The WRR (Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid) - Scientific Council for Government Policy - presented its report Less Pretension, More Ambition. Development aid that makes a difference (Minder pretentie, meer ambitie. Ontwikkelingshulp die verschil maakt) on Monday, 18 January 2010. The first copy of the report was handed over to the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Bert Koenders.

Less pretention, more ambition: On-line debate on Dutch development assistance
On 18 January the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy presented its report “Less Pretension, More Ambition: Development that Makes a Difference” to the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Bert Koenders. This long-awaited study proposes substantial changes in the organisation of Dutch aid as well as more structural attention for global public good s. The bi-monthly magazine, The Broker, is hosting an on-line debate on the issues raised in report, with more than sixty contributions from Dutch experts and practitioners so far. While the first round of debate will be mainly in Dutch, the discussion will be broadened to include international commentators from early February. The April issue of The Broker will publish a special report with an article by the authors of the report as well as a summary of both the Dutch and international discussion.