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> Content June 2003
>
> 1. cinfoRoster Discussion Forum, "The Ethics of working as a consultant"
> 2. EU council in Alexandroupoli on development policy of the enlarged
Union
> 3. The Enlarged European Union - Partner of the Developing World
> 4. European Cooperation to 2010
> 5. EuropeAid revised Framework Contract procedures
> 6. DANTE will tender for @LIS Latin American research infrastructure
> 7. EU-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme Tender
> 8. EIB funding for ACP investment
> 9. Disclosed Status of World Bank Projects in Execution
> 10. World Bank Discussion - Informal Economy
> 11. Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
> 12. Poverty alleviation through participation in fair trade coffee
networks
> 13. Poverty Monitoring Database
> 14. LEAP IMPACT to improve the institutional performance of M&E
> 15. IDPM's online resources on ICTs and development
> 16. UNIDO Guidelines for Investment Promotion Agencies
> 17. Empowering Communities: Participatory Techniques for Programme
Development
> 18. Monitoring the digital divide
> 19. OED Conference 2003: Evaluating Development Effectiveness
> 20. Paper on lasting food security strategies
> 21. Food First Institute for food and development policy
> 22. Slow food: combating the fast food revolution
> 23. How do you cope with Malaria?
> 24. How to work with translators?
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> 1. cinfoRoster Discussion Forum, "The Ethics of working as a consultant"
>
> Brigitte Späth will write 5 mailings for the Swiss cinfo in 2003 and also
> participate in the moderation of the new discussion forum. The Theme of
the
> first mailing is "The Ethics of working as a consultant" an important (and
> touchy !) issue that often comes up in our seminars and during our career
> counselling sessions. The next mailing to be published at the end of July
will
> focus on the challenges of working in consulting teams. The cinfoRoster
> discussion forum is also being launched. "We hope that you will share
tips,
> ideas as well as frustrations with you fellow colleagues. Working as a
> consultant can be a solitary occupation and we hope that this will give
you
> space to exchange." Visit the forum:
> http://www.cinfo.ch/cinforoster/forum/
> http://www.cinfo.ch/cinforoster/english/pages/docs.htm
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>
> 2. EU council in Alexandroupoli on development policy of the enlarged
Union
>
> At the EU Informal Council, which took place on 2-3 June in
Alexandroupoli,
> Greece, for the first time Development Ministers from EU Member States and
> accession countries discussed prospects for a development cooperation
policy
> of the enlarged Union. During the meeting, for which no written
conclusions
> were provided, representatives of acceding countries reported about their
> difficulty towards establishing a development policy due mainly to the
lack of
> experience and of public awareness on the issue and the economic weakness
to
> implement the commitments taken in Barcelona.
> http://www.eu.nl/comm/development/body/organisation/eu_enlargement_en.cfm
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>
> 3. The Enlarged European Union - Partner of the Developing World
>
> The International Policy Dialogue "The Enlarged European Union - Partner
of
> the Developing World", convened by the Development Policy Forum of InWEnt
> Capacity Building International, Germany, and the Federal Ministry for
> Economic Cooperation and Development, was a contribution to the strategic
> policy communication concerning the impact of the enlargement of the
European
> Union on development cooperation policy issues (both in the EU and the
> candidate countries). The aim of the conference was to offer an informal
> policy platform without the pressure of immediate decision-making and free
> from the constraints of protocol. The pool of knowledge and experience
> accumulated by the participants served as a basis to prepare and recommend
> further steps to promote and strengthen development cooperation policy at
> international level of the EU as well as in its member states, in
particular
> its new member states. See the results at
> http://www.dse.de/ef/europe/index.htm
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>
> 4. European Cooperation to 2010
>
> EADI has launched a project on European Development Cooperation to 2010.
The
> project is intended to provide a vehicle for research, dissemination and
> debate, a forum in which the perspectives of different actors can be
shared
> and developed. A first Briefing Paper outlining the issues and sketching
> different scenarios, co-authored by Simon Maxwell (ODI) and Paul Engel
(ECDPM)
> is available online.
> http://www.eadi.org/edc2010
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>
> 5. EuropeAid revised Framework Contract procedures
>
> Framework Contract AMS/451 is for operational short-term technical
assitance
> to beneficiary countries of external aid and it concerns assignments of
less
> than € 200,000 and 12 months. It came in force on 01/04/2000 for 3 years,
and
> has been extended up to 31/03/2005. New procedures are at:
> http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/gestion/index_en.htm
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>
> 6. DANTE will tender for @LIS interregional Latin American Research
> infrastructure
>
> The EC provided a framework contract over 12.5 mn Euro within the
> @LIS-Programme to DANTE. DANTE is owned by a number of European research
> networks and has "Research Association" status in the UK. Objectve of
their
> new Project "ALICE" is a interregional Latin American Research
infrastructure
> linked to the European research net GÉANT. DANTE will issue an
international
> open tender for research infrastructure to be operational by 2004. The
@LIS
> Interconnection initiative aims at increasing the interconnection between
R&D
> communities of Latin America and Europe by providing them with the
> communications infrastructure needed to foster collaborative work. This is
> done through linking Latin American NREN's amongst themselves and to
GÉANT.
> http://www.dante.net/geant
> http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/alis/index_en.htm
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>
> 7. EU-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme Tender
>
> The European Commission invites proposals for co-financing to promote and
> enhance civil society links and cross cultural cooperation between India
and
> the European Union, in the fields of Media, Communication and Culture,
> .Entrepreneurial Networking, and University & Studies. Proposals are
welcome
> from partnerships composed of at least one non-profit making organisation
from
> India and at least two from different European Union Member States. The
> deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, 12 September 2003.
> http://www.delind.cec.eu.int/en/csn/civil_society/eccp.htm
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>
> 8. EIB funding for ACP investment
>
> The European Investment Bank launched its investment facility for ACP
> countries on 2 June in Luxembourg. The funding, consisting of € 2.2
billion,
> is based on a financial mechanism foreseen by the Cotonou Agreement and is
due
> to contribute developing in the private sector in ACP countries.
> http://www.eib.org/
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>
> 9. Disclosed Status of World Bank Projects in Execution
>
> The Status of Projects in Execution Report for FY02 provides information
on
> all IBRD/IDA projects that were active on and beyond June 30, 2002. It
bridges
> the gap in information available to the public between the project
appraisal
> document - disclosed after a project is approved - and the implementation
> completion report - disclosed after the project closes. A status report
has
> been prepared every year for the Board of Executive Directors. Now, in
> accordance with the revised disclosure policy, the report is also
available to
> the public. This addresses one of the main concerns expressed during
> disclosure consultations -- that the public wants access to more
information
> on projects being implemented.
> http://www1.worldbank.org/operations/disclosure/sope.html
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>
> 10. World Bank Discussion - Informal Economy
>
> Studies show that the informal sector - where income is unreported and
> activities such as smuggling and fraud go undetected - is a large and
growing
> part of many developing countries' economies. Recent estimates place the
> informal economy in Africa at 42 percent of GDP on average. This Rapid
> Response discussion examines why the sector is so large and what to do
about
> taxes and labor market regulations, which are often cited as reasons the
> sector continues to grow in many parts of the developing world.
> http://rru.worldbank.org/Hot_Topics.asp
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> 11. Comparative Research Programme on Poverty
>
> CROP - the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty - is an international
NGO
> initiated by the International Social Science Council (ISSC). CROP is
> organised around an extensive international and multi-disciplinary
research
> network, which is open to all poverty researchers and others interested in
a
> scientific approach to poverty.
> http://www.crop.org/
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>
> 12. Poverty alleviation through participation in fair trade coffee
networks
>
> This is a background paper by the Fair Trade Research Group - Colorado
State
> University for a research paper on the poverty alleviation effects of fair
> trade coffee. It describes a review of the research. It states that there
is
> relatively little research on this subject but concludes that income
effects
> may be less significant then the more subtle benefits via producer
empowerment
> and organizational capacity building. Existing research also points to the
> potential trade-off between economic efficiency and equity in the
distribution
> of Fair Trade benefits. The efficiency/ equity balance will have
implications
> for poverty alleviation within producer groups, within producer
households,
> and within producer communities.
>
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Sociology/FairTradeResearchGroup/doc/rayback.pdf
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>
> 13. Poverty Monitoring Database
>
> Directory of poverty monitoring data from the World Bank and other
> organizations. Covers: Household Surveys, Social Indicators, Poverty
> Assessment Summaries, Participatory Poverty Assessments, New Surveys.
> Available online at:
> http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/data/povmon.htm
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>
> 14. LEAP IMPACT to improve the institutional performance of M&E
>
> LEAP IMPACT aims to improve the institutional performance of monitoring
and
> evaluation practice related to information services, information products
and
> information projects. It is a community of practice open to all
> individuals/organisations interested in the evaluation of information,
> providing a platform where individuals and organisations concerned with
the
> evaluation of information can 'meet' in a virtual sense and exchange
> information and share knowledge.
> www.bellanet.org/leap/impact/index.cfm
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>
> 15. IDPM's online resources on ICTs and development
>
> IDPM's online resources on ICTs and development focuses on five areas.
ICTs
> and small enterprises includes handbooks for entrepreneurs, research
reports
> on ICTs in Africa, and working papers on ICTs, enterprise and poverty.
> Software enterprises and outsourcing covers software enterprises,
outsourcing
> relationships between North and South, and policies/strategies for
software
> enterprise support, a short paper on software myths in the South and a web
> site on the Indian software industry. ICTs and government deals with IT
use
> and management in government and e-government. Other ICTs and development
> includes NGOs, poverty, participation and donor project evaluation,
> e-commerce, IT training, non-ICT based systems, ethical trade, information
and
> ICTs.
> http://idpm.man.ac.uk/ictdev.htm
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>
> 16. UNIDO Guidelines for Investment Promotion Agencies
>
> The aim of these Guidelines is to support Investment Promotion Agencies
> interested in stimulating FDI inflows into their countries. The paper
brings
> to the reader's attention developments in both policy and practical
approaches
> to the issues of FDI as well as specific actions that host Governments may
> take to attract FDI. The approaches include UNIDO's tools, methodologies
and
> mechanisms that can be used by policymakers at government, institution and
> enterprise levels to enhance competitiveness in attracting FDI.
> http://www.unido.org/en/doc/10545
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>
> 17. Empowering Communities: Participatory Techniques For Community-Based
> Programme Development
>
> Includes Volume 1: Trainer's Manual and Volume 2: Participant's Handbook.
From
> the Centre for African Family Studies, the John Hopkins University, and
the
> Academy for Educational Development.
> http://pcs.aed.org/empowering.htm
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>
> 18. Monitoring the digital divide
>
> The paper "Monitoring the digital divide" by Orbicon-CIDA develops a
framework
> and a methodological approach which makes it possible to quantify the
Digital
> Divide and not only compare across different countries at a given point in
> time but also compare within countries over time. The approach aims for
> policy-relevant results and is much broader in scope than pure
connectivity
> measures. It takes into account the ICT capital and labour stocks
including
> networks, machinery, equipment, and ICT skills. It also measures the
uptake of
> various ICTs by households, businesses and governments and the intensity
of
> their actual use.
> http://www.orbicom.uqam.ca/projects/ddi2002/ddi2002.pdf
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>
> 19. OED Conference 2003: Evaluating Development Effectiveness
>
> The World Bank's Operations Evaluation Department is pleased to announce
the
> fifth conference on "Evaluating Development Effectiveness: Challenges and
the
> Way Forward". The conference will be held on July 15 and 16, 2003 in
> Washington, D.C. The purpose of the conference is to take stock of recent
> progress toward meeting development effectiveness challenges, and
deliberate
> on future directions for evaluation. To be considered please submit an
online
> application on the conference website at:
> http://www.worldbank.org/oed/conference2003/application.html
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>
> 20. Paper on lasting food security strategies
>
> Glenn Brigaldino has published his paper "Footsteps in the sand - in
search of
> lasting food security strategies" as an e-book.
>
http://www.ebookad.com/eb.php3?ebookid=15580&PHPSESSID=e4d126da82d12e587bd4d4d893bfd32a
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>
> 21. Food First Institute for food and development policy
>
> Food First is a member-supported, non-profit peoples think tank and
> education-for-action centre that lobbies both American and foreign
governments
> on food policy issues. Food First campaigns for economic and social human
> rights and restructured global trade and agricultural policy, as well as
> challenging industrial agriculture and biotechnology.
> http://www.foodfirst.org
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>
> 22. Slow food: combating the fast food revolution
>
> Founded in 1989, Slow Food has more than 77 000 members in 48 countries.
The
> movement aims to preserve national cuisines and the art of food
appreciation
> and one of its main projects is to identify and catalogue products, dishes
and
> animals that are in danger of extinction. The Slow Food Award for the
Defense
> of Biodiversity highlights activities that benefit biodiversity in
agriculture
> and rewards researchers, farmers, distributors and retailers who aim to
> protect a country's gastronomic heritage.
> http://www.slowfood.com
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>
> 23. How do you cope with Malaria?
>
> Do you live or work in a malaria zone? This week Dr. Ted Lankester and the
> InterHealth team offer some practical advice on reducing the risks. Do you
> have any "lessons learned" to exchange with other aid workers? e-mail
> exchange at aidworkers.net or join the discussions at
> http://forum.aidworkers.net. It is based on information from the WHO, UK
> Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention, our experience at InterHealth in
> caring for members of 180 NGOs and from other reliable sources.
> http://www.aidworkers.net/exchange/20030528.html
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>
> 24. How to work with translators?
>
> Christine Hogan asks for your suggestions on working through interpreters
more
> effectively.
> http://forum.aidworkers.net/messages/116/50.html
>
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