CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT – FROM CONCEPT TO OPERATION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A GLOBAL STUDY ON EFFECTIVE TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Summary: This paper aims to examine how to make technical cooperation (TC) effective for capacity development (CD). The experience of 11 developing countries in sector/thematic CD and TC shows that CD and TC are more effective when a clear policy framework and a coordination mechanism are in place, and when CD and TC are conducted in a way to support the change process by developing capacity of all the stakeholders, ensuring a system for incentives, and promoting systematic learning. For effective CD, it is essential to understand the policy and institutional context as well as the mechanism of change and to take a wider framework of action, of which TC is a part