THE
TAP-NET ON THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE VOICES
OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY is
a global network of African and non-African professionals
with vast experience in issues relating to capacity
building in the area of civil society and private
sector participation in governance and development
management. The main objective of VOICENET is
to help strengthen ACBF's internal capacity and
enhance its access to a wider pool of experts
in the area of professionalization of the voices
of non-state actors in development management. VOICENET is,
for most part, a virtual network, which assists
the Foundation's Secretariat on needs basis in
the following areas, among others:
- Provision of technical
and advisory support in
the development and appraisal
of projects and programs
designed to build and strengthen
capacity in the participation/constructive
engagement by civil society
in governance and development
management and the growth
of the private sector on
the African continent.
- Contribution by means
of technical and advisory
services to the growth
of the Foundation's knowledge
generation and sharing
programs.
- Active participation
as a member of the community
of practice into which
VOICENET is evolving.
- Participation in, leading
and/or coordinating operations-related
and thematic research and
publications on capacity
building and development
management issues in the
area of professionalization
of the voices of the private
sector and civil society.
- Contribution to best
practices notes in capacity
building as it relates
to the role of civil society
and the private sector
in governance and development
policy management issues.
- Contribution to notes
to share lessons of experience
in capacity building, governance
and development management.
- Participation in the
provision of knowledge-related
services - capacity profiling/needs
assessment exercises, research
to fill information and
knowledge gaps, and publications,
among others, to strengthen
ACBF's public sector, private
sector and civil society
interface capacity building
operations.
- Organization of Network
seminars and workshops,
and participation in other
ACBF conferences, workshops
and seminars.
- Participation in the
preparation of summaries
of/or lessons notes from
project performance review
in the area of public-private
sectors and civil society
interface in development
management.
- Participation in synthesizing
abstracts from research/policy
analysis work undertaken
in the area of professionalization
of the voices of the private
sector and civil society
in governance and development
management.
Members of VOICENET are
drawn from social science
and development management
disciplines and are accomplished
captains of industry, civil
society activists, development
managers, policy analysts,
researchers and practitioners
with extensive experience
in the development and appraisal
of private sector and civil
society development and interface
projects, interventions in
capacity building, applied
policy research, and knowledge
management in the area of
civil society participation
and constructive engagement
in governance and development
management and enhanced growth
and visibility of the private
sector in the development
process.
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