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Podcast : Do No Harm : International Support for State Building in Fragile Situations

17-May-2010

While international donors have the potential to make positive contributions to support statebuilding, they can inadvertently do harm. This panel discussion provides practical guidance on constructive intervention in fragile states.

Building a Coherent Approach to Evaluating the Haiti Earthquake Response

06-May-2010

There will be strong pressure to account for the results of the massive aid efforts currently underway in Haiti. Evaluation of the earthquake recovery efforts, if done right, can contribute to learning and support accountability for the results on the ground. The DAC Network on Development Evaluation has joined forces with the UNEG, and the ALNAP to ensure a coherent approach to evaluation in Haiti. Interested partners are invited to join this effort at a meeting in London, 18 – 19 May 2010.
  

Morocco - Investment policy review

06-May-2010

This investment policy review examines Morocco’s achievements in developing an open and transparent investment regime and its efforts to reduce restrictions on international investment.

Quality Standards for Development Evaluation

05-May-2010

The DAC Quality Standards for Development Evaluation provide a guide to good practice in development evaluation. They are intended to improve the quality of evaluation processes and products and to facilitate collaboration. Built through international consensus, the Standards outline the key quality dimensions for each phase of a typical evaluation process: defining purpose, planning, designing, implementing, reporting, and learning from and using evaluation results.

Istanbul Experts’ Meeting brought together experts from six Black Sea countries

29-Apr-2010

On 11 March 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey the Experts’ meeting brought together consultant authors from the six countries targeted for special Development Centre Working Paper reports under Phase one of the Black Sea and Central Asia Initiative: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine in order to discuss work in progress with the Paris combined team and a number of local experts.

Uzbekistan harmonious generation briefing

27-Apr-2010

At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Bahromjon ALOEV, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan in France, the BSCAI team participated in a Briefing on “The year of harmonious generation and demographic, social, economic transformations in Uzbekistan” on 29 March 2010 at the Uzbekistan Embassy. The team also met  with visiting Uzbek parliamentarians. 

Development Co-operation Report 2010

23-Apr-2010

The Development Co-operation Report, issued by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), is the key annual reference document for statistics and analysis on trends in international aid.

New OECD initiative to establish a regional forum on fiscal policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

21-Apr-2010

The OECD is developing a new regional initiative to strengthen relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries (LAC Initiative). This initiative will develop an OECD platform for policy dialogue and peer review in the LAC region, and will initially cover fiscal, investment, public governance and innovation policies. This document gives an overview of the fiscal pillar of the initiative, which aims to improve taxation and public expenditure policies in the LAC region. The fiscal pillar is a joint project between the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and the Development Centre.

Seminar: The impact of Shifting Wealth on Developing Countries

20-Apr-2010

How can developing countries adapt to thrive in the new global economy? Are traditional development strategies still relevant, or has the economic rise of large emerging countries changed the way in which countries should pursue their development goals? On 10 May 2010, Non-Resident Fellows Eliana Cardoso, Martyn Davies and Rajneesh Narula explore the impact of China on two developing regions: Africa and South America. This seminar is part of the Shifting Wealth series.

Joint Donor Responses to Corruption

20-Apr-2010

GOVNET was tasked with developing a framework for more effective collective donor responses to corruption. To inform this work, the GOVNET Anti-Corruption Task Team commissioned a study of how donors have responded to corruption in practice, so as to understand better the opportunities, constraints and incentives for more effective collective responses. Case studies in AfghanistanIndonesia and Mozambique led to a set of recommendations that will inform development of further guidance for collective donor responses. The main report synthesises these findings.




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