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DCED Training Course in Results Measurement announced for September 2009
Click on this link for the Flyer
Public-Private Partnerships: A meeting with established and new donors, Vienna, June 2009
Mon 15 Jun Presentations from the DCED/ADA Workshop are now available online.
April 2009 Newsletter
Fri 24 Apr Please click on the link below to download the April 09 Committee Newsletter.
DoComNewsletterApril09.pdf
Private Sector Development and the Financial Crisis
Fri 21 Apr A new page has been added to the DCED wesbite, providing links to a selection of the many materials now being produced on the global financial crisis and its impact in developing countries.
Fri 27 March A report of the DCED Workshop in Phnom Penh, 10th-11th March 2009 is now now available online.
January 2009 Newsletter
Fri 30 Jan Please click on the link below to download the most recent Committee Newsletter.
DoComNewsletterJan09.pdf
DCED 30th Anniversary Photography Competition: Winners Announced
Fri 02 Jan Click here to see the winning photographs.
Private Sector Development in Post-Conflict Countries: A Review of Current Literature and Practice
Tue 16 Dec The 2008 Review is now avaliable in English; French and Spanish versions will be available shortly.
DCED Standard for Measuring and Reporting Results: Revised Version
Thur 27 Nov Version III of the Methodology was agreed by participants following the second Bangkok workshop on measuring results, November 2008.
New podcasts from Business Fights Poverty, including Bill Clinton, Queen Rania of Jordan and Former Canadian PM Paul Martin
Mon 6 Oct Summaries of speeches made during the UN Private Sector Forum and the 2008 World Business and Development Awards in New York, and the Canadian Council on Africa event on Business and Development in Ottawa, 24th-26th September 2008, are now available.
"Fighting Talk": the DCED Expert Meeting on Private Sector Development in Post-Conflict Situations
Mon 29 Sept A Report of the DCED Expert meeting on Private Sector Development in Post-Conflict Situations is now available, and can be downloaded using the link below.
BE Donor Guidance in English
19:18 Sunis now available. Click on the links below, for the full document in English, and the key messages in French.
Supporting Business Environment Reforms: Practical Guidance for Development Agencies - 2008
Conseils pratiques: Messages-cles (109 KB)
September 2008 Newsletter
Mon 8 SepPlease click on the link below to download the most recent Committee Newsletter.
Social and Ecological Market Economy: GTZ Reader
5 June 2008 GTZ have published a Reader on the subject of Social and Ecological Market Economy - A Model for Asian Development?
At the core of the reader are articles by GTZ practitioners, who provide examples of how elements of the social and ecological market economy are reflected in the portfolio of German development cooperation in the Asian region and also reflect on what needs to be done to develop this further. These articles are complemented by the perspective of German researchers and policy advisors, who reflect on the current reform debate in Germany, and the perspective of Asian partner country representatives, who outline their own understanding of why the German model may be of relevance to sustainable development in their countries – using the model not as a blueprint, but as a starting point for dialogue. An introductory section sets the framework by outlining the different elements of the social and ecological market economy and by reflecting on GTZ’s corporate philosophy in relation to the model.
To download the Reader, click here.
Accra Conference Overview now available
4 June 2008 A 12-page overview of the Papers and presentations at the BEWG Africa Consultative Conference in Accra, November 2007, is now available.
The Summary aims to identify the key points emerging from both presentations and discussions, and draws out some of the recurring themes of the Conference.
AccraSummary-03June08.pdf (939 KB)
The Role of Private Actors in the Aid Landscape, Oslo, 12 June 2008
21 May 2008 The workshop is jointly organized by the World Bank and Norad as part of a larger research program to gain a better understanding of private actors involved in various forms of strategic and charitable “philanthropy” in Africa.
The purpose of the workshop is to discuss preliminary findings from a pilot mapping in three European countries and a complete mapping in Ghana, to vet the typology and survey instruments for a larger data gathering exercise, and to engage participants in the program of research so that the findings are relevant and informed by multiple parties - official donors, private sector, and civil society.
The workshop is open for participants from donor agencies, private sector and civil society; for more information, click here: OsloWorkshop.pdf (191 KB). For the background Paper, click here: ConceptEvolvingAidLandscapeandPrivatePhilanthropy.pdf (518 KB)
Time: Thursday 12. June, kl. 10.30 – 17.30 Venue: Norad, Ruseløkkeveien 26, Oslo
Registration: by 30. May to Lívia Costa Kramer (livia.kramer@norad.no / + 47-22 24 02 20 ) Participation is free.
New themes for the DCED: post-conflict PSD, measuring results and more...
20 May 2008 In line with its expansion, the DCED is now looking at a number of new Themes, each of which has its own page on this site.
In addition to work on the Business Environment and Linkages and Value Chains, the DCED is now also actively looking at:
There is also an 'other' entry, that includes briefings on additional themes. Archive material is available under BDS and Strategy, including for example the BDS Guiding Principles, available in 8 languages.
April 2008 Committee Newsletter
16 April 2008 Please click on the link below to download the most recent Committee Newsletter.
DCEDNewsletterApril08.pdf (364 KB)