Special edition in partnership with Microsoft – September 2018

Technology advancing local government for the future

As part of CLGF’s partnership with Microsoft, and the MOU signed by the two organisations for 2016-20, this special edition looks at the way local government is using smart technology to transform service delivery and citizen engagement with comments by Microsoft’s Managing Director, Worldwide Industry, David Burrows and CLGF Secretary-General Greg Munro.

In this issue:

• Microsoft City Next for your community
• Australian local government working ‘smarter’
• Technology helping the local economy in Jabalpur
• Case studies from Andhra Pradesh, India and rural Kenya
• Microsoft and the Sri Lanka Government signing an MOU

Download Special edition in partnership with Microsoft – September 2018

Issue 1/2018 - September 2018

Building safe, sustainable and inclusive communities

In the run up to the 2017 Commonwealth Local Government Conference, Secretary General Greg Munro writes about the importance of local government in addressing the challenges affecting our communities. This Conference edition also details side events at the conference, including the launch of the Commonwealth Women in Local Government Network. In this issue:

In this issue:

• Women’s empowerment at CHOGM
• Local government in the Pacific
• East Africa direction of travel
• Localising the SDGs in Dominica
• CSCN meeting in Rwanda for sustainable cities

Download CLGF Bulletin September 2018

Issue 2/2017 - November 2017

In the run up to the 2017 Commonwealth Local Government Conference, Secretary General Greg Munro writes about the importance of local government in addressing the challenges affecting our communities. This Conference edition also details side events at the conference, including the launch of the Commonwealth Women in Local Government Network.

In this issue:

• EU support for CLGF work
• Pacific female market traders
• Second phase of DFID support
• India: review of 73rd and 74th amendments
• LED World Forum

Download CLGF Bulletin November 2017

Issue 1/2017 - May 2017

Helping communities prosper
CLGF Secretary-General Dr Greg Munro looks at the targets on equity, in particular gender equity, as set out in the Aberdeen principles, and the challenges of delivering these commitments at local level, where women are under-represented in many countries of the Commonwealth. Through its programmes CLGF is championing local women leaders, providing leadership training, supporting enabling legislation and sharing good practice.  

In this issue:

• Supporting localism in Pakistan

• Boosting community wellbeing - successes and legacies resulting from CLGF's DFID-funded project to strenghten lcoal government in delivering development

• Localising the SDGs in Rwanda

• SDG pilot projects in the Caribbean 

• Focus on CLGF's research work, including an interview with journal contributor Thina Nzo.

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Issue 2/2016 - November 2016

Delivering development on the ground
CLGF’s newly revamped Bulletin highlights the ways in which CLGF is punching above its weight to deliver development on the ground through its programmes and activities across the Commonwealth. This issue includes:

• Comment by Secretary-General Dr Greg Munro on CLGF's new direction of travel
• Key role of local and regional governments at Habitat III
• Delivering development on the ground 
• Building sustainable cities
• Ensuring local governments are fit for the future #clgc2017

Download CLGF Bulletin November 2016