In addition to international and national policy documents – as well as agreements between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the ICLD – the starting points for the activities in 2009 were the ICLD’s own three-year strategy and the 2009 operational plan. The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Lund University and Gotland Municipality are the ICLD’s parent bodies and representatives from these institutes constitute the ICLD board.
The ICLD’s operations mainly cover three principal areas:
- A Centre of Knowledge, which is to play an active role in knowledge gathering and knowledge development within the area of local democracy and also be active regarding the entire centre’s quality assurance work.
- The Municipal Partnership programme supports development co-operation between Swedish municipalities, regions, county councils and similar bodies in about 20 developing countries.
- International Training Programmes offer qualified, long-term educational measures and are aimed at key figures/change agents in Sida’s partner countries.
The combination of these three areas of operation concerning knowledge development, practical experience and long-term educational courses paves the way for unique opportunities to promote and develop local democracy.
Please download our Annual Report 2010.