Shiraka Local Governance 2026

Throughout 2026, The Hague Academy delivered a 5-week online training and a subsequent one week training in the Netherlands for professionals who are ambitious about professionalising public services in local governance.

The training course covered the following topics:  

1. Main concepts and elements of decentralisation and multi-level governance
2. Local economic development   
3. Good local governance: participation, inclusion, transparency and accountability
4. Practical skills such as negotiation skills, project management and change management  
5. Study visits to governmental bodies in the Netherlands

The main goals of the training were:

1. Gain insight into the principles of good local governance and effective inter-administrative relations
2. Share knowledge and skills from country contexts
3. Develop a valuable network of peers in the region, country and in the Netherlands
4. Strengthen connections with the Netherlands and stakeholders in the Dutch local governance sector

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