Practicing Development Communication PPT 12 Unit 4 Paper

Practicing Development Communication PPT 12, Unit 4 Paper: Development Communication Course: BJMC Semester: II Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi Teacher’s Name: Sumedha Chaudhury

6. Partnerships…. continuation Partnerships have been central to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) efforts in communication. Fundamental to their communication strategy is a belief that allowing other people to speak on your behalf is more authentic than selfpromotion. In collaboration with the Discovery Channel, they produced ‘Revealed: the Himalayan Meltdown’, a documentary examining the impacts of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of people in Asia and how they are adapting to it. The film also shows what donors are doing collectively to combat the global problem. The UNDP promotes its partners’ support by highlighting their work as a contribution to the collective effort and work in partnerships.

Partnerships are essential in adopting open data strategies. The private sector, CSOs, the tech industry and research institutions may have technical capacities that other actors (e. g. bilateral agencies) might not, as well as knowledge and experience that can be tapped into. Thanks to open data technologies, surveys can be conducted in a more cost-efficient manner. As an example, the Open Knowledge Foundation in Germany is an NGO working to show open data can deliver added value – greater transparency and accountability, and more responsibility on the part of organisations and companies.

Collaboration with partner countries: Developing countries are at the heart of development partnerships and ideally they lead the design of strategies and programmes. Their involvement can help ensure inclusiveness and improve impact.