Message-ID: <2.2.32.19990301104043.006c1190@xavier.cc.xu.edu.ph> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 18:40:43 +0800 From: "Vel J. Suminguit, Ph.D." <mailto:antvjs@XAVIER.CC.XU.EDU.PH> Subject: Re: IDN Looks at Agency Transparency on First Anniversary To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
I am receiving three copies of the same email, is there something wrong with Devel-L server? -- Vel
At 10:36 PM 2/28/99 -0500, you wrote: >The International Development Network at http://www.idn.org/ turned one
>year old last week and in the latest update to our web site, we provide
>a snapshot look at the transparency of some of the bilateral and
>multilateral agencies and show you how often they have provided current
>news to the public through their web sites. It may or may not surprise
>you that USAID comes in dead last, but how poorly they compare may
>indeed surprise you. The results are posted at http://www.idn.org/ and
>will be updated each week.
>
>In our first year, we have welcomed over 20,000 visitors and we look
>forward to continued growth.
>
>Here is what else is new at the IDN Web Site this week:
>
>NEW MEMBERS
>
>Dr. Ancha Srinivasan, is the newest sponsoring member of the IDN. Dr.
>Srinivasan is a Senior Researcher at the Geospatial Analysis Center of
>the Regional Science Institute (RSI). He has over 15 years experience as
>an agronomist/consultant/project manager with expertise in crop-climate
>interactions, environmental issues and information systems. He has an
>MSc in agronomy from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, and a
>PhD from Cambridge University (UK). Prior to joining the RSI, he worked
>at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
>(ICRISAT), Hokkaido National Agricultural Experiment Station, and the
>Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
>Dr. Srinivasan is looking for challenging opportunities in agricultural
>research and development and is willing to work on short-term
>assignments. You may download his curriculum vitae from the IDN Web Site
>in Word 97 format or in Adobe PDF.
>
>Information on how to become a sponsoring members may be found at
>http://www.idn.org/membership/
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>TOOLS YOU CAN USE
>
>Canadian International Development Agency Planned Consultations
>for 1999
>
>This week's tool is a link to the current schedule for 1999 Canadian
>International Development Agency Planned or Foreseen Consultations
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>QUICK LINK OF THE WEEK
>
>United Nations Standard Product and Service Codes
>
>On February 23, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Dun
>& Bradstreet, the world's leading provider of business credit,
>marketing and purchasing information, announced the introduction of the
>first global coding system intended to classify over 8,000 products and
>services and to streamline their procurement and marketing, especially
>via the internet.
>
>The new system is the result of a merger of the UN's Common Coding
>System (UNCCS) with Dun & Bradstreet's Standard Products and Services
>Codes (SPSC). UNDP is the world's largest provider of grants for
>technical assistance in developing countries, with a mandate to help
>developing countries eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and
>improve governance and national institutions and opportunities for
>people.
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>NEW LINKS
>
>Development Bank of South Africa
>
>Handicap International - Multi-field programs to improve the living
>conditions of people in situations of handicap or vulnerability.
>(French)
>
>Human Rights Internet - key objective of the organization is to support
>the work of the global non-governmental community in its struggle to
>obtain human rights for all.
>
>International Health Programs (IHP) - is a provider of training,
>research and technical assistance to health care delivery and training
>organizations throughout the world.
>
>International Institute for Environment and Development - principal aim
>is to improve the management of natural resources so that communities
>and countries of the South can improve living standards without
>jeopardising their resource base.
>
>Management of Social Transformations (MOST) - is a research programme,
>designed by UNESCO, to promote international comparative social science
>research.
>
>Partners in Population and Development - represents an alliance of
>developing countries established specifically to realise the concepts of
>South-South collaboration elaborated in the Cairo Programme of Action.
>
>Students' International Health Association - Inter-disciplinary student
>group at the University of Alberta with development projects in Guyana
>and Tanzania.
>
>Sustainable Development Department of the Interamerican Development Bank
>- includes publications, strategies and policies on Environment, Social
>Development, Microenterprise, SME Financial Markets, Indigenous Peoples,
>Women in Development.
>
>Sustainable Development Studies (THAILAND) - A study-abroad program of
>Kalamazoo College (USA) for undergraduate students, is an academically
>challenging experiential learning program focused on the questions
>surrounding what ""sustainability"" means in a globalized world.
>Rigorous classroom study and seminars are coupled with experiential
>""field based"" learning opportunities with NGOs.
>
>UNDP Bolivia (English/Spanish)
>
>UNICEF Caribbean Area Office
>
>These links were added on February 14:
>
>Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA) - is the research center of
>the Department of Economics at the New School for Social Research.
>
>Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) - is the
>multilateral bank for the integration and development of Central
>America, whose purpose is to contribute in the raising of the quality of
>life of the population, providing financial and technical cooperation
>resources, so as to satisfy the needs of three countries within a
>culture of service and regional vision. (English/Spanish)
>
>Central American Integration System (SICA) (Spanish)
>
>International Arid Lands Consortium - an independent, nonprofit research
>organization supporting ecological sustainability in arid and semiarid
>lands worldwide.
>
>Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - an international
>association of economists with common research interests in Latin
>America.
>
>Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
>
>UNDP Gender in Development Programme - advises, supports and facilitates
>UNDP gender equality policy, dialogue and practice, and promotes the
>empowerment of women.
>
>USC-Canada - is a non-profit voluntary organization committed to the
>enhancement of human development through an international partnership of
>people linked in the challenge to eradicate poverty.
>
>United Nations Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) -
>dedicated to improving the information available to the humanitarian and
>international communities on crises in sub-Saharan Africa.
>
>WomenWatch - The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment
>of Women
>
>Links with an (*) are modified links or link descriptions.
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>New Publications
>
>Trends in Private Investment in Developing Countries
>
>National accounts normally do not break down gross domestic investment
>into its private and public sector components. Private investment is
>defined in this paper as the difference between total gross domestic
>investment (from national accounts) and consolidated public investment.
>Consolidated public investment data for each country were found mainly
>in World Bank Country Economic Memoranda, Public Investment Review,
>Public Expenditure Reviews, and other World Bank country reports. They
>reflect efforts by World Bank missions to compile public sector data.
>Where World Bank data are not available, country data were used. The
>countries included in this edition represent all the developing
>countries for which the relevant data are available.
>
>You can download the data sets through the IDN Web Site.
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>Conferences
>
>Information on the following upcoming conferences is available:
>
>BYU's Marriott School to Host Second Annual MicroEnterprise Conference
>
>UNESCO Conference: "Indigenous and Rural Women Weavers in Latin America;
>Microfinance And the Development of Micro-enterprises"
>
>_______________________________________________________________________
>
>The IDN plans to continue our growth and to expand the depth and breadth
>of our information services. If you have not yet thought about a
>membership/sponsorship in the IDN, we encourage you to consider becoming
>a sponsor/member of the fastest growing, most comprehensive and current
>International Development Web Site on the Internet! Information is
>available at http://www.idn.org/membership/
>
>
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