December 2006 from weitzenegger.de

This monthly Newsletter brings you news for international co-operation professionals on economic and social development.
Edited by Karsten Weitzenegger, http://www.weitzenegger.de


CONTENT

  1. New ILO study says youth unemployment rising
  2. Underemployment and Informal Employment in Latin American Countries
  3. Germany to focus G8 on Africa investment
  4. World Bank Africa Development Indicators 2006
  5. 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index
  6. Information Economy Report 2006
  7. Latin America: EC proposes Association Agreements
  8. Launch of WIDER 'World Distribution of Household Wealth” Study
  9. GTZ's product-oriented knowledge management system
  10. New reading list: reducing informality
  11. CGAP Virtual Conference on Aid Effectiveness - Final Report
  12. World migration map: Europe now available
  13. Training and Events
  14. Publications
  15. Websites of the Month

1. New ILO study says youth unemployment rising,
with hundreds of millions more working but living in poverty

The number of unemployed youth aged 15 to 24 rose over the past decade, while hundreds of millions more are working but living in poverty, according to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO). While the number of young unemployed increased from 74 million to 85 million, or by 14.8 per cent between 1995 and 2005, more than 300 million youth, or approximately 25 per cent of the youth population, were living below the US $2 per day poverty line.

The ILO report estimates that at least 400 million decent and productive employment opportunities - simply put, new and better jobs - will be needed in order to reach the full productive potential of today's youth. The report also says youth are more than three times as likely to be unemployed than adults and that the relative disadvantage is more pronounced in developing countries, where youth represent a significantly higher proportion of the labour force than in developed economies.

'Despite increased economic growth, the inability of economies to create enough decent and productive jobs is hitting the world's young especially hard', said ILO Director-General Juan Somavia. 'Not only are we seeing a growing deficit of decent work opportunities and high levels of economic uncertainty, but this worrying trend threatens to damage the future economic prospects of one of our worlds' greatest assets - our young men and women.'

The report emphasizes that today's youth face serious vulnerabilities in the world of work and warns that a lack of decent work, if experienced at an early age, may permanently compromise their future employment prospects. The report adds urgency to the UN call for development of strategies aimed at giving young people a chance to maximize their productive potential through decent employment. (ILO News) http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/download/gety06en.pdf


2. Policy Response to Youth Unemployment, Underemployment and
Informal Employment in Latin American Countries'

Latin American countries face important labor market problems, the labor situation being particularly critical for youth, whose unemployment rates are more than double those of adults. Self-employment programs constitute a relatively recent and appealing policy option. Their principal aim is to develop the abilities of entrepreneurial youth to run their own businesses. In the Latin American context, where wage-earning labor demand is insufficient to absorb the increasing labor supply; the principal advantage of this type of program over other policy options is that they are less likely to produce crowding-out effects, that is, to transfer unemployment from policy beneficiaries to non-beneficiaries.

Impact evaluations of two Peruvian self-employment programs targeted at disadvantaged youth find positive effects of these programs on the probability of business creation and on beneficiaries' earnings. However, empirical evidence of the impacts of self-employment programs is still incipient and much has to be done in this area. Nevertheless, self-employment programs appear as an attractive policy response to youth unemployment, especially taking into account the Latin American context; and therefore they must be regarded as an important component of the global employment creation strategy in these countries. (Contributed by Miguel Jaramillo, dgPoverty Advisor)

http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty/


3. Germany to focus G8 on African governance

When it takes on the presidency of the G8 next year Germany proposes to build ‘reforming partnerships’ with well-governed African states. The agenda differs from that of Britain’s in focusing not on increased funding but rather on encouraging good governance. German Chancellor Angela Merkel observed that the G8 has achieved a great deal in cooperation with this important continent. Official Site of the G8 Summit 2007: http://www.g-8.de/Webs/G8/EN/Homepage/home.html


4. World Bank Africa Development Indicators 2006

Fewer conflicts and increased economic growth has made 2005 a turning point for the continent. Its annual study of the continent found that 16 African states had managed to maintain annual economic growth of more than 4.5% since the 1990s. Meanwhile, the number of African conflicts had fallen from a peak of 16 in 2002 to five in 2005. On a more negative note, the bank said foreign investment in the continent was just $10.1bn in 2004, only 1.6% of global foreign investment and that more than 50% of the funds were spent in Nigeria and Sudan. The report also highlighted the difficulty of starting a business in many parts of Africa - taking, across the continent, an average of 64 days. In more positive vein, the bank's report said that countries including Senegal, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Uganda and Ghana were on course to meet the target of halving poverty by 2010 - five years ahead of schedule. http://siteresources.worldbank.org


5. 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index reinforces link between poverty and corruption.

The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched on November 6 by Transparency International, points to a strong correlation between corruption and poverty, with a concentration of impoverished states at the bottom of the ranking. The 2006 CPI shows the machinery of corruption remains well-oiled, despite improved legislation. 'Corruption traps millions in poverty,” said Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle. 'Despite a decade of progress in establishing anti-corruption laws and regulations, today’s results indicate that much remains to be done before we see meaningful improvements in the lives of the world’s poorest citizens.”
http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/cpi_2006


6. Information Economy Report 2006

UNCTAD's Information Economy Report 2006 has been produced, like its predecessors in the E-commerce and Development Report series, to highlight the implications for developing countries of the changes that ICT and e-business are allowing in the productive, commercial and financial spheres. The Report is intended to help developing countries to narrow the digital divide and to become more competitive through the adoption of ICTs and e-business. The Report analyzes the specific policy challenges facing developing countries, proposes possible means to address them and identifies and disseminates existing international best practice.
http://www.unctad.org


7. Central America & Andean Community: European Commission proposes
negotiating directives for Association Agreements

The European Commission has proposed that the EU should start negotiations for Association Agreements with Central America and the Andean Community in 2007. Once the Council has approved the negotiating directives, the Commission will engage in negotiations for comprehensive agreements, governing all facets of relations between the EU and these regions (political dialogue, cooperation and trade). Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy, said: 'The Commission has delivered on the commitments made last May in Vienna. I believe that these Agreements will consolidate existing long-standing links with both regions and will provide the right framework to deepen and move forward our relations to our mutual benefit. I trust that we will able to launch negotiations at the beginning of next year.”
http://europa.eu/rapid/


8. Launch of WIDER 'World Distribution of Household Wealth” Study

The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth according to the World Distribution of Household Wealth study, the first of its kind to cover all countries in the world and all major components of household wealth, including financial assets and debts, land, buildings and other tangible property. The UNU-WIDER study is the first of its kind to cover all countries in the world and all major components of household wealth, including financial assets and debts, land, buildings and other tangible property.
http://www.wider.unu.edu


9. GTZ’s Contribution to Creating Better Business Environments for Enterprise Development

GTZ's product-oriented knowledge management system brings together conceptual approaches and the practical experience acquired in Asia and worldwide. A new Website contains a selection of some of the key documents that set out GTZ's concept and experience, specifically highlighting the approaches and good practices which were be presented at the Asia Consultative Conference. http://www2.gtz.de/wbf/BE_Bangkok_2006/


10. New World Bank reading list: reducing informality

This new reading list surveys the various approaches to understanding informality and documents its causes and consequences. How and why do firms become ‘formal’? What, if anything, can or should policymakers do to encourage them? The best estimates we have suggest that over 30% of output and 70% of workers in developing countries are, to some degree, outside the scope of government regulation. This list also explores the relationship between formal and informal firms in developing countries and provides a framework for thinking about how government might persuade enterprises to formalize voluntarily. http://rru.worldbank.org/PapersLinks/Reducing-Informality/


11. CGAP Virtual Conference on Aid Effectiveness - Final Report

The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor hosted the virtual conference Better Aid: Rethinking the Way We Work this September. During one week, donor staff, practitioners and consultants focused on questions around the five core elements of aid effectiveness represented by the Aid Effectiveness Star and discussed current issues facing donor agencies as well as ways to improve the quality of how agencies work. The following link to the final conference report captures many of the ideas discussed, specific examples and concrete recommendations: http://www.cgap.org/direct/index.php


12. World migration map: Europe now available

The Migration Information Source continues to expand the World Migration Map Data Tool. This Data Tool shows the origins and destinations of migrants from nearly every country in the world. As of today, the World Migration Map provides data on Europe as well as Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and South America. In all, you can find data on 93 countries in Europe and the Americas. Here is the link to Europe in the World Migration Map: http://www.migrationinformation.org/wmm/europe.cfm


13. Training and Events

International Seminar on Informal Institutions: What do we know, what can we do?
http://www.oecd.org
Paris, 11-12 December 2006, The World Bank's Paris offices, 66 Avenue d'Iéna
The Seminar will assess the role of informal institutions in the development process. It will address in particular the following questions: How do informal institutions such as traditions, customs and social norms affect development? What are the linkages and possible conflicts between informal and formal institutions? How can donors and partner countries foster the contribution of informal institutions to a more enabling environment for development? The OECD Development Centre & the Development Assistance Committee - Network on Governance (GOVNET)

GTZ at work: Economic development in the Palestinian Territories
http://www.gtz.de/en/unternehmen/17837.htm
Berlin, 14 Dec 2006, GTZ-Haus,
How can development cooperation help create economic opportunities for people in the Palestinian Territories? The evening of talks is part of the series 'GTZ at work”. In cooperation with the radio channel Inforadio Berlin, GTZ experts talk about their work in partner countries.

ILO Regional Conference on the development of service markets and value chains
http://www.bdsconference.jo
Amman, Jordan, 19-21 February 2007

Making service markets work for enterprise competitiveness
http://www.springfieldcentre.com/currentprogrammes.php
Phuket, Thailand, 4-9 March 2007, The Springfield Centre

Strategic Leadership for Microfinance
http://www.accion.org/hbs.asp
9–14 April 2007, at Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Info: Amelia Kuklewicz, tel. +1 202-393-5113 ext. 1635 akuklewicz @ accion.org

GTZ international conference on value chains
Berlin, Germany, 5 May - 2 June, 2007
Key topics include: VC and poverty reduction, VC and the private sector, VC and domestic, regional and export markets, VC and tools & methods. For details, contact Stefanie.Zinsmeyer @ gtz.de

Tools of the Trade for Development Practitioners
http://www.mdi-nh.org
11 Jun 2007 - 29 Jun 2007, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Microenterprise and Development Institute,
Info: Emma LeBlanc, tel.: +1 603 644-3124 mdi @ snhu.edu

International Microenterprise Development
http://www.snhu.edu/856.asp
School of CED at Southern New Hampshire University
In response to the increasing demands for flexible academic program delivery, the School of CED (Community Economic Development) is offering online courses in International Microenterprise Development. These courses are an expansion of the educational and training opportunities the School offers. The School currently offers international training through its Microenterprise and Development training institutes in New Hampshire and South Africa along with SCED's low-residency summer intensive Master's program. Each online course is 12 weeks long and taught by experts in the field.


14. Publications

Business environment and labour market outcomes in Europe and Central Asia countries
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/businessenvironment/
New firm entry has been fundamental for job creation in the transition economies. Hence, the urge to reform the framework in which firms operate. This paper aims to improve our understanding of the business environment of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries, as well as to assess which of the institutions that shape it are most important for labor market performance. To achieve that aim, the author groups the institutions into those affecting firm entry and those affecting business survival and growth, and proceeds to construct indicators to summarize them.

EBRD's Transition Report 2006
http://www.ebrd.org/pubs/econo/6813.htm
The new Transition report studies the financial sector in transition countries. It analyses how financial systems have been restructured, their impact on the economy and private sector development, and the introduction of new financial services. The special theme of the report is devoted to an analysis of the financial sector in the transition countries. Making use of several unique data sources, the Report looks at how financial systems have been restructured over the past 15 years, their impact on the economy and private sector development and the introduction of new financial services.

The Policy Framework for Investment (PFI)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/25/37408438.pdf
This policy brief by the OECD explains what PFI is, who developed it, who it is for, and how it is used. The PFI is a comprehensive multilaterally-backed approach for improving conditions to attract investments.

Trade Liberalization And Economic Reform In Developing Countries: Structural Change Or De-Industrialization?
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/fdi/
The paper analyses economic performance of a sample of developing countries that have undertaken trade liberalization and structural reforms since the early 1980s with the objective of expansion of exports and diversification in favour of manufacturing sector. The results obtained are varied. Forty per cent of the sample countries experienced rapid expansion of exports of manufactured goods. In a minority of these countries, mostly East Asian, rapid export growth was also accompanied with fast expansion of industrial supply capacity and upgrading. By contrast, the experience of the majority of the sample countries, mostly in Africa and Latin America, has not been satisfactory.

Local Economic Development Case Studies
http://web.worldbank.org
Local economic development (LED) strategies should be designed to meet the specific needs of each community. However, the experiences of cities and towns in both developed and developing countries can provide lessons. The case studies from this World Bank website are identified by their primary LED project or program objective. Through this web page the World Bank staff seeks to build a library of case studies that share the success stories and the 'not so successful' stories from those who have developed and implemented a LED strategy. These case studies are either directly linked to another website, a PDF document link, or an analysis of a specific region using the five step LED strategic approach

Local Financial Development and the Aid-Growth Relationship
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/aideffectiveness/
With official development assistance (ODA) set to rise as countries strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aid effectiveness remains an important area of development policy. An increasing number of studies support the notion that ODA can contribute to growth in a nonlinear relationship. In this paper, Development Gateway investigates a new hypothesis regarding this relationship: That deeper financial markets in aid-recipient countries facilitate the management of aid flows, thereby enhancing aid effectiveness. An empirical analysis, using a panel data set, finds robust support for the hypothesis.

What drives growth in the transition countries?
http://www.ebrd.com/pubs/econo/15anni.pdf
Economic growth has varied widely across the transition countries since 1989. Central Europe has generally performed better than south-eastern Europe, which in turn has out-performed Russia, Ukraine and the other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). But what accounts for these differences? And what has been the role of institutions? This leaflet summarises a series of papers, sponsored by the Japan-Europe Cooperation Fund (JCEF), which focus on the role of institutions in the transition context.

The impact of crime on the enterprise sector: Transition versus non-transition countries
http://www.ebrd.com/pubs/econo/wp0097.htm
Crime remains a significant problem in the transition countries. This paper looks at the impact of organised crime and street crime on the enterprise sector. It finds that countries with high unemployment and poorly developed micro enterprise sectors have the highest rates of crime. The paper also highlights the negative impact crime has on foreign direct investment and job creation. EBRD Working Paper, Libor Krkoska, Katrin Robeck (July 2006).

The dos and don'ts of sustainable banking: a BankTrack manual
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC22620
Aimed at the banking community, this BankTrack manual provides an overview of actions these institutions can take to become more sustainable. Its starting point is the Collevecchio Declaration. This declaration was launched in January 2003 and endorsed by over 200 civil society organisations. It outlines the unique role and responsibility the financial sector has in advancing sustainability and continues to be civil society's benchmark of measuring sustainability in the banking sector. Following the six commitments framed in the Collevecchio Declaration, this manual outlines what banks should do to make their operations more sustainable. The six commitments are: responsibility, accountability, transparency, sustainable markets and governance, and 'do no harm'. Each section provides practical steps forward, paying attention to both content and implementation aspects. These steps apply to all activities undertaken by banks, whether they be retail banking, commercial banking, investment banking or asset management.

The growth of commercial microfinance 2004 - 2006
http://www.cmef.com
Table of contents: 1. Highlights, 2. Equity Investments in MFIs: A Global Look, 3. MFI ownership structure

EPAs and investment
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC18523
This Christian Aid report highlights the negotiations around rules-based investment criteria and the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) between the European Commission (EC) and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The report argues that rules-based agreements for investment can limit countries' ability to manage foreign investment which fits with its development strategy.

States and Economic Development: What Role? What Risks?
http://www.odi.org.uk/speeches/states_nov06/index.html
Documentation of the ODI event

Policies towards Horizontal Inequalities in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
http://www.wider.unu.edu
This UNU-WIDER paper by Frances Stewart is concerned with one major requirement in reconstruction policies that is often overlooked: that is to design policies which will reduce the horizontal inequalities which are often a major source of conflict. If they do not, there will be a danger of renewed mobilization around them and a further outbreak of violence. The paper reviews the range of policies which would contribute to reducing horizontal inequalities. It also considers some political issues surrounding such policies, including potential political risks which can arise in adopting these types of policy.

Local/Regional Economic Development in South-Eastern Europe
http://www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib/06-0650.pdf
Promoting region-specific development, whether in the framework of economic development or by strengthening administrative structures, is one of the most important themes of Development Cooperation. The contributions (concepts, instruments, and lessons learned) presented in this collection provide an impressive insight into the wide range of GTZ’s experiences and its abilities in the field of local/regional economic development in South-Eastern Europe.

Time for a Change - Germany’s Bilateral Investment Treaty Programme and Development Policy
http://www.fes-globalization.org/publications/FES_OCP27_Malik_German_BITs.pdf
Mahnaz Malik has analyzed the German BITs against the backdrop of the linkage between investment and sustainable development. According to her analysis, the German investment treaties concentrate solely on enhancing investor protection, without giving due consideration to the development policy aims of the German government. She deplores the restrictive impact on host governments’ 'policy space” and their ability to regulate in order to protect their development interests. And she calls for a revision of the German BIT programme with a focus on criteria of 'policy coherence”. FES Occasional Paper 27.

CGAP Paper Examines 5 Global Forces That Will Shape the Future of Microfinance
http://www.cgap.org
As world attention focuses more and more on microfinance, it is all the more important that we understand the global forces shaping the industry's future. From technology and demographic trends to the rise in global social activism and powerful middle-income countries, these forces are played out through four scenarios in 'Financial Inclusion 2015: Four Scenarios for the Future of Microfinance.' Note.

CGAP Technology Program to Support 'Branchless Banking' Projects
http://www.cgap.org/technology. http://cgap.org/portal/site/Technology/
Technology has helped reduce the cost of delivering financial services, creating exciting opportunities for delivering these services to millions more of the world's poor. CGAP's Technology Program invites concept notes for projects that test technology-based approaches to delivering financial services, especially in the most challenging markets not yet reached by microfinance. The deadline for the first round of proposals is January 2, 2007.

Challenges in Modernizing the Tax System - Nicaragua (In Spanish): IADB
http://www.countryanalyticwork.net
Beginning in the mid-90s Nicaragua focused on accelerating its transition from a state run economy to a market based one. It began this process under economic and social conditions that were difficult. A fiscal deficit of 8.4%, a conflicting situation with regard to property rights, and a housing deficit of over 400,000 units. It was obvious that healthy tax revenues were needed to repair and maintain basic infrastructure throughout the country. The structural reforms implemented during those years stabilized the economy and reduced inflation. By 1999 tax revenues grew by 19% but later on deteriorated to 15% in 2000 and 12% in 2001.

Exploiting Opportunities in an Uncertain Environment - Afghanistan: WB
http://www.countryanalyticwork.net
In a post conflict environment, attracting new foreign and domestic firms is central to private sector development. New decisions about investment usually depend on the availability of five basic factors: political and economic stability and security ; clear unambiguous regulations; reasonable tax rates that are equitably enforced; access to finance and infrastructure; and an appropriately skilled work force. In Afghanistan, these conditions are lacking. The challenge facing the government of Afghanistan in addressing these constraints and in turn attracting further foreign and domestic investment cannot be underestimated.

BOAM’s Experience with Value Chain Promotion
http://www.bds-ethiopia.net
Business Organisations and their Access to Markets (BOAM) is a private sector development programme of The Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) in Ethiopia. The BOAM Programme will shortly wind up its pilot phase and get into expansion phase counting on its achievements and the lessons taken form the former. The pilot phase of the programme has been promoting four value chains namely: Oilseeds & Edible Oil, Honey & other Bee Products, Milk & Dairy Products and Perennial Crops with specific focus on Pineapple.

Alliances and Joint Ventures: Patterns of Internationalization for Developing Country Enterprises.
http://www.unido.org/file-storage/download/?file%5fid=53677
This UNIDO training package is addressed to entrepreneurs and policymakers of developing countries. Part One of the training package presents the international development scenario, the competitive environment and the drivers for global expansion of enterprises. It highlights the patterns of multinational expansion, the various types of inter-firm collaboration agreement, the global manufacturing strategies of multinational enterprises and the related challenges and opportunities for developing countries. In this context, Part One presents the role of global value chains and global production networks as elements of global operations management by multinational enterprises and as vehicles for technological development of firms of developing countries. Attention is also given to the role of the governments of developing countries in creating suitable locational conditions for multinational enterprises and in providing critical support to domestic enterprises in their path for technological capability building and internationalization. Part Two will follow shortly.

Impact of Financial Cooperation
http://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/EN_Home/
9th Evaluation Report 'Paving ways - Developing potentials' just published 71% of projects financed are successful. High developmental impact needs innovative approaches.

Strategies and Structures for Commercial Banks in Microfinance
http://www.iadb.org/sds/doc/int28B.PDF
One of the critical decisions that bankers looking to serve the microenterprise market niche must make is whether to do microlending in house or through some sort of external organization such as a service company or subsidiary. Up until now there really has not been a comprehensive set of guidelines available on how to make this crucial choice. In addition to providing such guidelines, in this paper Glenn Westley discusses other best practices banks should follow in order to be successful in microlending.

Gender equality in the labour market: attitudes to women's work
http://www.hwwi.org
HWWI Research Paper by Sylke Viola Schnepf

A Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development (SSTI, US)
http://www.ssti.org/Publications/Onlinepubs/resource_guide.pdf
Positioning University as Drivers, Fostering Entrepreneurship, Increasing Access to Capital. Prepared for the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, by the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI), this resource guide provides a comprehensive overview of the main instruments and methodologies adopted in the U.S., at local or state level, to promote a Technology Based Economic Development (TBED), focusing on three main pillars of a tech-based economy: intellectual infrastructure, capital, and entrepreneurial culture.


15. Websites of the Month

Inter-Agency Database on developing service markets and value chains
http://www.value-chains.org
Dedicated to the results being achieved through systemic approaches, particularly in Private Sector Development. You will find here information from over 100 agencies, working in over 70 countries; we welcome additional contributions.

Industrial Research and Innovation website
http://iri.jrc.es
This website presents the main results of research activity carried out at the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). It provides a platform for the long-term collection, monitoring, analysis and reporting of information on industrial research and innovation in the EU, though some analytical work is also performed at firm, sector, country and international levels. Special emphasis is put on the relation between research, innovation and economic performance.

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
http://www.ituc-csi.org
ITUC is the main international trade union organisation, representing the interests of working people worldwide. It has 304 affiliated member organisations in 153 countries and territories, with a total membership of 168 million workers. It was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).

Africa Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) – A project of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
http://www.uneca.org/atpc
The primary objective of the ATPC is to strengthen the human, institutional and policy capacity of African governments to formulate and implement sound trade policies and participate more effectively in international trade negotiations. The ATPC's niche is to assist the articulation of Africa-wide perspectives and positions on trade issues. The Centre takes both a national and regional perspective and is expected to provide its services over the long-term, rather than the shorter time frames of other trade-related technical assistance projects.

Western Cape Social Capital Network
http://www.capegateway.gov.za/socialcapital
This web space will serve as a hub for people who work within the social capital environment, mainly focusing on the needs of the citizens of the Western Cape. This is a space to collaborate, share ideas and achieve the goals set out in the various policies, as shown in practical projects. It is a space for practitioners of social capital across health, education and social sciences to learn, network and celebrate their work. Contact: Carolin Gomulia, cgomulia @ uwc.ac.za

Thina Sinako Provincial LED Support Programme, Eastern Cape, South Africa
http://www.thinasinako.co.za
The Programme of Support to Local Economic Development (LED) in the Eastern Cape Province is a five-year programme financed by the European Union. the LED Support Programme focuses on four areas of support, namely: (i) improvement of local government LED facilitation capacity and efficiency, (ii) strengthening private-public partnerships to capitalise on local competitive advantage, (iii) stimulating financial institutions to offer better access to finance and implement sound management systems, and (iv) facilitating learning and more effective networking in support of LED. This website is a resource centre for LED and a communication centre for all matters from latest news to making application packs available to applicants.

Centre for Social Markets (CSM)
http://www.csmworld.org
CSM is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to making markets work for the triple bottom line - people, planet and profit. Through our offices in India and the United Kingdom, and an international network of partners and associates, CSM promotes responsible entrepreneurship, ethics and accountability worldwide. Founded in 2000 by Indian social entrepreneur, Malini Mehra, we are a values-based organisation committed to sustainable development and human rights.

Association for Women's Rights in Development
http://www.awid.org
AWID is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. The Website has Publications, Announcements, Analysis, Jobs, Related links, Key events.

Portal:Atlas, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Atlas
The Atlas Portal is the portal to maps and cartography on Wikipedia. The portal contains links to articles on cartography (including maps) by country, continent and by topic.

Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI)
http://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/page.asp?id=1612
LEGI was announced by the Chancellor in his 2005 Budget and aims to release the economic and productivity potential of the most deprived local areas across the country through enterprise and investment thereby boosting local incomes and employment opportunities, and building sustainable communities.

GanttProject
http://ganttproject.sourceforge.net/
GanttProject is a tool for creating a project schedule by means of Gantt chart and resource load chart. We assume that you know what do these words mean. If you don't, there is a lot of information about these charts and scheduling in the Internet. With GanttProject you can break down your project into a tree of tasks and assign human resources that have to work on each task.

Bilaterals.org
http://www.bilaterals.org
Bilaterals.org is a collective effort to share information and stimulate cooperation against bilateral trade and investment agreements that are opening countries to the deepest forms of penetration by transnational corporations.

European Parliament Committee on Development
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/deve_home_en.htm
Committee responsible for the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the development and cooperation policy of the Union, including matters relating to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and relations with the relevant bodies. The Site give access to all meeting documents at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/.


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