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AccountAbility
AccountAbility is an international, not-for-profit, professional institute
dedicated to the promotion of social, ethical and overall organisational accountability,
a precondition for achieving sustainable development.
Audit Commission
The Audit Commission is responsible for ensuring that public money is used
economically, efficiently and effectively. It is a non-departmental public
body sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Department
of Health and the National Assembly for Wales.
The British Council
The British Council connects people worldwide with learning opportunities
and creative ideas from the UK and builds lasting relationships between the
UK and other countries. We are the UK's international organisation for educational
opportunities and cultural relations and are represented in 110 countries
worldwide.
CIPFA Education & Training
Centre (CETC)
CETC was founded by CIPFA to provide general and financial management education
and training programmes for public services' clients, and is the largest provider
of courses leading to CIPFA qualifications.
Department for International
Development (DFID)
DFID is the UK Government department working to promote sustainable development
and eliminate world poverty.
The European
Commission (EC)
The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed
to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to
replace existing states, but it is more than any other international organisation.
Its Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some
of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest
can be made democratically at European level.
The European Federation of Accountants
(FEE)
The Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE) is the representative
organisation for the accountancy profession in Europe.
HM Treasury
The treasury is the department responsible for formulating and putting into
effect the UK Government's financial and economic policy. The Treasury's overall
aim is to raise the rate of sustainable growth, and achieve rising prosperity,
through creating economic and employment opportunities for all.
Institute of Public Finance
(IPF)
IPF is the commercial arm of CIPFA and provides advice and guidance on best
value, consultancy, training, property management, benchmarking, statistical
and technical information, and staffing assistance across public services.
The International Consortium
on Governmental Financial Management (ICGFM)
The ICGFM is the worldwide communication network of financial managers, accountants,
auditors, and economists at the municpal, state, federal, and international
levels to promote a better understanding of governmental financial management.
International Corporate Governance
Network (ICGN)
The purpose of the ICGN is to provide a network for the exchange of views
and information about corporate governance issues internationally and for
the development of corporate governance guidelines.
International Federation of
Accountants (IFAC)
IFAC is an organization of national professional accountancy organizations
that represent accountants employed in public practice, business and industry,
the public sector, and education.
International Organization
of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI)
As the internationally recognized leader in public sector auditing, INTOSAI
issues international guidelines for financial management and other areas,
develops related methodologies, provides training, and promotes the exchange
of information among members.
National Audit Office (NAO)
The NAO scrutinises public spending on behalf of Parliament. Totally independent
of Government, they audit the accounts of all government departments and agencies
as well as a wide range of other public bodies, and report to Parliament on
the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government bodies have
used public money.
The Open Society Institute
(OSI)
The Open Society Institute (OSI) is a private operating and grantmaking foundation
based in New York City that serves as the hub of the Soros foundations network,
a group of autonomous foundations and organizations in more than 50 countries.
OSI and the network implement a range of initiatives that aim to promote open
societies by shaping government policy and supporting education, media, public
health, and human and women's rights, as well as social, legal, and economic
reform.
Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government
and the market economy. Best known for its publications and statistics, it
also plays a prominent role in fostering good governance in the public service
and in corporate activity.
RIPA International
RIPA International is the UK’s leading independent international training
organisation specialising in Public Sector Reform, delivered through our Open
Training Programme and Tailored Solutions to governments and executive agencies
in more than 70 countries.
Swedish
International Development Agency
Sida works on behalf of the Swedish Parliament and Government to reduce poverty
in the world. Its activities cover many fields and are being implemented in
more than 120 partner countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central
and Eastern Europe. Sida has in-depth programmes of cooperation with some
40 of these countries.
UK
Local Government Alliance for International Development
The UK Local Government Alliance for International Development brings together
the collective capacity of committed key agencies and bodies in the UK to
boost local authorities’ involvement in international development.
United Nations Development
Program (UNDP)
At the United
Nations Millennium Summit, world leaders put development at the heart
of the global agenda by adopting the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), which set clear targets for reducing poverty,
hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination
against women by 2015. On the ground in 166 countries, UNDP uses its global
network to help the UN system and its partners to raise awareness and track
progress, while it connects countries to the knowledge and resources needed
to achieve these goals.
United Nations
Millennium Project
The UN Millennium Project is an independent advisory body commissioned by
the UN Secretary-General to advise the UN on strategies for achieving the
Millennium Development Goals, the set of internationally agreed upon targets
for reducing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation
and discrimination against women by 2015.
United Nations
Online Network in Public Administration & Finance (UNPAN)
The mission of UNPAN - United Nations Online Network in Public Administration
and Finance - is to promote the sharing of knowledge, experiences and best
practices throughout the world in sound public policies, effective public
administration and efficient civil services, through capacity-building and
cooperation among the United Nations Member States, with emphasis on south-south
cooperation and UNPAN's commitment to integrity and excellence.
The World Bank
The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living
standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which
provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing
services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes
growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these
opportunities.