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Social Accountability, Voice and African civil society:
a selection of important new postings on this key theme


Strengthening state-civil society engagement in the governance agenda

In October last year, the World Bank Institute, GTZ, and the Affiliated Networks for Social Accountability brought together key proponents of the good governance and transparency agenda at GTZ headquarters to develop a common vision for strengthening state-civil society engagements. The objectives of the event were to:  examine the state of play of the good governance agenda, with a particular focus on demand side governance and social accountability, and identify gaps in support that need to be filled; explore substantive partnerships on key thematic areas; and to create greater coordination, networking and knowledge exchange and identify concrete ways to move forward. Other recent reports of related interest:

Measuring change and results in Voice and Accountability work
DFID (December 2009)

Building an Africa Learning Platform on capacity development
Learning Network on Capacity Development (2009)

Order out of chaos: mapping the complexity of Pan African civil society
Oxfam Novib (2009)

Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on Democracy
United Nations (2009)

 PROFILED REPORTS
Beyond the midpoint: achieving the millennium development goalsBeyond the midpoint: achieving the millennium development goals
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
January 2010

Rethinking Poverty: Report on the World Social Situation 2010
United Nations (UN)
2010
Key Concepts in budget analysis and resource trackingKey Concepts in budget analysis and resource tracking
Godknows Giya and Vailet Mukotsanjera-Kowayi
Idasa
8 December 2009
 FEATURES
ANSA-Africa Full Circle Newsletter: December 2009
Issue theme: Access to information can fundamentally alter society’s power relations

There is wide acceptance in governance circles that citizens and civil society need governments to function in a capable and accountable manner. Weak governments do not mean effective and efficient government and there is ample evidence to suggest that such governments create fertile grounds for the flourishing of corruption and other anti-democratic practices.

ANSA-Africa Full Circle Newsletter: December 2009

Citizen Report Card process in Zanzibar
UN-HABITAT
3 January 2010

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 Who writes about ICT4D online?
Ivan Sigal, Global Voices
February 2010

Over the past months Global Voices has been engaged in researching and writing about ICT for development supported by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The challenge was to find out what was being said about ICT4D in global blogs and citizen media. We wanted to see what was being said beyond the halls of science, by practitioners in their own words.

We've collected our findings on a Future of ICT for Development special coverage page.
Building Blocks of Social Accountability
Continental Shift in Social Accountability
 NEWSFLASHES RSS
India: A women-friendly budget
09 February 2010
LiveMint.com
CEEC procedures too complicated for poor people - Minister
09 February 2010
Zambian Watchdog
Citizen committees to monitor implementation of people's budget
09 February 2010
The Times of India
BOCONGO urges government to give effect to CEDAW
09 February 2010
Mmegi
Reflections on the mental health situation in Ghana
09 February 2010
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East AFRITAC
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Hewlett Foundation
ISEAL Alliance
Local Governance Support Programme
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