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PRACTITIONERS‘ NETWORK FOR EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
Annual Meeting of the Practitioners’ NetworkLa Granja, 28 May 2010
Activities and organisation of the NetworkAchievements and way forward
Photo : AFD
Activities of the Network
The activities of the Network since the last annual meeting can be
summarised along three axes :
Deepening of exchanges in the four priority thematic issues
Response to European issues and agendas
Development and structuring of the Network
Activities of the thematic groupsIt was agreed during the last annual meeting that thematic groups were not working
groups, but rather, that they have to propose or organise, coordinate and support
joint activities such as workshops on specific subjects related to their thematic
framework.
16/10 : Delegated cooperation (Division of Labour)
15-16/12 : Accountability of development agencies
18/02 : Joint training initiative (Institutional Development & HR)
26/03 : Clean Development Mechanisms (Climate Change & Energy)
15/04 : Joint Monitoring (Quality Management)
30/04 : TR-Aid workshop (Quality Management)
Planned workshops
11 June Aid Efficiency
June Clean Development Mechanisms
Responding to the European and International Agendas
o November 2009 : MDG Reporting and other impact assessment
tools (ahead of the September 2010 summit on MDGs)
o December 2009 : Contribution to the consultation on the revision
of the Commission’s financial regulations
o March 2010 : Triangular Cooperation (ahead of the Bogotá HLF on
South-South Cooperation)
Some projects for this year
Participation to the European Development Days (6-7 December),
together with the European Development Finance Institutions
(EDFI). Theme is “Private sector – Motor of development?”.
Launching of a new thematic group on civil society (DFID)
Follow-up of the revision of the financial regulations of the
Commission
Development and structuringof the Network
Membership and participation
So far 13 members : Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID), Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC-CTB), Czech Development Agency (CzDA), UK Department for International Development (DFID), EuropeAid Co-operation Office, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), German Development Bank KfW, InWent, Lux Development, Polish Aid and SlovakAid.
BTC and PolishAid joined the Network as members in 2009; SlovakAid, after internal changes, has confirmed its interest in being an official member and increased it participation to activities
Some institutions (eg. EIB, SIDA, Minbuza of NL) are participating to Network activities (notably annual meetings and/or climate or DoL workshops) and should clarify their positioning to the Network
Creation of the coordination office
The process was initiated and prepared by the Core Group a few months before the last annual meeting
Decision to go ahead in Prague
Commitment by directors of 12 agencies was given in Stockholm
Modalities agreed in a MoU, signed between KfW and each contributing Member at the beginning of 2010
Contributions to the coordination officeCosts for the first 12 months are estimated at around €100,000
MemberMoU
signed2010
Commitments2010 Contribution
Received
CzDA yes 3.000 6.000
InWent yes 3.000 3.000
DFID yes 15.000 15.000
AFD yes 15.000 15.000
ADA yes 3.000 3.000
BTC yes 3.000
KfW N.A. 15.000 15.000
Lux Development yes 3.000 3.000
EuropeAid 15.000
AECID yes 15.000
GTZ 15.000
108.000 60.000
Creation of the coordination office : Modalities
Coordination office located in Brussels, in the facilities already shared by KfW and AFD (and other European financial institutions), close to the Commission and the European Parliament
One office available + common facilities, notably a meeting room
KfW is the holder of a common account opened in a Belgian Bank and is the legal employer of the coordinator
Katja Legien has taken up her position on the 18th of May, working half-time
Role of the Coordinator
Supporting the core group, the Network Presidency and other Network activities,
Drafting in the 1st quarter of each year a brief report or up-date on current developments in and around the Network
Active screening of the EU Agenda and of Members’ priorities and planned activities, identifying and prioritising possible subjects of common interest, proposing subsequent joint activities,
Providing logistical support to Members for the organisation of workshops or other activities in the framework of the Practitioners’ Network,
Maintaining and feeding the website and coordinating the elaboration of other communication tools (leaflet, posters etc.),
Maintaining the list of contacts,
Bookkeeping of the common bank account, etc.
Issues to be elaborated further
Status of the Network, representation of the Network,
participation to meetings in Brussels : respective roles of the
coordinator and of Members also present in Brussels
Contacts / Information exchange between member institutions
and the coordinator
Possibility / interest of a news letter (monthly or quarterly)?
Defining a Reporting format on results and costs
Network structure for the coming year
Presidency
DFID has taken over the presidency until the 2011 annual meeting, which will be held in London
Lux Development will take over from DFID next year
Core Group
The new troika : DFID (Simon Williams), AECID (Manuel González), Lux Development (Alice Risch)
Thematic group leaders are usually associated to core group meetings: AidCo (Alex Gerbrandij), AFD (Jean-Marc Bellot), KfW (Otmar Werner) and CzDA (Michal Prochazka)
The coordinator (Katja Legien) supports and participates to core group meetings.
Questions for discussion
What do you think the Network is doing well?
Where do you think it could do better?
What would be your priorities / what are your expectations
for the Network in the coming year?
How would you be able to contribute?
New coordinates
www.dev-practitioners.eu
Coordination office : Katja Legien
Square de Meûs 37, 7th floor
B-1000 Brussels
: +32 2 233 38 62
Presidency contact
Simon Williams [email protected]
