Africa Capacity Development Operational Task Force

Capacity Development remains a binding constraint to development despite substantial donor support and concerted developing country efforts. Implementing successfully Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs and achieving the Millennium Development Goals underscores the need for stronger institutions in Africa.

Intensified scrutiny of traditional approaches points to the importance of going beyond the supply of training and technical cooperation towards a focus on demand and incentives for the retention and effective utilization of capacity. In parallel, there is a growing list of promising new approaches in public expenditure accountability, frontline service delivery, concrete results at the sectoral level and regional partnerships. More....

"Building Effective States, Forging Engaged Societies" Report of the World Bank Task Force on Capacity Development in Africa This report of the Task Force on Capacity Development in Africa analyzes four decades of capacity development experience in Africa and offers key messages for African countries and their international partners that should underpin a renewed effort to develop, use, and retain capacity for development in Sub Saharan Africa. More... Version française