PSD Links
This site provides you to the most important links to resources and organisation in private sector development.
Value Chains
Results Measurement
Local Economic Development
Business Environment
Small Enterprise Development
Social Aspects of Work
SDC's focal point on rural developent - thematic site on value chains and access to markets
The thematic site on value chains and access to markets of the rural development network provides key documents and links on the topic as well as on other themes relevant to rural development.
Value chain site of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development
The site is a useful search tool for documentation on different stages of value chain projects: market assessment, project design, implementation, impact assessment and final documentation.
Value Chain Development Wiki
These wiki pages present good practice in value chain development, drawing from research conducted under the leadership of the USAID Microenterprise Development team by the ACDI/VOCA - AMAP- BDS consortium and many other contributing organizations, academics and institutions. The website offers short, relevant background on the value chain framwork and the value chain project cycle, as well as many resources and tools.
Measuring and Reporting Results Site of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development
This site provides links to the most important documents on result measurement developed by the DCED, as well as to other useful links.
Documents of the SDC seminar “Making Markets Work for the Poor: Results Measurement in Private Sector Development – Current Practice and Challenges ahead”,13 May 2009, Bern
All documents including summary and presentations of the seminar are available for download at this site.
The ASOCAM network site for monitoring and evaluation (so far only in Spanish)
Asocam Network for knowledge management in Latin America operates a website focusing on monitoring and evaluation of development initiatives oriented towards impact. This site presents Asocam's methodological proposal, including case studies, tools, a virtual libarry and more. (Opening the site with Mozilla Firefox works better).
Online Conference on Value Chains and Results Measurement
This online discussion of the SEEP Network focuses on results measurement in Value Chain Development and provides useful tools for results measurement.
LED Knowledge
managed by the ILO, this website provides a vaste variety of resources on local economic development, including training material and case studies.
Local Economic Development Network for Africa - LEDNA
this networking site, available in French and English, offers space for discussion and exchange and provides links to resources on local economic development in Africa.
APODER (Apoyo a la Descentralización en el Espacio Rural)
LED programme in Peru, supported by SDC. Website in Spanish.
ASOCAM Knowledge Management Latin American Network (English)
ASOCAM Knowledge Management Latin American Network (español)
Ascocam is a Latin Amercian Network that facilitates regional initiatives for knowledge exchange and joint learning about key topics of rural development. The site offers several publications, tools and useful links. (Opening the site with Mozilla Firefox works better).
UNIDO Clusters and Network Development Programme
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO is active in the promotion of clusters and business networks. UNIDO has formulated a six-step approach for the promotion of clusters and business networks. The website offers in addition a variety of resources, including case studies.
Business Environment Website of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development
This is the database of the Donor Committee's Business Environment Working Group. The database contains documents and information about donor-supported work to enhance the business environment to achieve pro-poor growth.
Donor Committee for Enterprise Development:
The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development promotes enterprise development particularly for small enterprises, in developing countries. It provides a forum for exchange on lessons learnt of different donors and publishes common guidelines for its members. SDC is member of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development.
The SEEP Network:
The Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Network connects microenterprise practitioners from around the world to develop practical guidance and tools, build capacity, and help set standards.The website provides plenty of resources on different topics of small enterprise development, but also on issues such as microfinance, market development or network development.
GRET publication (only in French)
L'association française GRET (Groupe de recherche et d'échanges technologiques) publie chaque mois deux synthèses de textes consacrés au développement du secteur privé, notamment à l’appui aux petites entreprises. Elles sont rédigées en français à partir de documents le plus souvent publiés en anglais. Elles sont envoyées aux inscrits avec un bulletin mensuel de l’actualité du secteur ("les Brèves"), mais peuvent également être consultées sur le site web de GRET.
Ce produit d’information est financé par la coopération française (AFD) et la DDC.
The ILO website on decent work
This website informs about the decent work agenda, provides the latest documents and news, as well as links to the decent work country programmes.
Humanrights.ch on transnational companies and rights (en Français)
This website in French focuses on different human rights issues related to transnational companies. It contains much information on all laws and norms that companies need to apply and on corporate social responsability.
