On 18 January 2010 the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) presented its report ‘Minder pretentie, meer ambitie: ontwikkelingshulp die verschil maakt’ to the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr Bert Koenders. This long-awaited study promotes substantial changes in the organisation of Dutch aid as well as more structural attention for global public goods. In the past years, heated discussions about international development in the Dutch media have rarely been the perfect example of a nuanced, constructive debate. Because The Broker believes that the future of aid merits exactly that, we are hosting this discussion blog. Over a hundred Dutch experts and practitioners have contributed their opinions and comments until thus far. You can still join the debate!

An international discussion blog with contributors from across the world has also started. The 2010 April issue of The Broker published a special report with an article by the authors of the WRR report as well as a summary of both the Dutch and international discussion.

Download the WRR report in Dutch

Download the WRR report in English

Read a guide through the report here (in Dutch) by Editor in Chief of The Broker, Frans Bieckmann.

Read the Broker reports from live debates all over the country