Wikipedia defines a digital object identifier (DOI) as “a character string (a “digital identifier”) used to uniquely identify an object such as an electronic document. Metadata about the object is stored in association with the DOI name and this metadata may include a location, such as a URL, where the object can be found. The DOI for a document is permanent, whereas its location and other metadata may change. Referring to an online document by its DOI provides more stable linking than simply referring to it by its URL, because if its URL changes, the publisher need only update the metadata for the DOI to link to the new URL.“
UNDP action plan & report on delivery
In June 2010 Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, introduced the UNDP Action Plan thus: “Looking ahead, my vision is for UNDP to be widely acknowledged as a world class, knowledge based development organization which helps developing countries make transformational change and helps channel the strengths of the entire UN development system to that end.”
In July of that year she issued a report ‘UNDP in Action 2009/2010: Delivering on Commitments‘. Its contents were:
Letter from the UNDP Administrator
Introduction: making a real difference
UNDP in Action: Delivering on commitments
- Poverty Reduction and the MDGs: countdown to 2015
Up Close Rwanda: Tackling Poverty Through Local Governance - Democratic Governance: Providing an Enabling Environment
Up Close Indonesia: A Decade of Electoral Support - Crisis Prevention and Recovery: Building Back Better
Up Close Croatia: Controlling Arms, Preventing Violence - Environment and Sustainable Developm ent: Adapting to a New Reality
Up Close Brazil: Eliminating CFCs
UNDP and the UN System: Focusing on Development
Inside UNDP: Living Up to In ternal Commitments
UNDP Resources
Reference
CLARK, H. 2010. UNDP in Action 2009/2010: Delivering on Commitments. New York.
Strategic project and portfolio management
Strategic Project and Portfolio Management, a blog by Simon Moore.
Simon’s post The Best Research On Project Management identifies “insightful, data backed research on project management by Bent Flyvbjerg“, originally from Denmark but now at Oxford University business school. There is a summary of Flyvberg’s research here.