How can the application and implementation of the acquired Platform knowledge be ensured in a particular country?
One of the most damaging aspects of failed development and reform efforts worldwide is that countless initiatives, despite being well-funded and based on the best intentions, never are implemented. Many reasons exist for these persistent failures, including meaningless project selection criteria, lack of local support and motivation, careless waste of funds on (at best) useless features, inexperienced advisers, or simple disinterest and absence of sustained commitment after some initial enthusiasm. Despite the multitude of such causes, one common denominator that is always present in failed development and reform projects is the utter absence of strict, disciplined and mandatory work distribution guidelines for the task force mandated with the implementation of the projects. These guidelines are usually missing not only out of negligence, but also because no effort is being made to transfer the know-how to the local professionals and decision makers, together with the necessary impleme
