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The Institute On Governance (IOG), a Canadian non-profit organization founded in 1990, promotes effective governance. Its activities focus on: citizen participation; Aboriginal governance; building policy capacity, accountability and performance measurement; information technology and governance; and youth and governance. The IOG advises public organizations, undertakes policy-relevant research, and brings people together to promote learning and dialogue on governance issues.The Institute also analyses effective governance models in many regions of the world, disseminates information and best practices, and works with developing countries to create innovative approaches.

Policity.com is a collaborative, non-partisan site dedicated to governance issues and practices. It is a partnership of public and private organizations in support of the active participation of citizens in resolving issues of public concern, shaping government policy, and ensuring that citizens' needs are central to program design and service delivery. Policity has been designed for people to interact, test their ideas and become part of an international network contributing to the growing body of knowledge in citizen participation and community action.

Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative includes an innovative practice database site of the Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary. The site has publications and other electronic resources for managing multiethnic communities. It contains a case study database concerning good practices in the field of community relations in multiethnic environments and local initiatives for ethnic conflict resolution and local governance.

The Global Campaign for Good Urban Governance of UN-Habitat signals a new and strategic approach to working towards the establishment of good urban governance in the world’s towns and cities. The Campaign is designed to promote accountable and transparent urban governance, which responds to and benefits all sectors of society, particularly the urban poor, and which strives to eradicate all forms of exclusion. The Habitat Agenda, adopted at the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul in June 1996, commits UN-Habitat to achieve this goal.

INTA is an international network encouraging the exchange of information, experience and best practices on urban development and renewal across the world.

It's missions are:
- to act as an international forum and network for the collection, exchange and sharing of information and ideas on best practice in the development and growth of urban areas
- to contribute to the world debate on urban development and regeneration
- to promote public private partnerships on urban issues
- to shape appropriate public and private sector policies for urban and regional development.

Emphasis is on practical and realistic experiences which result in the improvement of urban areas for all inhabitants through proper application by the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.