International Development Grant
New Programming Approaches Phase II
Project Number: CA-3-A030590001
Status: Closed
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $4,584,272.00
Start Date: March 18, 2003
End Date: December 30, 2011
Duration: 8.8 years
Project Description
This project contributes to defining a new approach to development cooperation that includes increased horizontal cooperation between member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) the sharing of experiences and expertise and the use of new information and communications technologies (ICTs). The project consists of 10 sub-projects implemented at the regional level and in specific countries in the Americas. The sub-projects are: Corporate Social Responsibility; Best Practices Forum of the Americas; Municipal Efficiency and Transparency (MuNet); Computers for Schools and Communities; E-Government Service Centres; Education for Democratic Citizenship in the Caribbean; CapaciNet; MuNet Cadastre; MuNet E-Gov; and Small and Medium E-Enterprises. This project is implemented by the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development at the OAS.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (December 2011) include: The "Improving Democratic Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: E-learning for Institutional Capacity Building" project was instrumental in the creation of the Organization of American States (OAS) Virtual Campus. The Virtual Campus currently offers 21 online courses and as of August 2012 had trained and certified 10 000 registered government officers. The "Municipal Efficiency and Transparency (MuNet) e-Government" project led to the development of a comprehensive methodological package that currently includes several e-Government applications at the municipal level and a recognized registered brand. MuNet e-Government is working with more than 100 municipalities in Panama Guatemala Paraguay and Costa Rica. These results have contributed to supporting the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development and the Secretariat for Political Affairs of the OAS in adopting new approaches to technical assistance and programming and developing new methods to promote the exchange of relevant experiences expertise and best practices between member states using information and communication technologies.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
OAS - Organization of American States
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP