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Instituto Desarrollo: The culture of communication and advocacy at ID

By Elvio Segovia 19/08/2014

This blog is part of a showcase of exhibits from Latin American think tanks participating in the Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) programme. You may view other entries on the Latin America PEC Showcase Overview Page. 

This is a 6 minutes video that highlights the change in the organizational culture brought about by the PEC programme. It emphasizes the extent to which communication and incidence have become embedded in the work of ID.

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Showcase exhibit: View ID’s video on institutional change (Spanish only)

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This post has been produced as part of the Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) programme. However,  these are the author’s personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of TTI. You can find all ongoing outputs related to this project via the PEC mini-site on Research to Action. To get updates from the PEC programme and be part of the discussion sign-up to our RSS or email updates. You can also follow our progress via Twitter using the following hashtag #ttipec.

Image courtesy of Sebastien Wiertz / Flickr.com

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Elvio Segovia

Elvio Segovia es un Ingeniero civil y miembro fundador del Instituto Desarrollo. Ha participado en numerosas actividades de capacitación orientadas a fortalecer la comunicación estratégica y la incidencia. Es Director de Comunicación de ID desde Mayo 2014 y le ha dado un nuevo y fuerte énfasis.

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