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Reimagining technical assistance: will Covid-19 change delivery?

The final blog in our series on technical assistance explores the effect of the pandemic on the pace of change in the sector. Will...

How to move the discussion on technical assistance away from something provided by ‘development’ organisations, and towards technical...

Exploring the different roles of technical advisors in supporting governments – and the challenges in shifting towards a facilitator...

Ben French sets out three opportunities for the way the merger of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for...

Sandra Naranjo and Ben French discuss the changing dynamics between donors and recipient national governments Disparities between...

Exploring the importance of interpersonal skills in international development All governments are changing, all the time. They change to...

Technical advisors play one of three roles when supporting governments; doers, partners or facilitators. Each of these roles requires a...

The process of change is more art than science "It's intuition…" Those, at least, were the words of my matrix algebra professor....

It's not technical. It’s human. The link between the team, its success, and how it understands and interacts with its objective, the...

Exploring the recurring challenges and new opportunities for implementing public sector reforms There are no solutions to complex...

The six key questions that will determine how successful governments are at navigating the next phase of covid. Act One of covid-19 is...

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