[test 8] November-December Newsletter

November-December 2009

Best wishes in 2010!

Study Finds Local Aid Management Systems Complement CRS Database A study published by Development Gateway and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development concludes that the OECD Creditor Reporting System and local aid information management systems have "distinct and important roles." The study compared data reported to the CRS and data collected at the country level in local management systems. Rudolphe Petras... | More |

Countries Share Experiences with Aid Management Representatives from twelve governments gathered in Dakar in December for the second annual Aid Management Platform Knowledge-Sharing Workshop organized by Development Gateway... | More |

Niger Adopts the Aid Management Platform In order to improve the planning, management, and monitoring of international assistance, the government of Niger decided to adopt the Aid Management Platform... | More |

Senegal Implements the Aid Management Platform The government of Senegal has begun using the Aid Management Platform to track aid activities, and to reconcile donor-reported data... | More |

EU Blue Book for Nicaragua Released The 2008 EU Blue Book for Nicaragua based on the ODAnic database was released in November. ODAnic compiles information on 660 aid activities in Nicaragua from 18 donors... | More |

IATI Conference Focuses on Transparent and Effective Aid The International Aid Transparency Initiative hosted the first annual conference at The Hague, October 20 and 21. Jean-Louis Sarbib, Development Gateway CEO... | More |

Panel Looks at European Development Cooperation Beyond 2015 The global financial crisis and the changing architecture of development cooperation will require renewed emphasis on aid coordination... | More |

Follow us in Social Media Keep up with recent activity through social media. Become a fan of Development Gateway on Facebook and join our group on LinkedIn. You can follow us on Twitter @dGateway, @dgAida and... | More |

New Look for the Web site Follows Name Change The board officially changed the name of our organization to Development Gateway, dropping the word "foundation,"... | More |

Vietnam Country Gateway Wins Government Technology Award The Vietnam Country Gateway accepted the Service Innovation Award at the Government Technology Awards 2009 in Bali. The gateway competed among 600 nominees... | More |

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