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Business for Development (B4D)

Sida is developing new forms of collaboration with industry via the programme Business for Development (B4D). The objective is together with companies, contribute to reduce poverty and environmental impact, create more and better jobs and encourage growth.
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Hundreds of companies apply for Sida funding

Innovations Against Poverty attracted well over 230 companies when the second application round came to a close end of November. Through the programme, companies can get financial support and advice on inclusive business models.

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Collaboration - examples and principles

In the project Better Cotton Initiative, the World Wide Fund for Nature and international voluntary organisations work in collaboration with major companies such as Adidas, H&M, Gap and IKEA. A new cluster collaboration has been started with the Geological Survey of Sweden, SGU, as leading operator and Sida as financier. DemoMiljö (DemoEnvironment), which Sida started a couple of years ago, in 2009 granted support to fifteen companies for pilot projects in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Apply by 25th March 2012
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World Business Awards 2012

The World Business and Development Awards launch a call for nominations for successful business initiatives that are in line with the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. All organisations engaged in innovative business models that are delivering both commercial success and development impact are eligible to apply by 25th March 2012.

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New forms of dialogue and collaboration

Here is a selection of possible routes to take for dialogue and collaboration. Some are at the development stage, and others are almost ready to be launched. Follow developments at www.sida.se/näringsliv and please provide your own points of view and ideas, the B4D programme is being continuously developed.

Open Aid
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Sweden's aid - open and internationally comparable

Openaid.se is a web-based information service about Swedish aid built on open government data. The data is published according to the international IATI-standard, which means that it is freely available and compatible with data from other countries and donors.

Hamida Khatun med sin elvaåriga dotter Samia utanför skolan. Hamida har engagerat sig i skolan och nu hör den till de bästa i regionen. Photo: Therese Arnstorp

People first

We are committed to enabling people to get a better life. The individual person is always the focus of our work. Here you will meet some people involved in Swedish development assistance. Let them explain how their situation has changed.

Sida's publications
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Publications database

Search our publications database to find reports, evaluations, country strategies and much more.

Procurement

Questions and Answers

Q&A about procurement at Sida. What regulations apply? What if I submit after the deadline? How do I know what documents are required?

Camilita har utbildat sig till webdesigner på en skola för ungdomar från Nairobis slumområden. Sida arbetar i Kenya med urban utveckling, för att skapa bättre villkor för de fattiga i slummen. Photo: Sven Torfinn/Panos
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International Training Programmes

As part of Sida's work with capacity and institutional development Sida offers international training programmes (ITP) for participants from low-and middle-income countries in priority areas. ITP's methodology takes account of the desire to develop and reform that the participants' organization have expressed in their application to the program.