Facilitator: Christiane Monsieur
Date and time: 21 January, 13:45 - 15:00
Room: Pakistan Room
About 20 participants; three initiatives were presented by five presenters.
Process: smooth, but time too short for enough discussion, lead questions identified could not be sufficiently dealt with.
- introduction by facilitator on process and objective of the session.
 - five 10 minutes presentations (three initiatives by five presenters).
 - brief summary by the facilitator on the issue of partnership that was tackled in all presentations.
 - questions and answers.
 
- factor of success
 - need of political vision
 - need of good understanding of the project benefits
 - empowerment of partners
 - champions
 - partners at different levels (governmental, private, field, intermediaries, academic, etc.)
 - interactivity between partners, at global, regional, national levels.
 - communication: importance of human and technology component.
 - context (language, translation, existing systems)
 - flexibility
 - Success factors (at different levels according to each initiative)
 - funding (through pilot projets under Technical Cooperation Projects)
 - available human resources
 - attracting donors
 - engagement by partners
 - exchange visits
 - targeting intermediaries
 - communication for development aspects
 - critical mass to be formed
 - time (impact takes time).
 
General recommendations regarding the process
- avoid a too ambitious programme (in terms of number of presenters and lead questions to discuss).
 - time management is a key issue.
 
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