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sic! Services for International Cooperation
> > Selected by Karsten 
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> >
> > This monthly newsletter 
contains latest information on International
> > Development 
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> > share 
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> > 
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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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