International Development

CIPFA's International Strategy
This year, CIPFA's Annual Conference will showcase the Institute’s international strategy with a special ‘International Seminar’ taking place on Tuesday 17th June at the Hilton Brighton Metropole from 1.30-3.30pm. Attendance is free but you need to register your details with margot.gallie@cipfa.org

For further information about CIPFA's International activities contact Caroline Rickatson, International Director, tel: Tel: +44 (0) 207 543 5690 or email caroline.rickatson@cipfa.org.

DFID White Paper on International Development
In the summer of 2006 DFID published a White Paper on International Development setting out a plan for how the UK Government can translate the promises of 2005 into better lives for poor people. To stimulate discussion for the White Paper DFID published a background document “Eliminating World Poverty: a consultation document”.

CIPFA’s submission to the White Paper is also available to download: Word (3528KB) | PDF (68KB)

Strategic Grant Agreement with DFID
CIPFA signed a strategic agreement with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in mid 2003. Strategic Grant Agreements are a new development tool of DFID's. They are jointly negotiated agreements between DFID and new partners from within UK civil society, for whom international development is not their primary focus. SGAs aim to contribute to a ber, better informed and more effective UK community for international development.

The agreement commits DfID and CIPFA to raising CIPFA members’ and students’ awareness of international development issues, particularly the campaign to eradicate poverty in the developing world and the role that finance professionals and sound financial governance can play in meeting this aim. Download a PDF copy of the agreement.

The funding from this agreement will allow CIPFA to enhance its international profile as an organisation committed to institutional capacity building and the enhancement of the skills and knowledge of public service practitioners globally.

CIPFA is uniquely placed to contribute to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with the expertise we have accumulated in recent years in contributing to Corporate Governance across UK public services. MDGs set clear targets for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women by 2015.

Return to Top

Technical Briefing Series
As part of the strategic grant agreement we want to disseminate and promote best practice in public sector financial management. This includes both UK and developing countries best practice that would have applicability and relevance in a wider international context. Accordingly, CIPFA and DFID have launched a Technical Briefing series of International Development best practice.

The first of these is on Gender and Participatory Budgeting. This concept was first developed in Australia in the 1980’s and has since been adapted and adopted in a number of developing countries. The issues and opportunities arising from an examination of this policy tool will have relevance in both developing and developed economies and we commend it to you.

The Commission for Africa
The Commission for Africa was launched by Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004. The Commission's goal is to generate action for a b and prosperous Africa. The Commission will publish its report and recommendations in Spring 2005.

The timing of the Commission’s work is intended to seize 2005 as an opportunity to make a difference for Africa. 2005 will see the coincidence of the United Kingdom’s chairmanship of both the G8 and, in the second half of the year, the European Union, with Africa high on both agendas. 2005 offers a further opportunity around the United Nation’s review of implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals, with the knowledge that the goals will not be met in Africa by the 2015 deadline unless there are new ideas and action.

The Commission’s work will take a fresh look at Africa’s past and present, and the international community’s role, in order to agree clear recommendations for the future. The work is intended to be comprehensive and challenging, addressing difficult questions where necessary.

See a copy of CIPFA's submission to the Commission: Word (155KB) | PDF (15KB)

Return to Top

Support for Members and Students
The Institute has a small fund available from which it can make donations to charitable bodies in order to support members and students who are carrying out finance roles for those bodies; typically, a member will agree to take on an overseas placement with organisations like VSO and Raleigh International in a finance role in a developing country, and the body approaches CIPFA to contribute towards the expenses of that member in that role. Agreement is entirely within the delegated powers of the Members & Students Development Board.

For further information, contact Barry Mather at CIPFA (barry.mather@cipfa.org, 0207 543 5669)

Return to Top

Articles & Resources

The following resources and articles develop issues and ideas of interest regarding international development.

Return to Top

   ....................................................................................................................

DISCLAIMER | PRIVACY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP | A-Z | SEARCH
JOB OPPORTUNITIES | FEEDBACK | DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY