Project Updates
The first movers are the ones taking the risk
12 Nov - By Irene Oostveen
The first movers are the ones taking the risk
12 Nov - By Irene Oostveen
Vice-Mayor presents citizen solutions to prevent flooding in The Philippines
11 Nov - By Irene Oostveen
Participation VNG Common Effort 2019 - Berlin
29 Oct - By Volkert Doop
Their living conditions improve every day
01 Oct - By Irene Oostveen
VNG International News
Meeting the City Makers in Kumasi and Sèmè-Podji
Jeroen Diepemaat, alderman of the Dutch municipality of Enschede, and Julian Baskin, special advisor at Cities Alliance, Members of the advisory committee of the Governance of…
YEP, yep indeed
VNG International is since September part of the international YEP network. YEP – the Young Expert Programme enables Dutch organisations to offer their young Dutch and local…
CIB Working Group Peer Evaluation
As some of you might know, last years’ annual meeting of the Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group of United Cities and Local Governments saw a discussion on…
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Mohamoud Hassan
“Without continual growth and progress, words such as improvement, performance and succes have no meaning “
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Siebe Stellingwerf
“The world is build on tax money. Some 10.000 years ago, the agricultural revolution provided the world with an economic surplus that gave rise to bureaucracy and civilizations, paid by tax money. Today, our tax experts help governments worldwide in asking a fair contribution to their citizens, that provides for accountable and transparent government and services. “
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Peter Jongkind
“Our tax revenue for economic enhancement methodology covers the challenges that many cities around the world are facing to deliver good basic services to their citizens and the root causes of these challenges: lack of funds caused by poor fiscal performance and thus untapped revenu. “
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Eline Vermeer
“From the local to the global: the projects I work on show how very local issues in the Netherlands, the Middle East and the Caribbean are connected to worldwide developments. Strengthening local governance can be crucial to tackling these issues. “
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Gusta van Bree-Claus
“Trust is good, verification is better “
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Peter Knip
“Democratic local government is not 'the winner takes all'; it is 'respect for other views and minorities, building togetherness and leaving no one behind'. “
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Chris van der Valk
“What I love about working for VNG International is the contribution I can make to ensuring professional project management, to the establishment and development of our in-country presences and to acquiring new business. All with a view on improving public administration around the world. “
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Robert Meerman
“I find it inspiring to work on system change in developing countries by strengthening local governance. It takes time, patience and perseverance to achieve meaningful impact and i find it very important to develop good personal relationships. “
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Irene Oostveen
“I love to take inspiration from Dutch local governance practices for my work abroad and it is fascinating to learn about governance practices in countries all over the world. It makes that my days are never the same. “
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Joëlle van den Nouland
“Do not learn to work but work to learn. “
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Mohamoud Hassan
“Without continual growth and progress, words such as improvement, performance and succes have no meaning “
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Siebe Stellingwerf
“The world is build on tax money. Some 10.000 years ago, the agricultural revolution provided the world with an economic surplus that gave rise to bureaucracy and civilizations, paid by tax money. Today, our tax experts help governments worldwide in asking a fair contribution to their citizens, that provides for accountable and transparent government and services. “
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Peter Jongkind
“Our tax revenue for economic enhancement methodology covers the challenges that many cities around the world are facing to deliver good basic services to their citizens and the root causes of these challenges: lack of funds caused by poor fiscal performance and thus untapped revenu. “
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Eline Vermeer
“From the local to the global: the projects I work on show how very local issues in the Netherlands, the Middle East and the Caribbean are connected to worldwide developments. Strengthening local governance can be crucial to tackling these issues. “
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Gusta van Bree-Claus
“Trust is good, verification is better “
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Peter Knip
“Democratic local government is not 'the winner takes all'; it is 'respect for other views and minorities, building togetherness and leaving no one behind'. “
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Chris van der Valk
“What I love about working for VNG International is the contribution I can make to ensuring professional project management, to the establishment and development of our in-country presences and to acquiring new business. All with a view on improving public administration around the world. “
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Robert Meerman
“I find it inspiring to work on system change in developing countries by strengthening local governance. It takes time, patience and perseverance to achieve meaningful impact and i find it very important to develop good personal relationships. “
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Irene Oostveen
“I love to take inspiration from Dutch local governance practices for my work abroad and it is fascinating to learn about governance practices in countries all over the world. It makes that my days are never the same. “
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Joëlle van den Nouland
“Do not learn to work but work to learn. “