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Contents
Abstract 4
Acknowledgements 7
1. Introduction 9
Methodological note 9
Power of language 11
2. Improving capacity strengthening through enhancing SIDS public sector systems 13
Enhancing SIDS public sector organisational capabilities 13
Addressing key capacity challenges 14
Leveraging the innate characteristics and diversities of SIDS public sector systems 15
3. Improving capacity strengthening through regional approaches and institutions 17
Regional institutions 17
Opportunities to expand on regional approaches 18
4. Catalysing the impact of capacity strengthening for SIDS 20
Untapped, cross-cutting opportunities 20
Improving the process and approaches from development partners 24
5. Actions towards improved capacity strengthening support 37
Focus area 1: Small Island Developing States systems 37
Focus area 2: Regional systems 38
Focus area 3: Capacity strengthening systems and development partnerships 40
6. Acknowledging the implications of broader systems of development and development partnerships 44
Impacts of politics of development partnerships and systems on capacity strengthening 44
Nuancing the special case narrative 45
Reframing development as mutual dependency and collaboration for global outcomes 46
Moving forward 47
References 48
Table 1.1. Terminology and Definitions 12
Table 4.1. Phases of the Capacity Strengthening Lifecycle 29
Table 4.2. Deconstructing Capacity Strengthening Modalities 31
Table 5.1. Strengthening the governing and organisational capacities of SIDS 37
Table 5.2. The development paradigm is shifted to leverage strengths of SIDS 37
Table 5.3. SIDS can leverage overseas opportunities while also enhancing their domestic workforce 38
Table 5.4. The role, scope, and capacities of regional institutions are clarified and strengthened to better support SIDS capacities 38
Table 5.5. The role of regional and inter-regional institutions supports data sharing, digital capacities and knowledge sharing 39
Table 5.6. Development partner capacity strengthening support is harmonised 40
Table 5.7. Access to finance and support for SIDS is improved 40
Table 5.8. Contextually, complexity and politically informed capacity strengthening approaches that use modalities in combination to enable whole-of-systems... 41
Table 5.9. Development partners grow capacities in applying development effectiveness principles and meaningful, two-way, trusted partnerships 42
Table 5.10. SIDS are better supported to innovate and exploit emerging trends and technologies 42
Figure 1.1. Guiding Research Questions 10
Boxes
Box 4.1. Country ownership and the principles for effective development co-operation in SIDS 27