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.
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Reimagining technical assistance: the people we need
Technical advisors play one of three roles when supporting governments; doers, partners or facilitators. Each of these roles requires a different set of skills, and produces distinct outcomes.
Reimagining technical assistance: what role should technical advisers have in supporting government reform?
Exploring the different roles of technical advisors in supporting governments – and the challenges in shifting towards a facilitator role.
Reimagining technical assistance: from capacity substitution to capacity development
How to move the discussion on technical assistance away from something provided by ‘development’ organisations, and towards technical assistance as a policy option for solving implementation challenges.
Covid Act Two: Look beyond your borders to navigate what comes next
The six key questions that will determine how successful governments are at navigating the next phase of covid.
Governance in a joined-up world?
Ben French sets out three opportunities for the way the merger of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development could work.
Making teams work in volatile and uncertain environments
As the covid-19 response moves toward recovery and management, Ben French sets out three lessons for forming teams able to respond effectively to emerging challenges.
Navigating new dynamics
Sandra Naranjo and Ben French discuss the changing dynamics between donors and recipient national governments
How to navigate the complex field of change
Ben French explores why the process of change is more art than science
Practitioner Insights: people-centred theories of change
It's not technical. It’s human.