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Council Endorses Joint EU position on Technical Cooperation

The Council of the European Union has endorsed an Operational Framework reaffirming the EU’s commitment to aid effectiveness. The framework includes measures on Technical Cooperation for Enhanced Capacity Development and could further the development of a joint European TC reform agenda.

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Council Endorses Joint EU position on Technical Cooperation

Submitted by Sarah Simpson on Thu, 19/11/2009 - 15:33 - 29 reads.
The Council of the European Union has endorsed an Operational Framework reaffirming the EU’s commitment to aid effectiveness. The framework includes measures on Technical Cooperation for Enhanced Capacity Development and could further the ...

PFM blog

Submitted by Franck Bessette on Tue, 17/11/2009 - 18:15 - 34 reads.
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GAO Explains It All: Towards Enhanced Understanding of U.S .Government Financial Report

Submitted by Jérôme Dendura on Mon, 16/11/2009 - 07:05 - 21 reads.
GAO prepared this guide to the Consolidated Financial Report (CFR) to help those who seek to gain a baseline understanding of the significant information provided in the primary components that make up the CFR, especially the financial ...

Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers: How can they be enhanced without increasing the size of government?

Submitted by Jérôme Dendura on Sun, 15/11/2009 - 22:31 - 23 reads.
Fiscal policy can play an important role to help stabilize the economy during cyclical swings. Discretionary policy, however, typically involves implementation lags and is not automatically reversed when economic conditions change. In ...

Capacity Development in the Education Sector in Nepal

Submitted by Nils Boesen on Tue, 10/11/2009 - 17:44 - 47 reads.
The Capacity Development Team in OECD/DAC observed the EC-sponsored learning event about CD in the education sector in Nepal - and has developed a short issue brief about the event.

Review of Technical Assistance and Capacity Building in Afghanistan

Submitted by Nils Boesen on Tue, 10/11/2009 - 14:31 - 59 reads.
This report gives a very critical and candid assessment of how TA in Afghanistan has not been effective for capacitry development, and has eroded rather than strengthened the public sector. The paper suggests bold action both by donors ...

Technical Assistance: Too Much of the Wrong Thing?

Submitted by Editorial Team on Mon, 09/11/2009 - 12:36 - 96 reads.
In war-torn Afghanistan, technical assistance has been the standard recipe for getting quick results in a situation with limited government capacity. It has at best been a double edged sword, write Micha Ramakers and Nils Boesen after a recent ...

Making Technical Cooperation More Effective: Mission Possible?

Submitted by Editorial Team on Mon, 09/11/2009 - 09:49 - 161 reads.
EuropeAid Director General Koos Richelle used the public launch of the capacity4dev.eu website to express his firm personal commitment to technical cooperation reform.

The ODISEAME project

Submitted by NECDET SAGLAM on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 08:39 - 182 reads.
ODISEAME will establish a network of Euro-Mediterranean higher education institutions, that will co-operate together in the creation and distribution of contents for educational purposes.

Tailor-made short events on the TC Reform

Submitted by Editorial Team on Wed, 07/10/2009 - 17:08 - 276 reads.
Experience has shown that the learning events are more effective and engaging when they are tailored to the specific needs of a unit/sector/working group or staff member. This flyer informs you on the possibilities to follow ...
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