Integration & Trade Journal (2013)

 

The rapid and sustained economic growth seen in many developing countries over the last decade has enabled them to emerge as international…

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A new report by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) illustrates how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are aiding citizen participation in Uganda, but also points to the challenges that need to be overcome for these technologies to have a wider impact on governance.

The report reviews various ICT tools being used to promote transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in Uganda. It examines the utility and…

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Agencia Brasileira de Cooperação (website)

 

Brasil e Fundação Gates se unem para melhorar a segurança alimentar

http://www.abc.gov.br/lerNoticia.asp?id_Noticia=610

 

Brasília, 01º de novembro de 2011 – Hoje, o Governo brasileiro, por meio da Agência Brasileira de Cooperação (ABC), assinou Memorando de Entendimento com a Fundação Bill & Melinda Gates que tem…

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One of the anticipated outcomes of facilitating and supporting south-south collaboration is building relationships and networks of organizations interested in your business area or sector.  Building a cadre of local and regional organizations to call on can lead to:

• Efficiencies and economies of scale
• Increased cooperation and synergies at the regional level, and
• Increased knowledge exchange at the community and project level.

There…

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On 27 October 2009, the Task Team on South-South Cooperation (TT-SSC) gathered for its first Regional Meeting in Latin America and the Caribbean. Held as a back-to-back meeting during an OAS event in Bogotá, participants included 23 representatives (mostly agency directors) from Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, México, Peru Suriname, St. Lucia and the World Bank Institute. The meeting served to explain the process to LAC partner countries, to generate momentum and buy-in,… Continue