Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
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Agenda
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder dialogues as cooperation arrangements
Substantive function:
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Joint responsibility for:
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implementation steering
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change
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monitoring and evaluation
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results
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decision making
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Usually has an agreed steering structure (steering
committee, executive committee)
Recommended when:
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a new approach, standard, or policy is to be jointly
developed and implemented;
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for this purpose, action is to be taken for a temporary
period by a specially established stakeholder group;
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the required personnel and organizational structures can
and should be established;
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responsibility for implementation is to be shared.
Substantive function:
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Coordination and joint
implementation of tasks in the
public interest
Recommended when:
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specific tasks related to improved
service delivery, for instance, are
to be tackled together in the long
term, beyond the joint making
of recommendations;
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cooperation is to be established in
the long term between different
stakeholders.
Substantive function:
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Joint
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implementation planning
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performance of activities
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monitoring of results
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responsibility for success
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decision making
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management structures are grouped in one location
Recommended when:
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jointly determined project-related goals are to be
achieved with shared responsibility;
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a temporary cooperation arrangement between the
stakeholders involved in conducting a project with
established responsibilities is to be formalized;
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the personnel and organizational structures required to
achieve this purpose are to be set up;
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joint monitoring and evaluation of results is envisaged.
Substantive function:
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Visibility of platform to outside world
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Stakeholders represent larger organizations
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Frequently driven by political or economic
developments
Recommended when:
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the possibility of permanent exchange with other
stakeholders is sought on a specific theme;
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in this context, recommendations and comments on
current developments are to be made;
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joint implementation of projects is not aimed at for the
time being.
Multistakeholder initiative
Multistakeholder platform (implementation management)
Stakeholder Partnership
Multistakeholder platform (exchange)
Source: Stakeholder Dialogues Manual, published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 2012