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2013 State of Civil Society: Creating an Enabling Environment

2013 State of Civil Society: Creating an Enabling Environment

socs.civicus.org –

The 2013 CIVICUS State of Civil Society report comes within a global context that poses considerable challenges for civil society, as well as offering some opportunities. Economic crisis continues to affect the publics and governments of many countries, not least those of Europe and North America, where it has impacted on their governments’ engagements with developing countries, and the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, to a lesser extent, South Africa); it has also fostered more...

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D C on June 16, 2013

Should development organizations stop worrying about the future?

Should development organizations stop worrying about the future?

europeandcis.undp.org –

is there any point at all for development practitioners to think about the future in a world where volatility and transition seem to have become the norm and we are often reminded of the inanity of our efforts to anticipate black swans (e.g. with the financial crisis)? From post 2015 consultations all the way to vision 2050 papers (see, for example, Vision 2050 or Asia 2050: Realizing the Asian Century) – is this all an exercise in futility? A recent Nesta report Don’t stop thinking about more...

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D C on June 10, 2013

The Governor’s Solution: How Alaska’s Oil Dividend Could Work in Iraq and Other Oil-Rich Countries

The Governor’s Solution: How Alaska’s Oil Dividend Could Work in Iraq and Other Oil-Rich Countries

international.cgdev.org –

Reliance on natural resource revenues, particularly oil, is often associated with bad governance, corruption, and poverty. Worried about the effect of oil on Alaska, Governor Jay Hammond had a simple yet revolutionary idea: let citizens have a direct stake. The Governor’s Solution features his firsthand account (PDF) that describes, with brutal honesty and piercing humor, the birth of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, which has been paid to each resident every year since 1982. Thirty years more...

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D C on June 9, 2013

War at the World Bank

counterpunch.org –

Can Jim Kim (and Developing Nations) Change the Way the Bank Does Business "There is a battle going on within and outside of the World Bank right now over the Bank’s flagship 'Doing Business' (DB) report and index. Now this is not exactly a household word, but the fight is a very significant one for a number of reasons. "DB ranks countries according to the “ease of doing business,” including such things as starting a business, enforcement of contracts, paying taxes, and other indicators. It more...

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John Daly on June 5, 2013

The First Three Years of the UNCAC Review Process: A Civil Society Perspective

uncaccoalition.org –

This report by Transparency International (TI) and the UNCAC Coalition is about the experience of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the first three years of the UNCAC review process. It is the third such report and covers some of our activities and contributions under Resolution 4/1 on the Review Mechanism. It has a particular focus on the transparency of the process and the opportunities for civil society participation and is intended to contribute to discussions of the Implementation more...

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D C on May 27, 2013

The Power of Social Networks to Drive Mobile Money Adoption

The Power of Social Networks to Drive Mobile Money Adoption

This study identifies and explores the key drivers of mobile money (MM) adoption by comparing data from three African countries. It uses innovative analytics and data mining techniques. It processes findings from a data set of 7 billion transactions performed by more than 10 million mobile phone users over 7 months. The study reveals two key variables that indicate a higher propensity to adopt MM. The first variable is the social network and social interactions of the mobile user. Individuals more...

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D C on May 21, 2013

Code for America

codeforamerica.org –

Code for America seeks to help governments in the United States to work better for everyone utilizing the people and the power of the web. Through its Fellowship, Accelerator, and Brigade, it seeks to build a network of cities, citizens, community groups, and startups, all equally committed to reimagining government for the 21st century. Code for America is a non-profit, and a new kind of organization. Its team is made up of web geeks, city experts, and technology industry leaders. Its staff more...

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John Daly on May 20, 2013

DFID Working Paper 38. Broadening the range of designs and methods for impact evaluations.

r4d.dfid.gov.uk –

Summary: This report brings together the findings and conclusions of a study on Impact Evaluation (IE) commissioned by DFID. It comprises an executive summary and 7 chapters: Introducing the study Defining impact evaluation Choosing designs and methods Evaluation questions and evaluation designs Programme attributes and designs Quality assurance Conclusions and next steps Each of the main chapters has a main message box at the beginning that highlights the key points in that chapter. more...

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John Daly on May 20, 2013

Deutsche Bank and IFC accused of bankrolling Vietnam firms' land grabs

Deutsche Bank and IFC accused of bankrolling Vietnam firms' land grabs

guardian.co.uk –

Two Vietnamese firms bankrolled by Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation – the World Bank's private lending arm – are leading a wave of land grabs in Cambodia and Laos, causing widespread evictions, illegal logging and food insecurity, according to a report. The study, concluding a year-long investigation by the watchdog Global Witness, names two of Vietnam's biggest companies, the privately owned Huang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and state-owned Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG), as the more...

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D C on May 17, 2013

Strengthening the Demand and Supply for Better Village Governance

IRRAD's project nomination on "Strengthening the Demand and Supply for Better Village Governance" has been shortlisted as top 100 innovations out of close to 1000 nominations for Rockefeller Foundation Next Century Innovators Awards 2013. Follow link http://centennial.rockefellerfoundation.org/innovators/profile/sustainable-solutions-for-improving-rural-governance to view the innovation and see how it is forging new pathways, changing the way services are delivered, and improving more...

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Arti Manchanda on May 17, 2013

Acting Globally, Thinking Globally: Working at the global scale

Acting Globally, Thinking Globally: Working at the global scale

hausercenter.org –

Identifying and making decisions of global scope and significance is challenging for two related reasons. Compared with a national board, the issues become more abstract and more complex at a global level. Both these challenges take us beyond our comfort zone and we have to work at making these shifts. Getting clear about what the International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) wants to become, getting a view of the whole global system, simplifying it well, and connecting it to reality on more...

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D C on May 6, 2013

Open data and the charity sector: A perfect fit

Open data and the charity sector: A perfect fit

guardian.co.uk –

Government officials, charity leaders and senior figures from the open data movement said on Monday that the UK must foster an environment of collaboration and transparency in order to share best practices from the public and private sectors with nonprofit organisations. Third sector has for too long been misread as third place when it comes to nonprofits. Data has been widely touted as the future of the public and private sectors but when it comes to the adoption of big data initiatives, it is more...

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D C on May 6, 2013

Oslo Governance Centre 2012: A Year in Review

Oslo Governance Centre 2012: A Year in Review

The Oslo Governance centre’s signature work on country-led governance assessments put greater emphasis this year on the policy impact of the work, in addition to continuing to support the supply of country-led governance data. A stronger emphasis on the potential of ICT in governance assessments, took hold in 2012. The OGC team looks forward to engaging with current and new partners in 2013 as this ambitious and bold agenda is taken forward in support of UNDP’s global, regional and more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 30, 2013

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Lucyna smith on April 30, 2013

GSDRC Topic Guide: Voice and accountability

Poor people are often excluded from participating in policy design and programmes that have direct impact on their lives, and central and local government institutions are often neither responsive nor accountable to the poor. Following the limited success of many accountability methods focusing on the state, attention has shifted towards strengthening the ‘voice’, or capacity, of ordinary citizens to directly participate in policy-making processes. This guide introduces some of the core debates more...

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GSDRC Applied K... on April 18, 2013

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