The November meeting provided the participants with empirical and critical insights into the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and poverty reduction policies, strengthening the New Member States (NMS) development practitioners’ understanding of those issues and their position as credible dialogue partners for decision-makers and the public. (in the public- policy and decision-making process)

 Using interactive methods and MDGs and poverty reduction models from different regions worldwide, each roundtable provided a training on communication and network building.  The first roundtable looked into the successes and failures of the MDGs in the Visegrad region and the role of non-governmental development organizations towards achieving the MDGs.     

 Exchange of knowledge was also at the forefront of discussions as the roundtable brought together NMS organizations and representatives of national platforms to discuss means of cooperation and the need to institutionalize the potential of this knowledge network.

 The Warsaw Roundtable served as a steppingstone to the project future directions as participants will monitor its progress and decide on activities in order to capitalize on their freshly acquired knowledge: mentoring, project website, reporting, publication, project administrative issues.

Find here the presentations:

• Millenium Development Goals (Irina Tochitskaya)
• Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Reduction Policies (Irina Tochitskaya)
• Millennium Development Goals as advocacy and communications tool (UNDP)
• Public participation and poverty eradication (IGO)
• Communication for evidence-informed policy and practice (ODI)
• Planning for impact: Basic communication strategies (ODI)
• How to write a communication strategy (ODI)
• The role of knowledge in policy and practice (ODI)
• Policy Briefs: a development research communication tool (ODI)
• Policy Briefs background note (ODI)
• Approaches to monitoring and evaluation (ODI)

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of CASE and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

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See also:
Publications: Round Table 5 outcome - PCD: a practical guide (Polish)
Events: RT II - Prague
News: Outcome and presentations Roundtable II - EU elections
Events: RT III - Budapest
News: Outcome and presentations Round Table III - Financial Crisis and its impact on development cooperation