference to be attended by 2,500 youth leaders from African and Arabian countries, will be held in Munyonyo from March 7 to 14, the spokesperson, Joseph Kasozi, said yesterday. The theme is ‘Youth in Social and Political Development.’ Kasozi, who is also the Youth MP for the central region, said 20 countries had so far confirmed attendance. Addressing journalists at Parliament, Kasozi revealed that the youth state minister, James Kinobe, on Tuesday left for Libya to confirm Gaddafi’s attendance and seek for financial assistance. The conference is to cost sh5b and the Libyan leader pledged $1m, Kasozi said. He added that the other presidents who had confirmed attendance were Omar El-Bashir of Sudan, the Sultan of Brunei and the Bashar al-Assad of Syrian. Bashir has offered some money for the conference. Kasozi said of the 2,500 delegates, 1,500 would be Arabs, 500 Africans and 500 Ugandans. President Yoweri Museveni, the patron for the conference, is expected to open it on March 7, while Gaddafi will close it on March 14. Topics to be discussed include youth and peace building, economic opportunities for youth, citizenship in Africa and the Arab world, challenges faced by women in the Arab countries, the Afro-Arab space and democratisation. “We thought it important for the Africans and Arabs to come together because of their geographical location. Our interests are almost similar. We are third world countries. We have challenges in democracy and good governance, development and youth empowerment,” Kasozi explained. “We didn’t want Americans because they are a little bit ahead of us.” The Ugandan representatives have been picked from political parties, NGOs and youth leagues and councils. Kasozi said the conference would be bigger than the Commonwealth summit held in Kampala.
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1. UNCTAD XII to consider impact of economic trends on development
2. World Bank: Global Economic Prospects 2008
3. UNEP calls for end to barriers on fast-growing ''green economy''
4. Standardisation ''should focus more on innovation''
5. Discussion Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development
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1. Maintaining growth in testing times: UNCTAD XII to consider impact of economic
trends on development
Twelfth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to take place in
Accra, Ghana, 20-25 April
Heads of state, ministers, economists to discuss better translation of globalization
gains into poverty reduction; nurturing and expanding South-South trade; commodities
boom; regional integration; foreign investment for development, debt management;
technology; growing impact of creative economy; importance of small firms and
entrepreneurship for development.
A related problem to be scrutinized in Accra is the seeming paradox that despite high
growth in Asia, Latin America, and Africa, only limited reductions in poverty have
been achieved, especially in the world's 49 least developed countries (LDCs).
Globalization that does not bring broadly higher living standards − especially during
a halcyon period of economic growth − has governments and international economists
concerned about what will be necessary to tackle the deep poverty in which hundreds of
millions continue to live. It also raises questions about the world’s ability to
achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, which include halving extreme
poverty by 2015.
The international community has a ''special duty'' to spread recently promising global
economic growth to the ''poorest of the poor,'' United Nations Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon during a special address. The year 2008 should be ''the year of the bottom
billion,'' Mr. Ban told the TDB's 43rd executive session. Globalization is still
leaving the extreme poor behind, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, he said, and the
United Nations Millennium Development Goals, which include halving extreme poverty by
2015, will not be met at current rates of progress. ''Now is the time for new ideas
and fresh approaches.'' Mr. Ban said, warning against ''delay and dither.'' He added,
''In the coming weeks and months, I will dedicate myself to strengthening the UN's
role in development.'' http://www.unctadxii.org
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2. World Bank: Global Economic Prospects 2008
Technology Diffusion in the Developing World
Rapid technological progress in developing countries has helped to raise incomes and
reduce the share of people living in absolute poverty from 29 percent in 1990 to 18
percent in 2004, says the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects 2008.
''Technological progress increased 40 to 60 percent faster in developing countries
than in rich countries between the early 1990s and early 2000s,†said Andrew Burns,
Lead Economist and main author of the report. ''Nevertheless, developing countries
have a long way to go, given that the level of technology that they use is only one
quarter of that employed in high-income countries.â€
Subtitled ''Technology Diffusion in the Developing World,†the World Bank report notes
that recent progress reflects increased exposure to foreign technologies. As a share
of GDP, high-tech imports and foreign direct investment levels have doubled since the
early 1990s.
''Rising trade and investment contacts with high-income countries, often facilitated
by migrant groups, have been central to technological progress in developing
countries.†said Uri Dadush, Director, World Bank Development Prospects Group.
''However, openness alone is not enough. To continue catching up, countries need to
strengthen educational achievement, governance, basic infrastructures, and links to
migrant groups.†http://www.worldbank.org/gep2008
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3. UNEP calls for end to barriers on fast-growing ''green economy''
A global ''green economy'' is now emerging but governments must move fast to scrap the
many barriers and fossil-fuel subsidies that hamper it, the UN Environment Programme
(UNEP) said. Presenting an annual report, Year Book 2008, the Nairobi-based agency
said investment in environmentally-friendly projects was rising fast and more and more
corporations were driving to save energy, thus helping to combat carbon emissions.
Power companies in North America, international car manufacturers, metals and mining
companies are praised for making inroads into their greenhouse-gas pollution. But oil,
gas and chemicals are among the industries doing little or nothing to cut their
contribution to the greenhouse-gas problem, the agency said, presenting the report at
a conference in Monaco gathering environment ministers and the UNEP governing council.
http://tinyurl.com/38nqx3
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4. Standardisation ''should focus more on innovation''
ENDS Europe Daily, 12 March 2008 - EU standardisation policy should focus more on
product innovation and competitiveness, the European commission argued on Tuesday in a
new policy paper. Standards and technical harmonisation can help speed-up the uptake
of environmental technologies and liberalise trade in rapidly-growing markets, it said.
The commission's policy paper outlines actions for a more market-led standardisation
policy. Current standardisation models in Europe are ''called into question by
challenges such as accelerated market cycles… and the trend towards global markets'',
the paper says.
Standardisation is key to developing a European sustainable industrial policy and
removing barriers to technological advances in ''lead markets'' such as renewable
energy, recycling, bio-based products and sustainable construction, the commission
says. http://tinyurl.com/39gtas
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5. Which factors are necessary to the achievement of a positive relationship between
Trade and Sustainable Development? DISCUSSION FORUM
''Trade liberalization and sustainable development are not unavoidably incompatible.
Trade liberalization can advance sustainable development goals, just as it can retard
their achievement. The same can be said for foreign direct investment. Appropriate
investment can spur sustainable development, but much investment in developing
countries has been environmentally, socially and often economically questionable.''
(IISD Statement on Trade and SD). You will need to be logged-in to the Development
Gateway to contribute. http://tinyurl.com/2pvlhv
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6. Training and Events
TrainEval - Training for Evaluation in Development
http://www.traineval.org
Brussels, Belgium, September - December 2008.
TrainEval is an advanced training programme for evaluation in development, which is
specifically focused on the European Development Cooperation and the EC evaluation
approach. All 4 modules of 4 days each will take place in Brussels. The whole course
is provided in English. In addition to the modules, we will invite guest speakers from
relevant institutions for discussion meetings in the evening. The programme has been
developed from experienced trainers and evaluators to respond to the increasing demand
for evaluation expertise and its professionalism. It is offering a qualification
opportunity in development evaluation for consultants, project and evaluation managers
of implementing agencies as well as for representatives from financing agencies. The
training course is offered jointly by AGEG Consultants eG and Euronet Consulting EEIG.
Training Programme for Junior Experts in the Commission Delegations
http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/jed/index.htm
The Junior Experts in Delegation programme, also known as the JED programme, is aimed
at providing qualified University graduates from EU Member States with invaluable
experience in the European Commission’s External Service Delegations situated in
particular in developing countries. The initiative is sponsored by the European
Commission and the Member States of the European Union. It enables successful
candidates to be employed as a full member of the ‘administrative and technical staff’
of a Delegation for a period of two years.
Postgraduate Certificate in Cross-sector Partnership
http://tinyurl.com/ywx2uu
April-September 2008, at The University of Cambridge Programme for Industry and the
Prince of Wales's International Business Leaders Forum
Enterprise Development through Value Chains and Business Service Markets: A Market
Development approach to Pro-Poor Growth
http://www.itcilo.org/marketdev
Online and in Turin, Italy, April-November, 2008.
The International Training Center of the ILO is offering this modular distance
learning course. For more information, see the brochure or the ITC ILO website.
India will host the first Global Agro-Industries Forum
http://www.gaif08.org
New Delhi, India, 8-11 April 2008.
FAO and the UNIDO together with the Government of India have joined forces to organize
the first ever Global Agro-Industries Forum. It will promote dialogue on strategies
for developing competitive agro-industries that contribute to poverty reduction. It
will thus build on success stories and winning strategies to develop competitive
agro-industries in the developing world that include small-scale farmers and reinforce
collaboration among all stakeholders from local to global levels, as well as public
and private sectors.
Europe-Africa Business Summit 2008
http://www.europeafricabusinesssummit.org
Hamburg, Germany, 28-30 April 2008, CCH
This is the first biennial Europe-Africa Business Summit to take place in Europe,
organised by private non-governmental bodies and aimed to increase European private
sector awareness of the many commercial opportunities in Africa. The major theme of
the summit is the State and the Future of the European-African Economic Relationships.
Coherent with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development objectives (NEPAD), the
summit aims to provide a critical assessment of the current state and future of the
European – African economic relationships. About 600 delegates from Africa including
speakers, decision makers from the private- and public sectors are expected at the summit.
SACOMA World Entrepreneurship Summit (WES)
http://sacomacfe.com
Nairobi, Kenya, 26-27 May 2008, Holiday Inn
The SACOMA World Entrepreneurship Summit is a forum for entrepreneurs, investors and
business support agencies working in the public and private sector to share practical
ideas on how to stimulate the ideals and benefits of entrepreneurship as the driving
force of economic growth and development in Africa and across the world.
11th annual Microfinance Centre Conference
http://www.mfc.org.pl/conference2008/
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 29-31 May 2008
The MFC will be joined in hosting this event by XacBank, a leading microfinance bank
in the region and globally.
Growing Inclusive Markets Forum
http://www.gim2008.ca
Halifax, Canada, June 20-212008
The International Council for Small Business holds a World Conference in Canada, 22-25
June. IDRC, CIDA, UNDP and others are holding a pre-conference Forum on Growing
Inclusive Markets, 20-21 June
ValueLinks Introductory Training Seminar
http://www.idc-aachen.de/2_4.html
Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, 23-27 June, 2008
The objective is to enhance the skills of participants in designing, implementing and
monitoring value chain upgrading projects. The know-how covers both technical subjects
and facilitation skills working with groups of entrepreneurs, business associations
and public institutions.
Knowledge for Growth: European Strategies in the Global Economy
http://www.knowledge-conference-france2008.eu
Toulouse, France, 7-9 July 2008
This conference is organized by the Toulouse School of Economics and the French
Ministry of Higher Education and Research under the French Presidency of the European
Union. Experts will focus on the following topics: the dynamics of productivity
growth, corporate R&D: new innovation practices and global networks, the causes of the
R&D deficit in European countries and relevant policies, multi-level innovation
systems and multi-level innovation policies, and infrastructures and institutions for
innovation.
Making Markets Work – a two-week training programme
http://www.springfieldcentre.com
Glasgow, UK, 13-25 July 2008, Springfield Centre for Business in Development
This unique programme focuses directly on a key challenge facing governments and
development agencies: how to make markets function more effectively for business and
for poor people? The programme builds on the Springfield Centre's successful record in
offering training on the market development approach to more than 700 people over the
last nine years.
Local Economic Development
http://www.mesopartner.com/summer-academy/
Duisburg Germany, 14-18 July 2008
Mesopartner announce their fourth International Summer Academy
Global Youth Enterprise Conference
http://www.youthenterpriseconference.org
Washington D.C., 15-16 September 2008
This year the conference will focus on market driven approaches and M&E and impact
assessment.
Economics of Corruption - A University Training in Good Governance and Reform
http://www.wiwi.uni-passau.de/2087 and http://www.icgg.org
Passau, Germany, 4-11October 2008, University
This free international course is the kick-off event for a Master's Program at the
University of Passau. Students who enroll in the Master in International Economics and
Business can pick a focus in ''Governance, Institutions and Anticorruption''.
Masters course on 'Globalisation and Development' at IDS, University of Sussex
http://www.ids.ac.uk/go/teaching
IDS offers a new Masters programme which includes a trip to China to study the
country’s rapid economic growth. The innovative one-year Globalisation and Development
degree starts in October 2008 and will provide a fresh perspective on globalisation.
It will focus on the shift of power from West to East – today over half of all the
global economic growth is being generated by emerging economies, most of them from the
East.
More courses at EADI's DevTrain - at http://www.devtrain.org
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7. Publications
A conceptual framework for understanding the role of cash transfers in social protection
http://www.odi.org.uk/go?where=pb5
ODI Project Briefing by Rachel Slater, John Farrington, Rebecca Holmes and Paul
Harvey, defines a conceptual framework for cash transfers in social protection, that
focuses on three spheres: institutions, politics and governance; capacity and
implementation; and local economic and social impacts.
A strategy for macroeconomic stability in developing countries
http://tinyurl.com/23g3sb
A new World Bank article describes a strategy for developing countries to fight
macroeconomic volatility multi-front, as outlined by World Bank researchers Servén,
Raddatz, and Loayza. This includes improving the ability to absorb external shocks, as
well as avoiding self-inflicted policy mistakes.
Analysis of Subsidies for Services: The Case of Export Subsidies
http://tinyurl.com/yox6n9
This study by the OECD presents an exploratory analysis of export subsidies in the
services field. It draws from a variety of sources in an effort to provide insights
into the characteristics and use of these measures. The report, while not generating
accurate measures of the extent and effects of export subsidies for services, provides
evidence that these measures are used by many countries in the developed and
developing worlds to support a wide range of services sectors. The analysis also
indicates that broadly speaking the definitions contained in the WTO Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM) are relevant for services. The most
important types of export support appear to be direct tax incentives, particularly
profit tax exemptions or reductions. Based on the detailed analysis of export
subsidies for services, the study then discusses some possible elements of a
definition of these measures.
Banking on Development: Mobilising Private Development Finance
http://tinyurl.com/2vqc3l
At this Roundtable, co-organised in Geneva with the World Economic Forum, senior
executives identified which private financial flows are most effective in stimulating
economic growth and poverty reduction. They also discussed how donors can help
catalyse these flows.
Building E-competence: Enabling Small Business to Access Opportunities through
Information and Communication Technology, UNIDO
http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file%5fid=84587
The challenge in many developing countries is to combine the SMEs employment potential
with increasing productivity. This means shifting from low-value, price-driven to
higher value, knowledge based services. To prosper, SMEs need an environment to
facilitate growth, including easy acess to business information and ICT.
Case studies of lead firm governance systems in the context of commercialization of
smallholder agriculture in Uganda
http://tinyurl.com/36u5sn
This study analyzes the governance of domestic value chains (DVCs) in the agricultural
sector in Uganda. It focuses at exploring how agricultural produce buyers set up,
coordinate and monitor - that is govern - the DVCs with their supplying farmers.
Particularly how buyers govern the latter’s activities and performance and thus the
division of labour in the DVC.
Chile : a strategy to promote innovative small and medium enterprises
http://tinyurl.com/22mqxb
This review of government programs confirms the importance of coordination and an
overarching strategy, in the form of a National Innovation System, led by a single
institution. The review also finds that demand-driven programs were more likely to be
sustainable. Finally, the study demonstrates that Chile (and other countries with many
support programs for small and medium enterprises in place) needs an integrated
management information system to analyze, assess, coordinate, and streamline the
program portfolio for small and medium enterprises in the future.
CNCD new book on development finance
http://www.cncd.be
« L’introuvable consensus » (the never found consensus) analyses international
financial flows trends and its attached conditionalities. In a new context where
emerging economies are modifying the trade and finance panorama and where the IMF and
the World Bank are suffering the deepest crisis in their history, the book questions
the concept of « consensus » in the development economy and analyses the opportunities
recently offered by the international relations evolution. It raises a key question in
the development economy: what finance for what development? The book compiles a series
of articles related to debt, aid and conditionalities in which some Eurodad members
and staff have contributed.
Credit Unions: Regulations Matrix WOCCU
http://www.microfinancegateway.com/files/47825_file_ModelRegulationsMatrix.pdf
The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) and the US Agency for International
Development (USAID) have published this regulatory matrix. It covers a variety of
regulatory issues, such as capital requirements, provisioning, restrictions on
lending, auditing, dissolution, and others.
Does Participation in Productive Associations Signal Trust and Creditworthiness?
Evidence for Nicaragua
http://www.microfinancegateway.com/files/47758_file_17.pdf
This article studies the extent to which participation in productive associations in
Nicaragua contributes to increase individuals’ access to social programs and credit
services.
El tamaño importa: Las polÃticas pro PyMEs y la competitividad, Fundación IDEA
http://tinyurl.com/3aoooa
El documento incluye nueve estudios de caso de programas de promoción y atención a
PyMEs (en cuatro paÃses y cinco estados de México) y pretende a) servir como manual de
referencia para el diseño e implementación de programas de apoyo a PyMEs y b) ofrecer
recomendaciónes de polÃtica pública.
Entrepreneurship and Urban Success: Toward a Policy Consensus
http://www.kauffman.org/pdf/state_local_roadmap_022608.pdf
This essay provides a guide to policymakers and citizens to what is known about the
effects of various local and state policies aimed at fostering entrepreneurially
driven growth
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2007 , Universidad Austral
http://tinyurl.com/28vpef
El Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) es un estudio que se realiza a nivel
internacional que analiza la relación entre la actividad emprendedora y el crecimiento
económico.
GTZ Reader: Knowledge Management and Knowledge Systems for Rural Development
http://www2.gtz.de/wbf/doc/en-Knowledge-Management-Reader-2007.pdf
Knowledge Management (KM) is a relatively novel management concept. It has been pushed
by the rapid developments of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). ICT
facilitates a speedy exchange of data, information and documents. There is groupware
for communication; content management systems to organise and retrieve documents;
expert systems, data mining and text mining systems, tracing services and search
engines, e.g. Google. Communication via email, fax, and phone- and video-conferences
is ordinary business. It is good guessing that technological advances will continue to
revolutionize the way we communicate and interact with each other.
If this is development - you can keep it!
http://www.foei.org/en/publications/pdfs/cartoonbook.pdf
A collection of cartoons illustrating what ‘development’ means today
Download or order your free copy from janneke@foei.org
IFC Toolkit: Designing a Tax System for Micro and Small Businesses
http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/media.nsf/Content/Designing_Tax_System
In this toolkit, the World Bank Group and donor partners provide a number of options
for reforming the tax system in developing countries to facilitate small business
compliance. While it does include some tax administration reform options, its focus is
on tax policy.
La Facilitación del Comercio en las negociaciones comerciales multilaterales y
bilaterales, Myriam EcheverrÃa / CEPAL
http://tinyurl.com/2r9a3c
La CEPAL está trabajando en el área de la facilitación del comercio dada la enorme
relevancia que este tema tiene actualmente para la competitividad de las exportaciones
latinoamericanas. Es asà que ha realizado seminarios y reuniones de expertos para
debatir acerca del grado de implementación de las herramientas de la facilitación del
comercio en los paÃses de la región, como asà también acerca de la forma de estimular
a los gobiernos a seguir avanzando en este aspecto.
License to sell:Effect of business registration reform on entrepreneurial activity in
Mexico
http://tinyurl.com/2h5j5f
This paper studies the effect of business registration regulation on economic activity
using micro-level data. The identification strategy exploits the fact that a recent
business registration reform in Mexico was introduced in different municipalities at
different points in time.
MERIPA Toolbox. A booklet for regional innovation policy makers
http://www.meripa.org/download/meripa_toolbox.pdf
This booklet is structured in accordance with the four main phases of the
policy-making process: Start-up, Design, Implementation and Review. Each phase
contains a number of chapters, each of which deals with a specific tool or set of
instructions for a distinct part of the process.
Microfinance Banana Skins 2008: Risk in a Booming Industry, CGAP
http://www.microfinancegateway.com/files/47464_file_CSFI_Microfinance_FINAL.pdf
The Banana Skins report reflects the views of more than 300 respondents from 74
countries, and is a comprehensive survey of the risk outlook for microfinance. The
report was sponsored by CGAP and Citi Foundation, with support from the Council of
Microfinance Equity Funds (CMEF) and the Microfinance Information eXchange (MIX).
Middle East and North Africa Reform: Rooted in Economic and Political Ground, CIPE
http://www.cipe.org/publications/papers/pdf/IP0804_MENAreform.pdf
Job creation can only be achieved in an environment of open and responsive governance.
MENA needs a new social contract that will make better governance possible. Past
reform efforts were not only selective and incomplete, but above all lacked
participatory quality. The chance to form broad social coalitions interested in the
success of institutional reform has never been greater.
Mobilität für lokale und regionale Arbeitsmärkte - Veranstaltungsdokumentation
http://www2.gtz.de/wbf/doc/Thementag_2007_Veranstaltungsdokumentation.pdf
GTZ, Kompetenzfeld Berufliche Bildung und Arbeitsmarkt
Höhepunkte und Ergebnisse des Thementags 2007 des Kompetenzfelds Berufliche Bildung
und Arbeitsmarkt, Donnerstag 20.12.2007, in der GTZ in Eschborn.
Normas privadas: el nuevo desafÃo para las exportaciones de los paÃses en desarrollo,
Juliana Salles de Almeida / CEPAL
http://tinyurl.com/35lw5t
La ampliación de los mercados a escala mundial, el crecimiento del consumo y el
surgimiento de consumidores cada vez más preocupados por el origen, composición y
calidad de los alimentos, han hecho que en las últimas décadas aumentaran las
exigencias fitosanitarias y de inocuidad para la producción agropecuaria.
OECD: Latin America’s Asian Opportunity
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/28/39564143.pdf
While growing trade with China and India offers new export opportunities, Latin
American economies should avoid excessive concentration on a few export commodities.
More investment in infrastructure and innovation is needed.
Policy Level Response to Financial Exclusion in Developed Economies: Lessons for
Developing Countries, University of Bristol, DFID
http://info.worldbank.org/etools/library/latestversion.asp?232700
This study commissioned by the Department for International Development (DFID)
provides a brief overview of the policy-level response to financial exclusion in a
number of developed economies. It also draws lessons that can be applied in those
countries that have less developed banking systems.
Servicios Financieros para las Micros y Pequeñas Empresas, CAATEC
http://tinyurl.com/2xxb99
Este libro desafÃa al lector con dos dimensiones novedosas en Costa Rica. Por un lado,
los autores describen la evolución de un programa (BN-Desarrollo) que,
paradójicamente, está rompiendo con viejos paradigmas. Este programa ha venido
adaptando, al entorno nacional, las innovaciones en tecnologÃas de crédito asociadas
con las microfinanzas y las ha incorporado exitosamente a las operaciones de un banco.
Por otro lado, la evaluación que este libro persigue no se contenta con reportar los
tradicionales resultados financieros del programa en el banco, donde en cualquier caso
constituye una de sus más importantes fuentes de rentabilidad. Como evaluación, el
trabajo más bien aporta dos nuevas perspectivas.
Social and Ecological Market Economy Principles in German Development Policy
http://www.bmz.de/en/service/infothek/fach/konzepte/konzept158.pdf
The guiding principles for the design of German Development cooperation.
Subsidies – Who really benefits?
http://ipsnews.net/new_focus/subsidies/index.asp
Monthly newsletter for journalists about the impact of subsidies, produced in
partnership by IPS - Inter Press Service and GSI - Global Subsidies Initiative.
Subsidy Watch Archive: http://www.globalsubsidies.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=33
Transforming War Economies - swisspeace Working Paper 3/2007
http://tinyurl.com/2ahzuz
Although economic factors have proven to be crucial factors influencing the conflict
proneness of a country, both military cease fires and peace agreements tend to neglect
the economic and socioeconomic aspects of war, while emphasizing mainly political and
military issues. However, peacebuilding and conflict prevention measures applied by
the international community cannot limit themselves to ending open violence and
cutting conflict profiteers from their power and income. In addition, alternative
social, economic and political structures must be fostered to allow the population to
meet their basic needs outside the structures of violent conflict. The establishment
of relevant economic structures and the creation of an attractive investment climate
for foreign investments are crucial for breaking and transforming the destructive
structures of economies of violence.
Understanding Productivity: A Review of Recent Technical Research
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/res/dp/2008/dp08-3.pdf
This paper by Richard Dion and Robert Fay (Bank of Canada) provides an extensive
review of the rapidly expanding research on productivity, both at the macro and micro
levels. The authors focus primarily on papers written about Canada, but also draw on
selected studies from other countries, especially the United States, where such work
sheds important light on particular aspects of productivity growth. The authors
extract the key results of the studies and signal important methodological features
that underpin those results. They also identify areas for further research.
What Makes an Entrepreneur? World Bank
http://www.doingbusiness.org/documents/What_Makes_an_Entrepreneur.pdf
We test two competing hypotheses on what makes an entrepreneur: nature - attitude
towards risk, I.Q., and self-confidence; or nurture - family background and social
networks. The results are based on data from a new survey on entrepreneurship in
Brazil, of 400 entrepreneurs and 540 non-entrepreneurs of the same age, gender,
education and location in 7 Brazilian cities. We find that family characteristics have
the strongest influence on becoming an entrepreneur. In contrast, success as an
entrepreneur is primarily determined by the individual’s smartness and higher
education in the family. Entrepreneurs are not more self-confident than
non-entrepreneurs; and overconfidence is bad for business success.
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8. Websites of the Month
African Voices in Europe demand more effective aid for Africa's poorest
http://practicalaction.org/?id=africanvoices
Practical Action has launched a new website - African Voices in Europe - to expose the
failures of European aid and set out a new agenda for Improving aid for Africa's
poorest communities. African Voices in Europe exposes the failures of EC aid to reach
farmers and livestock keepers across Africa, and explores how EC aid could be more
effectively targeted to achieve its objective of poverty reduction.
AiDA Adds Information from Major Nongovernmental Organizations
http://aida.developmentgateway.org/aida/AidaHome.do
The database on development activities, AiDA, now includes activities funded by the
Gates Foundation, the Open Society Institute, and the Soros Foundation Network. These
non-traditional donors fund over 3,800 activities. As a tool for aid effectiveness,
AiDA includes information on more than 200,000 development projects worldwide.
CAN launches a FREE Social Enterprise Directory
http://www.can-online.org.uk/register.php
CAN has just launched a FREE directory of social entrepreneurs, social enterprises and
enterprising charities in the UK. Sign up today if you want to be listed.
Commonwealth Micro Finance (CMF)
http://www.commonwealthmf.com
Commonwealth Micro Finance (CMF) has been established by the Commonwealth Business
Council (CBC) to provide a range of financial services including international
remittances, micro-savings, micro-loans and other banking services for individuals and
small businesses in 52 Commonwealth countries. CBC provides leadership in increasing
international trade and investment flows, creating new business opportunities,
promoting good governance and corporate social responsibility, reducing the digital
divide and integrating developing countries, in the Commonwealth, into the global
market. Pre-register online for your Zippâ„¢ card. It dramatically reduces transaction
costs for Migrant remittances and banking transaction costs.
CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment
www.cuts-citee.org
Since October 2007, CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment (CUTS
CITEE) has been posting latest developments, news items, etc on trade and development
issues onto its site. They are gathered from various sources and put under three
heads: WTO Issues, Regional Economic Cooperation, and Developmental Issues. For
instance, the latest draft texts on agriculture and NAMA (non-agricultural market
access) of the Doha Round of negotiations by the WTO Members are there.
Data Base of Evaluation Studies Undertaken by EU Member States and the European
Commission in External and Development Cooperation (from 2000)
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/dg/aidco/ms_ec_evaluations_inventory/evaluationssrch.cfm
The current database (DB) contains references to evaluations undertaken by European
Union (EU) Member States (MS) and the European Commission in the area of development
and external cooperation from the year 2000. More than just an index or a catalogue of
interesting evaluations, the database offers the possibility of direct access to the
available documents via the Web. A link to the summary or the full report is available
in approximately 60% of cases.
EIM's Public Knowledge Web on SMEs and Entrepreneurship
http://www.entrepreneurship-sme.eu
EIM carries out a long term research program on small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) and entrepreneurship, which is being financed by the Dutch Ministry of Economic
Affairs. Some major themes are nascent entrepreneurship, business start-ups, high
growth enterprises, firm size distribution, innovation, internationalization, job
creation and human resources management in SMEs.
EU Donor Atlas 2008
http://development.donoratlas.eu
The EU Donor Atlas is based on the data on ODA provided by the DAC International
Development Statistics online: DAC online (for annual aggregates) and Creditor
Reporting System online (for aid activities) as of January 2008 -covering data for the
years up to 2006.
FRAME: Framework for Reporting, Analysis, Monitoring, and Evaluation
http://www.seepnetwork.org/section/frame
SEEP's FRAME Tool and companion manual, Measuring Performance of Microfinance
Institutions (the Framework), represent an initiative towards reaching global
standards for microfinance performance monitoring and reporting. The FRAME Tool and
Framework complement each other, and should be used in conjunction. The FRAME Tool,
and Framework ratios, were developed by and for microfinance practitioners, in
conjunction with raters, network organizations, donors, and investors. SEEP is proud
to release FRAME 2.0, with over nineteen new features.
Growth, Innovation and Policy (GIPOL)
http://survey.nifustep.no/gipol/
GIPOL is a collaboration project between NIFU STEP, Norwegian School of Management,
University of Agder and University of Lund. It is financed by the Norwegian Research
Council and lasts from 2007 until 2010. The main aim of the project is to analyze
modes of innovation and knowledge networks in order to develop an analytical framework
adapted to the increasing globalization of the economy.
Have your say on the new EuropeAid website!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=saIH3JAoOaq9dKqEFzjPag_3d_3d
The EC’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office has recently re-launched its website, and is now
seeking feedback from stakeholders. To participate in the online survey please follow
the link on the EuropeAid website: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm.
ip4inno - Intellectual Property Rights at SME
http://www.ip4inno.eu
ip4inno is a project funded by the European Commission as a part of the Sixth
Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. Its main aim is to
help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) enhance their understanding and use of
intellectual property rights with a view to promoting innovation and competitiveness
in line with the European Commission's Lisbon goals.
MDGInfo 2007
http://www.devinfo.info/mdginfo2007
This database system is designed for the compilation and presentation of development
indicators to support data users in their MDG monitoring. The MDG goals and targets
are imbedded in the system linked to the 48 MDG indicators in a goal monitoring
framework. MDGInfo has been adapted from DevInfo and presents the most up to date
country-level statistics available as of August 2007 for the global monitoring of
progress achieved towards the MDGs since 1990.
Resources for Improving Training Outcomes
http://www.worldbank.org/ieg/training/
Visit this World Bank site for free resources for training providers and donors,
providing guidelines on training design, participant selection, targeting of training
content to organizational needs and monitoring and evaluation of training.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
http://www.smi.ethz.ch/
The chair focuses research and teaching in the fields of Strategic Management and
Innovation. As an academic field, Strategic Management is concerned with the long-term
competitiveness and performance of a corporation. It examines and explains why some
corporations financially outperform its competitors.
The Centre for Knowledge, Innovation, Technology and Enterprise (KITE)
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/kite/
KITE brings together Newcastle University’s extensive research capabilities on
innovation management and enterprise, incorporating research on the social, economic,
managerial,
organisational, and cultural aspects of information and communications technologies
and their social consequences, and studies of the role of universities in society.
The QUICK Centre for microfinance in disaster surroundings
http://www.quick-centre.or.id
This is a knowledge sharing platform for the practitioners of microfinance in disaster
surroundings. A new knowledge centre and knowledge sharing platform on microfinance in
disaster surroundings has been established for the practitioners' community. The QUICK
Centre posts information on• post-disaster microfinance support measures, •
microfinance as a disaster preparedness tool (incl. microinsurance), • and disaster
management for microfinance institutions. It includes among others a project database,
a library, a forum and links to related organizations.
TransMONEE database – Unicef Innocenti Research Centre
http://www.unicef-irc.org/databases/transmonee/
The TransMONEE database is an annually updated database containing a wealth of general
social and economic statistics and indicators of child well-being across the 27
countries of the CEE-CIS region, collected directly from the national statistical
offices. The 2007 release of the TransMONEE 2007 is now available in English and Russian.
Whither EC Aid? Towards a New Approach For Assessing Development Cooperation
http://weca-ecaid.eu
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and Actionaid launched this
new project website.
Wikigender
www.wikigender.org
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the OECD Development Centre launched a
new interactive website to share and exchange information on gender equality issues.
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