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Capacity Building on M&E for Mongolian MoSWL

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:10:38 GMT

World Wide is working with the Mongolian Ministry of Social Welfare and Labour (MSWL) to build its capacity in the monitoring and evaluation of social policy development and the delivery of social programs. The initiative includes technical assistance and training in Mongolia and Australia and is funded by AusAID under the Mongolia Australia Targeted Capacity Building and Small Activity Facility (CaBSAF).

Human Rights Training for Government of Iraq

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:58:04 GMT

World Wide is delivering a four week training program in Australia on international human rights law to 17 officials of various agencies of the Government of Iraq. The program is part of ongoing capacity building assistance to the Ministry of Human Rights on international human rights law, humanitarian law, the various UN human rights instruments, human rights reporting obligations under international treaties as well as Australia's human rights, justice and legal system. The program is funded by AusAID under the Rehabilitation Assistance Facility: Iraq (RAFI).

Public Sector Management Training for Iraq's MoF

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:46:53 GMT

World Wide is delivering a four week training program in Australia for 18 officials of Iraq's Ministry of Finance on Public Sector Management. Topics include public sector financial management, budgeting, human resource management, New Public Management, good governance, strategic planning, risk management, and information technology. The training is funded by AusAID under the Rehabilitation Assistance Facility: Iraq (RAFI).

Training Delivered to Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

World Wide recently delivered a 4 week training program on International Human Rights Law to 15 senior officials of Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights in Jordan and Australia. The program was funded by AusAID under the Rehabilitation Assistance Facility for Iraq (RAFI). The delegation visited human rights NGOs, government agencies, law courts and other relevant bodies. Some of Australia's foremost human rights specialists, led by Mr John Pace, delivered the training in Jordan and Australia.

Scoping Study Conducted on Iraq's Finance Education & Training Needs

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:59:40 GMT

World Wide recently worked with Iraq's Ministry of Finance to scope the education and training needs of its professional staff. This activity involved a senior delegation from Iraq's MoF meeting with finance education and training providers in Australia. The delegation also met with public and private sector agencies in Australia to understand how they undertake the professional development of accounting and financial management staff. The activity was funded by AusAID under the Rehabilitation Assistance Facility for Iraq (RAFI).

Capacity Building in Nauru

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:41:00 GMT

World Wide is supporting AusAID to design and deliver a wide range of capacity building activities on Nauru. Staff are working with AusAId and the Government of Nauru to scope and design a program capacity building activities for 2008. Activities are being designed and delivered on fisheries development, accounting in SOEs, utilities reform, port infrastructure development and debt management. Small scale procurement for the public sector is also being undertaken.

Training underway in Indonesia and Australia for Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:30:02 GMT

World Wide is delivering a Training of Trainers (ToT) program in regional Indonesia and in Australia in the context of District and Provincial Economic Planning and Development in Indonesia. The training is funded by AusAID under the Indonesia Australia Specialised Training Program (IASTP) and involves training and regional develoment specialists from Australia and Indonesia delivering ToT courses in Nusa Tengarra Berat, Sulsel, and Papua. The ToT program has also involved trainers and mentors coming to Australia for two weeks to examine local and SME development issues with local government councils and SMEs in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria.

Training Delivered under the China Australia Governance Program

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:27:10 GMT

World Wide recently delivered two training programs on international approaches to taxation and sustainable fiscal management to China's National Development & Reform Commission and the Budget Affairs Commission respectively. Each delegation visited relevant Australian Government agencies at state and federal level and undertook training at the Australian National University. The training was funded by AusAID under the China Australia Governance Program.

CAGP working visit successfully completed

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:36:25 GMT

World Wide is currently managing the Australian Working Visit on Income Distribution Modelling and Forecasting, a program funded by AusAID under the China Australia Governance Program. The objective of this project is to work with the Employment and Income Distribution Department of the NDRC, and other relevant Chinese agencies, to improve awareness of relevant Australian and Chinese experience and to enable the identification of appropriate institutional arrangements, policy options, and policy tools to effectively address income distribution issues in China.

Delegates representing the NDRC, and a researcher from Beijing Normal University, arrived in Australia on 8 July for ten days, and were involved in intensive workshops under the direction of Team Leader, Dr Simon Kelly, as well as agency site visits and presentations in Canberra and Melbourne.

Of particular assistance to the success of the working visit was the willingness of individual presenters and organisations to participate. All delegates expressed their heartfelt appreciation of the effort that the presenters had taken to provide them with information about income distribution in Australia, and for the knowledge they were able to share on individual experiences.

The delegates (pictured above with Professor Ian Harper, Chair of the Australian Fair Pay Commission; Dr Simon Kelly, Team Leader; Dr Lorraine Corner, Gender Expert; and Amy McLennan, Program Manager) have now safely returned to China, where they will use the information gathered during their time in Australia to refine their thinking in preparing one overall report, as well as individual reports to be presented to each of the individual GoPRC Departments represented.

Chinese working visit on income distribution: delegation arrives in Australia

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:32:38 GMT

The working visit aims to increase knowledge that will assist and facilitate the development of new procedures and policies for the: 1. Establishment of a coordination mechanism to facilitate the collaboration of government agencies and research institutes in the monitoring and forecasting of income distribution status; 2. Enhancement of capacity of interpreting statistical data with the aim of making policy recommendations to address inequality in income distribution; 3. Exposure to policy options – for example, taxation policy, transfer payment, social security payment, to correct unfair income distribution; and 4. Policy development processes through public participation.

Delegates arrived in Australia on 8 July for ten days, and will be involved in intensive workshops under the direction of Team Leader, Dr Simon Kelly, as well as agency site visits and presentations in Canberra and Melbourne.