Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation The Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) is responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid throughout the world. DG DEVCO is in charge of development/cooperation policy which encompasses assistance to countries at different stages of...

Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance The Federal Ministry of Finance is the cabinet-level finance ministry of the Austrian Federal Government. “New industrial policies are the center of economic growth strategies but remain quite controversial. While seeing most developing countries engaging on this path and sometimes registering costly failures, we decided to join the CIIP to take a practical...

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The essential task of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to work for Norway’s interests internationally: to safeguard the country’s freedom, security and prosperity. Norway’s interests are determined by such factors as its geographical location in a strategically important area, its open economy, its position as a coastal state and steward of substantial...

SECO The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the Swiss government`s center of excellence for all core issues relating to economic and labor market policy. Their aim is to contribute to sustained economic growth, high employment and fair working conditions. They accomplish this by creating the necessary regulatory, economic and foreign policy framework. “The partnership of...