The Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, and the Institute of Development Studies, UK, have published a report of a 2008 conference that explored the role of research brokers, and knowledge and information intermediaries in supporting and enabling evidence-based, pro-poor policy and practice. A group of organisations actively involved in intermediary work are taking forward ideas and action from the conference through the I-K-Mediary Network. More

All 175 case stories, 50 videos and 90 images submitted for the 'Capacity is Development' Knowledge Fair are now available online. The top 30 Finalists in the case story category and 10 Top Finalists from the video category were determined by a panel of 18 judges in a process coordinated by the UNDP Capacity Development Group, the Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) and Impact Alliance. The cases showcase policies, investments and programmes that have proven successful in driving human and institutional capacity development in diverse settings around the world. Out of the Finalists, five outstanding entries were selected for personal representation at the upcoming Global Event in Marrakech. Visit website

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation hosted a seminar titled Next Steps in Capacity Development: Dealing with Multi Stakeholder Systems, in the Hague on 22 February. This first event in SNV’s ‘Innovations in Capacity Development’ series explored the "Capacity, Change and Performance"study conducted by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM). Following presentations on the study findings, representatives of Dutch-based development agencies debated how to deal with the challenges of working with multi-actor systems in practice. Read more