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CHANGING THE GAME IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENTIN LOCAL GOVERNANCE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
CHANGING THE GAME
LGA as a Game Changer in Capacity
Development for Local Governments

INTRODUCING THE X-FACTOR IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

For 31 years, the Local Government And ultimately, coming up with two
Academy (LGA) has been steadfast in its important points of consideration
commitment to deliver quality programs about the very nature of what capacity
to local government units and to the building really is: First, is that capacity
DILG-Local Government Sector personnel development is largely an internal process
in response to their emerging capacity of growth and change; and, two, efforts
development needs. for capacity development should be
results-oriented.
Having both the progressive experience
and exposure for capacity building With the LGA possessing the authority
and local governance, the organization and the strategic position to lay down
continues to evolve and is more eager the standards for local governance
in its pursuit of innovative and creative capacity development, it has
solutions to the most pressing concerns formulated what is called the Capacity
and issues that hamper the development Development (CapDev) Framework for
of local governments. Cultural diversity, local governments. A game-changing
varying institutional capacities, the innovation that will not only address the
disparity in socio-economic development, learning and development curve of local
the demands of fast-paced regional governments but at the same time, alter
integration, and even threats to social the very landscape and delivery of local
cohesion are just some of the many governance capacity development in the
challenges that the LGUs are facing. country.

The need for innovative solutions and The framework is designed to define
approaches has become a requisite the parameters for assessing, planning,
for the LGA with the business for executing, monitoring and evaluating
capacity development going beyond capacity development interventions
the conventional that would demand required for local governments to realize
understanding and ownership of their desired state of performance. It
the obstacles that inhibit people, also serves its purpose of promoting a
organizations and societies from realizing shared understanding of the vital capacity
their development goals. development components among key
players and stakeholders for a holistic
and a whole-system approach to capacity
development.

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