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The Economist and Private Sector Development Services (EPSDS)
http://www.epsds.org
The Economist and Private Sector Development Services (EPSDS) seeks to satisfy the growing demand for supplementary and specialist technical advisory services on the part of DFID’s 100 Economists and 30 Private Sector Development (PSD) Advisors. The service is open to other users within DFID and other donor agencies. It provides additional expertise to supplement in-house resources and enable DFID advisors to meet surges in demand for the services of technical specialists. The EPSDS is poised to mobilise specialists to hostile and post conflict environments, manage the attendant security and risk requirements, and operate in disaster and post-disaster situations. The EPSDS website is designed to explain how to use the service and contact the management team. It also enables DFID staff to access information and learning generated by the EPSDS and the Economist Resource Centre (the predecessor to the EPSDS) through the Document Library.

SEEP Community - Global learning for microenterprise practitioners
http://seepcommunity.com
Through The SEEP Network, practitioners from around the world collaborate to develop practical guidance and tools, build capacity, and help set standards. It connects microenterprise practitioners from around the world to develop practical guidance and tools, build capacity, and help set standards to advance our common vision: a sustainable income in every household. Discover valuable information, share your experiences, and help shape the future of microfinance and enterprise development. Work with us to advance our common vision: a sustainable income in every household.

B2Bxl Global FairNet - connect business & social concern
http://www.globalfair.net/
B2Bxl is an open platform on business development at development countries and emerging markets. Its content is to be established by a community of cooperative individuals and organisations with the common interest of linking their personal interests to sustainable and social market development.

Ideas for Development
http://www.ideas4development.org
This is an international Blog meant to stimulate debate on development issues. It brings together a set of senior professionals engaged in this sphere through their careers and personal convictions. This Blog aims at offering a new forum for open discussion and interaction between scholars, students, professionals of various backgrounds and the public at large. Together, they can share information, viewpoints and visions for the future with the common goal of advancing the cause of development.

Safety Nets How To
http://go.worldbank.org/UKUF8CMGW0
This is a resource guide for practitioners involved in the design and implementation of social protection systems. It pulls together summary information, country cases and guidelines on key processes and cross-cutting issues, with lessons for everyday program implementation. The information is organized in a standardized, concise and accessible format and draws on best practices across a variety of contexts, including middle-income, low-income and fragile states. This portal is a living product. Feedback and suggestions are welcome so that the content can be enriched and an enhanced version 2 can be developed in the future. In particular we are interested in addressing any information gap on key topics.

The Africa Portal
http://www.africaportal.org/
This is an online knowledge resource for policy-related issues on Africa. An undertaking by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Makerere University (MAK), and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), the Africa Portal offers open access to a suite of features including an online library collection; a resource for opinion and analysis; an experts directory; an international events calendar; and a mobile technology component—all aimed to equip users with research and information on Africa’s current policy issues.

R4D - A Portal to DFID Funded Research
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/
R4D is a free access on-line database containing information about research programmes supported by DFID. R4D provides you with the latest information about research funded by DFID, including news, case studies and details of current and past research in over 30,000 project and document records.

New Online Database on African Fiscal Performance Data and statistics
http://tinyurl.com/2wtgheb
A complete database of public revenue flows for 50 African governments is now publicly available. Data show a gradual increase in tax revenues between 1996 and 2008, a performance largely fuelled by rising commodity prices. With prices coming down as a result of the global economic crisis, the progression was stalled in 2009.

Latin America Investment Facility
http://tinyurl.com/23szzbb
The Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF) is a financing mechanism aiming at mixing grants (non refundable financial contributions from the European Commission and other donors) with loans of multilateral or bilateral public European Development Finance Institutions and Regional Latin American Banks.

The South-South Learning on Social Protection Gateway
http://south-south.ipc-undp.org
This is an online collaborative platform for policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing amongst social protection practitioners in the Global South. It is an initiative of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth to foster South-South collaboration, aiming to expand the knowledge base and capacities of developing countries to design and implement nationally-owned poverty reduction strategies, bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice with accessible and diverse social protection information, as well as providing a space where practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources.

Aidflows.org
http://aidflows.org
Aidflows is a new tool to visualize how much development aid is provided and received around the world. Users can select individual donor countries (providing the aid) and beneficiary countries (receiving the aid) to track the sources and uses of aid funding. To use the site, select a donor or a beneficiary country, either from the left navigation or by clicking on the world map. Some countries are listed as both a donor and a beneficiary.

The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
http://www.afi-global.org
AFI is the first global knowledge-sharing network designed exclusively for financial inclusion policymakers from developing countries. The goal is to support developing country knowledge exchange on financial inclusion policy that will enable an extra 50 million people living under the poverty line have access to basic financial services by 2012.

Good Humanitarian Donorship
http://www.goodhumanitariandonorship.org
Meeting in Stockholm in June 2003, a group of 17 donors endorsed the Principles and Good Practice of Good Humanitarian Donorship. There are now 37 members of the Good Humanitarian Donorship group who contribute through this forum to the pivotal role of donors in providing effective and accountable humanitarian assistance. GHD-SHARE is one GHD initiative aimed towards strengthening partnership.

The Advocacy Project (AP)
http://www.advocacynet.org
The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. It seeks to produce social change by helping marginalized communities claim their rights. This is done by partnering with advocates from the communities themselves. We believe strongly that change is best achieved by those who are directly affected by abuse. AP recruits graduate students (Peace Fellows) to help partners tell their story, develop information tools and launch campaigns.

Danish Development Research Network - Members Forum
http://ddrn.dk/ddrn_activities-members-forum.html
This Forum is a new platform established to allow dialogue among DDRN members. Please note that this forum is intended for learning and sharing, and not as a space to advocate for funding to own projects.

The UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library
http://maps.grida.no
This service is an on-going project to collect and catalogue all graphic products that have been prepared for publications and web-sites from the last 15 years in a wide range of themes related to environment and sustainable development.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC - CRDI)
http://publicwebsite.idrc.ca
IDRC funds researchers in the developing world so they can build healthier, more prosperous societies. IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most. I recommend to Tools and Training section of the new website.

Accountability tools for policy research
http://www.oneworldtrust.org/apro/
The One World Trust, with support from the International Development Research Centre, has created an interactive, online database of tools to help organisations conducting policy relevant research become more accountable.

Due South - Provocative insights into sustainable development in an unjust world
http://www.iied.org/sustainable-markets/blog/due-south
Due South examines sustainable development through the overlapping lenses of the environment, economy and social justice. Its writers offer insights and opinions on a wealth of issues, from mining and small-scale agriculture to climate change adaptation; from the arms trade and deforestation to renewable energy for the poor. The blog challenges conventional wisdom with research embedded in the experiences of countries and communities across the global South.

Informal Economy Resource Database - ILO
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/infoecon/
This database contains over 500 ILO entries directly or indirectly related to the informal economy and decent work. The database is searchable by country, keyword, ILO author unit and date. Each entry contains information about the resource, and usually includes a brief summary of the contents. In most cases the resources can be accessed electronically, in PDF format.

AidInfo
http://www.aidinfo.org
This initiative by Development Initiatives Poverty Research (DIPR) works to accelerate poverty reduction by making aid more transparent. ‘‘We believe that aid will work better – and that poverty reduction will come about more quickly – when information about aid can be accessed quickly, easily and cheaply. In short, we think that better aid will result from better information.” A portal is coming up.

Trade Knowledge Network (TKN)
http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net
The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) is a global collaboration of research institutions across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas working on issues of trade, investment and sustainable development. Coordinated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the TKN links network members, strengthens capacity in areas of research, training and policy analysis, and also generates new research to assess and address the impact of trade and investment policies on sustainable development.
- 19 Dec 2010, 11:08 pm
Karsten Weitzenegger wrote: > Share your links with me on http://www.delicious.com/weitzenegger > > The Economist and Private Sector Development Services (EPSDS) > http://www.epsds.org > The Economist and Private Sector Development Services (EPSDS) seeks > to satisfy the growing demand for supplementary and specialist > technical advisory services on the part of DFID’s 100 Economists and > 30 Private Sector Development (PSD) Advisors. The service is open to > other users within DFID and other donor agencies. It provides > additional expertise to supplement in-house resources and enable DFID > advisors to meet surges in demand for the services of technical > specialists. The EPSDS is poised to mobilise specialists to hostile > and post conflict environments, manage the attendant security and > risk requirements, and operate in disaster and post-disaster > situations. The EPSDS website is designed to explain how to use the > service and contact the management team. It also enables DFID staff > to access information and learning generated by the EPSDS and the > Economist Resource Centre (the predecessor to the EPSDS) through the > Document Library. > > SEEP Community - Global learning for microenterprise practitioners > http://seepcommunity.com > Through The SEEP Network, practitioners from around the world > collaborate to develop practical guidance and tools, build capacity, > and help set standards. It connects microenterprise practitioners > from around the world to develop practical guidance and tools, build > capacity, and help set standards to advance our common vision: a > sustainable income in every household. Discover valuable information, > share your experiences, and help shape the future of microfinance and > enterprise development. Work with us to advance our common vision: a > sustainable income in every household. > > B2Bxl Global FairNet - connect business & social concern > http://www.globalfair.net/ > B2Bxl is an open platform on business development at development > countries and emerging markets. Its content is to be established by a > community of cooperative individuals and organisations with the > common interest of linking their personal interests to sustainable > and social market development. > > Ideas for Development > http://www.ideas4development.org > This is an international Blog meant to stimulate debate on > development issues. It brings together a set of senior professionals > engaged in this sphere through their careers and personal > convictions. This Blog aims at offering a new forum for open > discussion and interaction between scholars, students, professionals > of various backgrounds and the public at large. Together, they can > share information, viewpoints and visions for the future with the > common goal of advancing the cause of development. > > Safety Nets How To > http://go.worldbank.org/UKUF8CMGW0 > This is a resource guide for practitioners involved in the design and > implementation of social protection systems. It pulls together > summary information, country cases and guidelines on key processes > and cross-cutting issues, with lessons for everyday program > implementation. The information is organized in a standardized, > concise and accessible format and draws on best practices across a > variety of contexts, including middle-income, low-income and fragile > states. This portal is a living product. Feedback and suggestions are > welcome so that the content can be enriched and an enhanced version 2 > can be developed in the future. In particular we are interested in > addressing any information gap on key topics. > > The Africa Portal > http://www.africaportal.org/ > This is an online knowledge resource for policy-related issues on > Africa. An undertaking by the Centre for International Governance > Innovation (CIGI), Makerere University (MAK), and the South African > Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), the Africa Portal offers > open access to a suite of features including an online library > collection; a resource for opinion and analysis; an experts > directory; an international events calendar; and a mobile technology > component—all aimed to equip users with research and information on > Africa’s current policy issues. > > R4D - A Portal to DFID Funded Research > http://www.dfid.gov.uk/R4D/ > R4D is a free access on-line database containing information about > research programmes supported by DFID. R4D provides you with the > latest information about research funded by DFID, including news, > case studies and details of current and past research in over 30,000 > project and document records. > > New Online Database on African Fiscal Performance Data and statistics > http://tinyurl.com/2wtgheb > A complete database of public revenue flows for 50 African > governments is now publicly available. Data show a gradual increase > in tax revenues between 1996 and 2008, a performance largely fuelled > by rising commodity prices. With prices coming down as a result of > the global economic crisis, the progression was stalled in 2009. > > Latin America Investment Facility > http://tinyurl.com/23szzbb > The Latin America Investment Facility (LAIF) is a financing mechanism > aiming at mixing grants (non refundable financial contributions from > the European Commission and other donors) with loans of multilateral > or bilateral public European Development Finance Institutions and > Regional Latin American Banks. > > The South-South Learning on Social Protection Gateway > http://south-south.ipc-undp.org > This is an online collaborative platform for policy dialogue and > knowledge-sharing amongst social protection practitioners in the > Global South. It is an initiative of the International Policy Centre > for Inclusive Growth to foster South-South collaboration, aiming to > expand the knowledge base and capacities of developing countries to > design and implement nationally-owned poverty reduction strategies, > bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice with accessible > and diverse social protection information, as well as providing a > space where practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources. > > Aidflows.org > http://aidflows.org > Aidflows is a new tool to visualize how much development aid is > provided and received around the world. Users can select individual > donor countries (providing the aid) and beneficiary countries > (receiving the aid) to track the sources and uses of aid funding. To > use the site, select a donor or a beneficiary country, either from > the left navigation or by clicking on the world map. Some countries > are listed as both a donor and a beneficiary. > > The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) > http://www.afi-global.org > AFI is the first global knowledge-sharing network designed > exclusively for financial inclusion policymakers from developing > countries. The goal is to support developing country knowledge > exchange on financial inclusion policy that will enable an extra 50 > million people living under the poverty line have access to basic > financial services by 2012. > > Good Humanitarian Donorship > http://www.goodhumanitariandonorship.org > Meeting in Stockholm in June 2003, a group of 17 donors endorsed the > Principles and Good Practice of Good Humanitarian Donorship. There > are now 37 members of the Good Humanitarian Donorship group who > contribute through this forum to the pivotal role of donors in > providing effective and accountable humanitarian assistance. > GHD-SHARE is one GHD initiative aimed towards strengthening > partnership. > > The Advocacy Project (AP) > http://www.advocacynet.org > The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their > story, claim their rights and produce social change. It seeks to > produce social change by helping marginalized communities claim their > rights. This is done by partnering with advocates from the > communities themselves. We believe strongly that change is best > achieved by those who are directly affected by abuse. AP recruits > graduate students (Peace Fellows) to help partners tell their story, > develop information tools and launch campaigns. > > Danish Development Research Network - Members Forum > http://ddrn.dk/ddrn_activities-members-forum.html > This Forum is a new platform established to allow dialogue among DDRN > members. Please note that this forum is intended for learning and > sharing, and not as a space to advocate for funding to own projects. > > The UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library > http://maps.grida.no > This service is an on-going project to collect and catalogue all > graphic products that have been prepared for publications and > web-sites from the last 15 years in a wide range of themes related to > environment and sustainable development. > > International Development Research Centre (IDRC - CRDI) > http://publicwebsite.idrc.ca > IDRC funds researchers in the developing world so they can build > healthier, more prosperous societies. IDRC supports research in > developing countries to promote growth and development. The result is > innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and > change to those who need it most. I recommend to Tools and Training > section of the new website. > > Accountability tools for policy research > http://www.oneworldtrust.org/apro/ > The One World Trust, with support from the International Development > Research Centre, has created an interactive, online database of tools > to help organisations conducting policy relevant research become more > accountable. > > Due South - Provocative insights into sustainable development in an > unjust world > http://www.iied.org/sustainable-markets/blog/due-south > Due South examines sustainable development through the overlapping > lenses of the environment, economy and social justice. Its writers > offer insights and opinions on a wealth of issues, from mining and > small-scale agriculture to climate change adaptation; from the arms > trade and deforestation to renewable energy for the poor. The blog > challenges conventional wisdom with research embedded in the > experiences of countries and communities across the global South. > > Informal Economy Resource Database - ILO > http://www.ilo.org/dyn/infoecon/ > This database contains over 500 ILO entries directly or indirectly > related to the informal economy and decent work. The database is > searchable by country, keyword, ILO author unit and date. Each entry > contains information about the resource, and usually includes a brief > summary of the contents. In most cases the resources can be accessed > electronically, in PDF format. > > AidInfo > http://www.aidinfo.org > This initiative by Development Initiatives Poverty Research (DIPR) > works to accelerate poverty reduction by making aid more transparent. > ‘‘We believe that aid will work better – and that poverty reduction > will come about more quickly – when information about aid can be > accessed quickly, easily and cheaply. In short, we think that better > aid will result from better information.” A portal is coming up. > > Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) > http://www.tradeknowledgenetwork.net > The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) is a global collaboration of > research institutions across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas > working on issues of trade, investment and sustainable development. > Coordinated by the International Institute for Sustainable > Development (IISD), the TKN links network members, strengthens > capacity in areas of research, training and policy analysis, and also > generates new research to assess and address the impact of trade and > investment policies on sustainable development.

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