Patrick Canagasingham This is Me

Education

 Web References

1. 1. neelan.org

   www.neelan.org/management.asp - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/14/2006   Last Visited: 12/14/2006

   Patrick Canagasingham, Executive Director
   
   Patrick has extensive experience in programme development and management, grant management, policy formulation, conflict resolution, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT); acquired in the public, private and NGO sectors in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
   
   Patrick obtained a Masters Degree in Human Rights from the University of London, U.K, a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from York University, Canada and is a graduate of the Canadian International Development Agency's (CIDA), Strategic Information Management Program (SIMP).

2. 2. IDF

   www.idfresearch.org/gov06rrr.a - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/26/2005   Last Visited: 10/24/2006

   Patrick Canagasingham Executive Director, Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust spoke on the ‘ Decentralisation Experiences of Sri Lanka '. He spoke on how ill planned and inefficiently implemented decentralisation policy added to ethnic conflict in the region. On the other hand, Hossain Zillur Rahman, Chairman, Power and Participation Research Centre, in his presentation on ‘ Decentralisation Experiences of Bangladesh ' elaborated how the region has benefited from decentralisation policy. V. Santhakumar from Centre for Development Studies also showed how decentralisation has worked in Kerala in his presentation ‘ Decentralisation in Kerala' . M. Govinda Rao, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy spoke on the ‘ Decentralisation Experiences of India ' providing examples and broad lessons learnt.