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Within international development circles we often hear and read of Policy Platforms. The problem is that, though they are policies, they rarely have platforms at the centre of their proposed action. Too often they are prescriptions for how to approach an issue or problem. What is the difference? A platform establishes a foundation through which the people most involved or affected by a development issue can debate, organise, and review to address that issue. A...[
Trading Rights What connections are there between the internet and gold prospecting? Of course, the obvious one is that most digital technology processes seem to emerge from Northern California and that was also the scene of the great 1849 Gold Rush. But the possible connection that I am thinking of is that, like gold prospectors, we can all spend so much time on the internet dredging through useless sludge before we find a little nugget!...[
[This piece is co-authored by Wendy Quarry.]
For a long time those of us who belong to the cult of communication practitioners have believed that good communication makes good development. In broad terms, when we say "good communication" we are talking about participatory communication. Participatory communication emphasizes "listening", while mainstream communication focuses on "telling". We think of participatory communication as one that shapes the very nature of development. We think of conventional communication as the one...[
Can there be any argument with a policy that drives strategies and programmes that reduces homicides from 184 to 26 per 100,000 adults over a 5 year period [2003 to 2007]; significantly raises a city's Human Development Index score [74.35 in 2001 to 80.4 in 2006]; sees the Quality of Life Index zoom upwards [68.09 in 2001 to 83.77 in 2006]; and makes considerable economic gains for that city? Not to mention puts more smiles...[
Achieving development results - and openly accounting for them - must be at the heart of all we do.- Accra Agenda for Action on Development Effectiveness September 2008 The development system knows that it will fail unless it makes dramatic advances in accountability. Making developing country governments more accountable to their citizens, making international aid providers more accountable to those meant to benefit from it - these are central components of current attempts to make aid...[
One sure-fire way to start an argument in any development policy meeting that includes a cross-section of the international development disciplines is to contribute, as softly and gently as possible of course, a comment along the lines of it being time for the economists to move over and let those who see effective development from the perspective of people, not data, begin to run things. This is even more fun if you are in The...[
It's a fine sunny Sunday in Man o' War Bay in Freetown, with fishing boats heading out into the balmy Atlantic as I sit here reading about media development, a sure indication of unhealthy obsession. But I'm finding the BBC-World Service Trust (WST)'s "Governance and the Media" survey of media-development-policy types to be one of the most useful fresh contributions I've seen to this field, adding to other impressively thoughtful pieces put out by...[
President-elect Obama and his team have demonstrated an extraordinary ability to foment and support change. Much of that change relates to the practice of democracy and governance which is also such an important global development priority. Of course the major change challenges of a global economic melt-down, climate change, poverty, global security, relations between peoples of different faiths, and other vital issues now await an Obama Administration. But we should all reflect on what we...[Save & Share This Page
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