Building Capacity of Emerging European Donors: Assessing Existing Practices and Needs

Workshop Objectives:

This technical workshop is aimed at: (i) taking stock of the past capacity development efforts of emerging European donors, with support from different bilateral and multilateral institutions, (ii) identifying capacity gaps that may still exist, (iii) presenting various available learning programs and approaches, and (iv) developing a coordinated approach to further knowledge and learning programs by WBI, UNDP and European Commission with the view to enhance capacities of emerging European donors as global development partners.

Workshop Participants:

Government officials from EU12 member countries, Croatia and Turkey representing Ministries in charge of development cooperation agenda and ODA agencies, major NGOs, knowledge institutions and think-tanks involved in provision of capacity building, WB and WBI, UNDP and European Commission.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

Day 1: June 13, 2012

 Welcome and Setting the Stage (Moderator - Balázs Szent-Iványi, Corvinus  University)

Mihály Görög, Corvinus University of Budapest, Vice-Rector

Xavier Devictor, WB, Country Manager for Poland and Baltic States

Daniel Hanspach, UNDP, Emerging Donors Policy Specialist

Sharon Zarb, European Commission

Session 1: Existing Practices in building capacity of emerging donors (Moderator/Panel Facilitator: Renate Hahlen, European Commission)

Ø  Assessment Study Findings and Recommendations by Balázs Szent-Iványi ,  Corvinus University (20 min)

Ø  Panel discussion: Reflections from the government representatives (40 min):

Session 1 - continued: Existing Practices in building capacity of emerging donors  (Moderator/Panel facilitator: András Tétényi, Corvinus University)

Panel discussion: Providers of capacity building about existing practices (45 min):

Session 2: Development Cooperation Practices – How development assistance is being organized in participating countries – what works and what does not work: 

 (Moderator/Panel Facilitator: Daniel Hanspach, UNDP)

 Ø  Country Presentations and Panel Discussion: Poland, Iceland, Hungary, Slovak Aid, Turkey

Session 2 – continued: Development Cooperation Practices (Moderator/Panel Facilitator: Tatyana Leonova, WBI):



Ø  Panel Discussion: Engagement with different stakeholders – contracting out Development Assistance projects to third parties (60 min):

o    Petra Krylova, Czech Republic Palacky Universitet

o    Pawel Baginski, Poland GDRG and Batory Foundation

o    Adela Rusu, Romania NGDO Platform – FOND

o     Urska Zrinski, Slovenia Center for Excellence in Finance

o    Gyorgyi Ujszaszi, Hungary Association of NGOS for Development and Aid

o    Zuzana Sladkova, Belgium CONCORD

Day 2: June 14, 2012

Session 3: Way forward towards a coordinated program of enhancing capacity of emerging European donors

  Identified Capacity gaps – Recap from the First Day by Balázs Szent-Iványi, Corvinus University  (15 min);

Breakout session: Small Group work – specifying demands and looking for approaches: 3 - 4 groups looking for answers to provided questions (45 min)

Session 4: Way forward towards a coordinated program of enhancing capacity of emerging European donors – Program Building Blocks and Who can do What?

Ø  Reporting back from the Breakout Groups with recommendations ( 45 min)

Ø  Open floor: Countries’ feedback and expectations (60 min)

 More information and discussions related to Capacity building on the Public Group on Capacity Development & Technical Cooperation Reform