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NK Veldloop supports Talent for Governance
The Loyalis NK Veldloop 2012 supports Talent for Goverance, the cause of municipalities and for municipalities.
Dutch gift coupon initiative supports Talent for Governance
De VVV Cadeaubon is de populairste cadeaubon van Nederland. Vanaf januari 2012 kun je je VVV-bon ook doneren aan Talent for Governance. Wil jij ook het lokaal bestuur in ontwikkelingslanden steunen met een VVV-cadeaubon? Stuur je bon dan op aan Talent for Governance, antwoordnummer 10750, postcode 2501 WB, DEN HAAG.
Generous contribution by JobsRepublic
JobsRepublic, a leading supplier of product and services in the area of e-recruitment and a publisher of carrier sites (such as GemeenteBanen.nl) in The Netherlands and also friend of Talent for Governance, has made a generous financial contribution.
Call for applications Talentprogrammes 2012!
Untill the deadline on the 2nd of January 2012 young civil servants working for local governments in developing or transitional countries (see countrylist) can apply to participate in on of the three Talentprogrammes of 2012.
Interview with Siti Patimah on Re.public.nl
An interview with one of the talents selected for the Talent programme on 'Climate Change and Local Sustainable Development' has been published on the website Re.public. A website that features news, information and blogs by and for civil servants in the Netherlands.
DHV new friend of Talent for Governance
DHV, a leading international consultancy- and enginerings bureau which is known for high quality expertise and leadership in innovation and sustainabilty has decided to befriend Talent of Governance and support the strengthening of good local governance worlwide with a financial contribution and the opportunity to make use of their expertise in the Talent programmes.
No top ten placement in ASN worldprize contest
In the exiting climax of the first round of the ASN worldprize contest Talent for Governance just missed climbing into the top ten projects still competing for the first prize. We want to thank everyone who voted for us.
ASN worldprize 2011 - vote for Talent for Governance
Talent for Governance is a conteder in the ASN worldprize 2011 competition. ASN Bank supports good ideas and projects that promote a sustainable society. Talent for Governance competes for the theme prize on 'Sustainable Energy' of 10.000 euros. If we win the prize the money will go specifically to fund the talentprogramme 'Climate Change and Sustainable local development'.
Only winners at Talent for Governance stand at VNG congress
It was busy at this years' meeting of the Association of Dutch Municipalities in the Achterhoek. And not only because of a clash with the central government on budget cuts, but especially because of the the great prizes that were to be won at the stand of Talent for Governance.
Both the president and the director of the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) support Talent for Governance
Having dinner with Ralph Pans, director at VNG or getting to know all about the achitecture in the municipality of Almere together with Annemarie Jorritsma, the president of the board of VNG. These are the first prizes to be won in the stand of Talent for Governance on 7 june during the annual VNG congress.
Young civil servants day 2011
The Talents were there
On 24 March 2011 the Young Civil Servants day was held in Eindhoven. A day with the theme 'crossing the border...'. What a perfect place for five civil servants from across the border to be present this day!
Meet the talents of the March programme
'Leadership and Management'
From the 23rd of March until the 8th of April five talented civil servants have been selected to take part in the Talent for Governance programme. They will attend the training course on 'Leadership and management' at The Hague Academy for Local Governance and afterwards follow a short internship at a Dutch local government. Here you can meet them:
Congress- and studycentre befriends Talent for Governance
This week the Congress-and Studycentre of the Association of Dutch municipalities has decided to befriend Talent for Governance for the third year. The centre offers Talent for Governance a much needed stand at the information fair at the yearly held conference of the Association of Dutch Municipalities.
Run for Talent for Governance
Are you participating in the City-pier-city run in The Hague on the 13th of March or in the NK Veldloop municipal civil servants in Lelystad on the 23th of March? Then you can support Talent for Governance by making a donation yourself or seek sponsors.
Apply now for our Talent Programme 2011
Are you a young, talented and motivated civil servant, working for a local government in one of the countries in our list, then don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in our Talent programme 2011. Until the 3rd of January 2011 you can apply for this programme. The Talent programme comprises the following components: 1. A training course at The Hague Academy for Local Governance 2. Week-long internship at a Dutch Municipality 3. Talent for Governance Network activity
Generous contribution by employees Municipality Sittard-Geleen
As many as 44 employees of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen have decided to donate this year’s Christmas gift (given by their employer) to Talent for Governance and to help their colleagues in developing countries to share knowledge and experience in the Netherlands. We are very grateful because it is an amount of no less than € 3000, -! We of course hope that many others will follow so we are able to keep up the good work and support even more "talents".
September programme 2010 very succesfull
“On a global view, we, the civil servants all around the world, may work in different places, but we all work for one purpose, the development of our society towards a better quality of life.” This is the opinion of Panji Winarno, one of the five talents who have successfully followed the Talent for Governance programme from 5 September to 25 September.
