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With pleasure we introduce to you the first newsletter of The Hague Academy for Local Governance. This newsletter is designed for all people that work in one way or another on strengthening local governance. It will keep you up-to-date on our activities, training courses and other local government news. Enjoy reading!
The team of The Hague Academy for Local Governance
The Hague Academy for Local Governance will soon launch the Talent for Governance Fund. This fund provides scholarships to young, talented and motivated civil servants from developing and transitional countries so that they can develop their knowledge and skills in the field of local governance. Read more...
Then subscribe to the Visionary Local Leadership course that will be organised from 25 to 29 May 2009. This course will help you in developing a vision for the future of your municipality and show how you can inspire the public and your civil servants to work on the development of your community. Read more...
Last year's edition of the summercourse on Decentralisation and Development was highly appreciated by the participants, coming from a.o. the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Afairs, USAID, DFID, ICCO and the Ministry of Health of Uganda. In this summercourse, top experts discuss strategies, dilemmas and impact of decentralisation policies and exchange experiences with the participants. Read more...
More than 150 persons from municipalities and public service organisations in the Netherlands attended the Masterclasses about Municipal International Cooperation. This year, we offer the Masterclasses for a European audience as well. Topics are: local government in developing countries, modern versus traditional culture, cooperation approaches, effective proposal writing and monitoring & evaluation. Read more...
See how joint efforts of municipalities and citizens can improve neighbourhoods in the participatory course 'How to use the power of your citizens'. The training combines presentations from top experts with visits to best practices in The Hague and Birmingham. Read more...
The EU and other development organisations are increasingly recognizing the important role of local authorities in reaching development objectives. The French EU Presidency defined local governance as one of their top priorities. In the EU-publication ´Changing the world locally´ (pdf) you can read 25 inspiring stories on development initiatives at the local level. The ‘European Development Cooperation Charter in Support of Local Governance’ aims at better coherence of initiatives from different European actors.
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Topics that we are currently developing for open training as well as on demand are: 
If you are looking for inspiration on how your municipality can become ‘Millennium Proof’, please read the publication 
