This gateway guide of the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) is designed to point readers to the most useful, credible and up-to-date resources available on the internet in relation to decentralisation and local governance (D&LG) in a development context.

URL for additional information:
http://www.gsdrc.org/go/gateway-guides/decentralisation-and-local-governance

Category: Citizen Participation, Citizen and Local Government Relations, Local Government Finance, Budgeting, Municipal Credit, Taxes,

Belgrade Open School (BOS) is non-governmental, not-for-profit educational organization. BOS contributes to the overall development of society through additional education and training to agents of social change, research and policy-development in order to build modern society based on democratic values.

URL for additional information:
http://www.bos.rs/eng/

Category: Citizen Education, Education, European Integration,

The new knowledge hub and social network LEDNA, dedicated to local economic development practitioners and policy makers in Africa, and globally. LEDNA is far more than a supply driven knowledge hub; members of the network can upload their own resources, job opportunities, events, they can blog and get in touch with each other. The social network is considered to a critical way in which local practitioners can develop capacity and learn from each other. Virtual and physical, thematic and geographic networks will be facilitated by the LEDNA team and network.

URL for additional information:
http://www.ledna.org/ledna-substance/how-use-ledna

Category: Economic Development and Partnerships, Securing Investments,

The City Mayor website lists and reviews urban events, conferences and seminars, directories, as well as reports and news from towns and cities around the world.

URL for additional information:
http://www.citymayors.com/

Category: Economic Development and Partnerships, Securing Investments, Local Government Finance, Budgeting, Municipal Credit, Taxes, Management Methods and Tools, Municipal Property Management and Privatization, Municipal Service Provision, Social Services, Transportation, Urbanization,

The Directory of Development Organizations lists 25,000 contacts of organizations that offer "(non-) financial support, market access, information and advice to the enterprise and poverty-reducing sectors in low-income countries." Contact details include the organization's mail and street address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail and Web page address (if available).

URL for additional information:
http://www.devdir.org/

Category: Economic Development and Partnerships, Securing Investments,

The aim of this programme is to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the European construction. Through this programme, citizens have the opportunity to be involved in transnational exchanges and cooperation activities, contributing to developing a sense of belonging to common European ideals and encouraging the process of European integration.

URL for additional information:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/citizenship/index_en.htm

Category: European Integration, International Partnerships and Programs,

ESI is a non-profit research and policy institute, created in recognition of the pressing need for independent, in-depth analysis of the complex issues involved in promoting stability and prosperity in South Eastern Europe. ESI was founded in July 1999 by a multi-national group of practitioners and analysts with extensive experience in South Eastern Europe. All ESI publications are widely distributed and available on its website free of charge.

URL for additional information:
http://www.esiweb.org/

Category: Citizen Participation, Citizen and Local Government Relations, International Partnerships and Programs,

INTA is an international network that encourages the exchange of information, experience and best practices on urban development and renewal across the world. Apart from general information about INTA, they maintain an Interactive Information Service (INTA-Net) that promotes active participation by member organisations and gives access to policy documents and good practice cases and guidance.

URL for additional information:
http://www.inta-aivn.org

Category: Urbanization,

The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968. The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices. Useful research materials are available on the website (studies, publications..)

URL for additional information:
http://www.urban.org

Category: Urbanization,

UTN (Urban Technology Network) is a trans-European city co-operation project. It is embraced by the European Union´s INTERREG II C CADSES programme, which targets to initiate co-operation in the field of spatial development in the Central, Adriatic, Danubian and South-Eastern European Space (CADSES). They provide information about coming events, projects and info packages.

URL for additional information:
http://www.utn.at

Category: Information Systems and Technology,