Elena Petkova, WRI, May 27, 2005

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Elena Petkova, WRI, May 27, 2005
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The Access Initiative (TAI) and the Partnership
for Principle 10 (PP10) focus on

• promoting the accelerated and enhanced
  implementation of Principle 10 at the national
  level.

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TAI and PP10
Common Features

• Common objectives
• Global scope
• Non-binding, voluntary
• Decoding access into common elements of law and
  practice and into practical actions

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TAI/PP10 DIFFERENCES
TAI
PP10

• NGO coalition
• National constituencies
• National-level indicators of access
• Global sources and methods
• National and global dialogues

• Governments, NGOs, international institutions
• Commitments for action additional, measurable
• Peer accountability
• Assistance and collaboration for implementation

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Lessons

• Common standards
• Differences starting points, priorities,
  capacity
• Critical factors national demand, flexibility
• Important factors Peer accountability, financial
  support

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Sources

• Websites
• www.accessinitiative.org,
• www.iniciativadeacceso.org
• www.pp10.org
• Publications
• Global Closing the Gap, World Resources Report,
  Guide, Indicator software
• National reports (UNECE)
• Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Ukraine
• Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal