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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@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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