The African Centre for Resource Studies (ACRS) is a non-profit organization committed to optimal development and use of resources in Africa. ACRS works to fulfill UN Millennium Development Goals 1 and 8 through programs examining development, leadership, and governance. ACRS' vision is for Africa to sustainably develop its resources and fight poverty. It aims to be a knowledge and innovation hub through programs, research, and building partnerships between public and private institutions. ACRS membership provides access to expertise and networks to support development goals.

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AFRICAN CENTRE FOR RESOURCE STUDIES
A Not-for-Profit NGO
WHO WE ARE!
About ACRS
ACRS is the foremost regional public/private partnership of Leaders from Government,
Business, Media and the Academia committed to the optimum development and use of
resources and dedicated to the study of public governance, public leadership. ACRS works
towards fulfilling Africa’s obligation to UN-MDG 1&8, making development the core plan of
our regional development, with Nigeria as a benchmark. Our programmes are conducted
regularly and are coordinated from selected cities and first class public institutions across the
globe.
ACRS membership is a fraternal association of multi-stakeholder of people and organizations
with shared desire to support regional and national development, primarily drawn from
leading companies, agencies, states, local governments, ministries, Parastatal, institutions and
individuals.
Mission
As Africa’s centre of excellence, ACRS will contribute to the optimum development and use of
resources through the process of integrating international best practices, technology, people and
sharing of development implementation strategies between cross border institutions that will
change the way we live and work, mobilize finance and expertise, establish partnerships to
promote rapid development in Africa.
Vision
ACRS vision comes from the desire to see a continent empowered to optimally develop the use
of its resources to fight poverty and create opportunities for sustainable development. ACRS
seeks to be the foremost regional knowledge and creative-led-innovative centre.
Objectives
 To examine annually, the present state of development in Nigeria and other African
countries, future tendencies, and the various options available for different stakeholders
in development, by providing an indication of different scenarios of development
annually, from the global view point;

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 To strengthen institutional and participants’ skills in development management, service
delivery and development policy analysis, in order to equip them with problem solving,
analytic and strategic action skills needed for major policy and institutional reforms;
 To improve participants’ familiarity with the working relationship between the
executive, legislature and the judiciary as well as infuse in them the value of
transparency and accountability.
 To expose the participants to international best practices through preparatory and
continuation programmes of the Nigeria Development Forum-NDF in other countries;
 To identify, investigate and conceptualize new issues directly relevant to a new public
administration from core civil service to public service agencies and their private sector
counterparts;
 To encourage a proper conceptualization of public making and execution with particular
reference to public service, good governance and leadership, drawing from old
democracies and international experiences;
 To provide an overview of the prevailing methods of making and implementing policies
and lessons learned through in-depth study of world best practices;
 To evaluate the instruments and programmes currently being used by other counties
and international development institutions, etc to measure development effectiveness;
propose innovative instruments and programmes taking into accounts best practices
worldwide;
 Assess the development effectiveness of public institutions in order to focus on those
that the government may place higher priorities for reform;
 Disseminate information on the state of development in Nigeria through NDF quarterly
journal and other national and international publications;
Contribute in the development of:
 A new leadership for Nigeria, which is equipped with functional competence and a new
understanding of the essence of governance;
 A leadership able to combine service delivery, development capabilities, strategic vision,
purposeful and critical decision making skills that will guide his/her organisation and
country;
 A leadership able to inspire, promote and facilitate change;
 A leadership that will provide long-term purpose and vision and translate into practical
goals and action;
 A leadership, which completely understands its responsibilities to the people; to lead
with the end in mind; realize state/institutional goals and achieve strategies to enable

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those being led to think differently; change and develop behaviours and culture to move
his/her people forward;
 A leadership able to overcome barriers to change, and manage innovations in a
democratic governance; identify new framework for solving problems and realize the
potentials of his/her people;
 A leadership schooled in the kind of advanced skills necessary to encourage and set the
conditions for Nigeria to transform and modernize its economy, while ensuring that the
standard of living of all people are raised;
 A leadership schooled in the kind of advanced skills necessary to encourage and set the
conditions for Nigeria to transform and modernize its economy, while ensuring that the
standard of living of all people are raised;
 A leadership, which embraces a value system considered a step towards attaining
genuine democracy and good governance in Nigeria;
 A leadership able to build peace, unity, the respect for Democratic principles, and
commitment to governmental accountability, which, are considered prerequisites for
democracy to thrive in Nigeria;
 A leadership that will be able to take account of global trend and integrate this into
strategic action plans;
Aims and guiding rules of ACRS
1. To initiate and promote programmes for the optimum development and use of
resources. That is to say:
a. To design, manage, execute and evaluate large scale Regional and National Resource
Development Projects including, Good Governance frameworks, Leadership and other
Development Studies and Programmes, harmonization of best practices in economic
governance programmes
b. To operate and establish secretariats and offices in other cities in Africa and beyond.
c. To hire a professional staffing with considerable experience in all aspects of Resource
Development including, Manpower, Planning, Finance, Technology, Training and
Technical assistance, particularly in emerging economies.
d. To ensure that the Centre has multi-disciplinary strength that will guarantee its pursuit
for good governance and people centered leadership in Africa.
2. To develop and build triple “A” rated International Resource Centre. That is to say:
a. To build a Management Training and Human Resource Development Centre
with all the modern facilities that will encompass two institutes - Institutes of
Public Governance and Administrative Sciences and the Institute of Public Policy
Leadership.

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b. Build a major skills and Resource Science Centre in Africa that will provide
access to the technical knowhow of people and technologies, a Centre that will
welcome a continuing relationship with African countries and all other
specialized institutions for leadership and public governance studies.
3. To provide opportunities through international conferences, seminars, workshops, etc.
to exchange ideas, problems and solutions and to improve the quality, efficiency and
effectiveness of services provided in today’s changing environment.
4. The Centre shall periodically make adequate arrangement to carry out studies and
survey on the “PRESENT CIRCUMCTANCES OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN
AFRICA”, to cover such areas as:
a. Growth of industry and the national plans;
b. Comprehensive National Development plans;
c. New industrial cities and special location concept;
d. Strategies of Africa Economic plan;
e. Trend of overseas direct investment;
f. Rearrangement plans for metropolitan areas.
Partnership
ACRS will continue to seek for partnership from a select companies, institutions and
individuals who would strongly support the Centre’s commitment to regional programmes for
sustainable development, good governance, reform in public service and public leadership at
the Centre’s endeavours at regional, national and institutional levels. They would contribute
their specific skills, competencies, expertise and interests to ACRS goals, thus enabling the
Centre to combine all available resources to engage in activities that will help to fight poverty,
create jobs and opportunities and bring technology to the marginalized region of Africa.
What is a partnership?
A partnership is an arrangement between the ACRS and another entity where:
1. Both partners share goals and objectives as related to the proposed activity, and have
a strong interest in the partnership,
2. Both partners formally commit resources (intellectual, financial, technical, logistical,
and/or personnel) towards a joint activity/common objective,
3. Both partners are jointly responsible for the output and share the risks.
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Partnerships are critical to fulfilling the ACRS mission and obligation. They allow the Centre to
enrich the content of its programmes, scale them up, intensify their outreach, and continue to
support them far beyond what would have been possible working alone. Partnerships enable
ACRS and its partner organisations to significantly broaden the reach and deepen the impact of
ACRS work in its focus areas of governance, resource optimization through recent advances in
technology, and public sector governance and leadership. In the next few years, we will be
building partnerships with a wide range of organisations and individuals that share ACRS
mission and provide expertise, content, facilities, staffing, funding, and many other inputs to
support joint capacity building programmes of the Centre.
The essence of our partnership programme
1. Augment ACRS intellectual resources, content, strategy, knowledge, networks,
and financial resources from both the public and private sectors,
2. Help to create cost-effective programmes, coordinate activities, and harmonise
sponsorship for its partner organisations.
What we expect from our partners
 The partners should share the goals and objectives of the joint activity and have a strong
interest in the partnership;
 The partners would formally commit resources (intellectual, financial, technical,
logistical, and/or personnel) to the joint activity;
 The partners are jointly responsible for the output of the activity and share the risks;
 The partners must have demonstrated technical competence: relevant faculty and/or
skills and experience, requisite infrastructure, proven track record in the area of the
activity, and/or commitment to strengthening capacity in the selected area;
 The partners agree to a common approach for measuring outcomes and results.
Partnerships help to fulfill ACRS overall activity by
• Building capacity of the Centre and that of our partner organisation.
• Helping cost share the delivery of ACRS activities and improving its relevance in
national development, and/or
• Strengthening ACRS’s ability to reach its target audience and to achieve its programme
and project objectives.
ACRS Academy of Fellows
ACRS Academy of Fellows is comprised of men and women of distinction whose
accomplishments are of worldwide reference interest. Our Fellowship are open to Political
Leaders, Academia, Industry Governors, and Technocrats who have excelled in public

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governance, academics and the private sector-with significantcontributions to the promotion of
knowledge. You can only be called for Fellowship if you have inspired confidence in all those
who have been privileged to work closely with you; Our Fellows must have strong exceptional
understanding of key national and international issues.
They must have accumulated considerable experience in the process of managing institutions,
organizations, etc; they must have participated actively in creating linkages between the public
and the private sector. They must have the ability to deliver a compelling vision of the future in
these unprecedented times. We engage our Fellows in partnership through our programmes to
shape our institutional, international and national agenda. Those able to apply innovative
thinking to create new opportunities in times of crisis are admitted into the ACRS Academy of
fellows.
Our values, our people and our organisation
The reputation of the centre, which was founded in 1992 and formally incorporated in Nigeria
in 2000, depends entirely on its values, insight, knowledge and people. The Centre has a Board
of Trustees, Governing Council, Advisory Council and a Board of Directors and Council of
Patrons.
For Members
The key values of ACRS membership are technical innovation, access to cutting-edge
information, networking opportunities, and exclusive member benefits.
ACRS memberships help support the mission of ACRS to advance development for humanity
and the profession. At the same time, they help build a platform to introduce quality service
delivery in the public sector
 ACRS and ACRS society membership
 Benefits of membership
 Member resources
Member and visitor services;
ACRS and ACRS society membership
Join the Africa's most innovative think-tank forum via ACRS memberships. Through these
memberships, you can stay current in your chosen profession, keep in touch with your peers,
and invest in your career advancement.
Benefits of ACRS membership
With globalisation increasingly gaining momentum, ACRS recognises that development
practitioners, public leaders and governors of public institutions will face challenges that extend
far beyond their areas of work; ACRS membership guarantees you the unique opportunity to

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further the cause of development, public governance and leadership and your perspective on
development within an international context. By using the facilities of ACRS when put in
place, you are assured access to leading experts, a cluster of technologies and cutting edge
information on a broad range of issues, ensuring that no matter where you are based, you have
the opportunity to work on a level playing field alongside your peers.
ACRS delivers access to the industry's most essential technical information, networking
opportunities, career development tools, and many other exclusive benefits to its members.
ACRS membership benefits include:
 ACRS magazine subscription
 ACRS member portal access
 ACRS quarterly executive dinner sessions
 ACRS personalized membership development programme
 Participation at ACRS forums across the globe etc
Why Join ACRS?
Because you can:
 define your profession
 decide what's on the agenda, globally
 make a definite difference
 keep up-to-date
 help others & help yourself (reciprocal benefit)
 network and collaborate
ACRS it is the main platform for formulating goals, exerting influence as a group, protecting
interests, and finding solutions to national development challenges. ACRS offers you an
international network to exchange ideas and to promote international cooperation, research and
development in all fields. ACRS depends on the cooperation and active involvement of its
members to reach its goals.
Advantages of being an ACRS member:
 Extend and sustain your professional network at an international level;
 Think strategically: decide what will be on the political agenda by using your voting
rights;
 Be active in one of ACRS's working groups and help develop standards and guidelines;
take part in meetings, seminars and workshops, discuss important issues with your
colleagues from all over the world and exchange information on the topics you work on;
For further questions Please contact the ACRS membership team

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Members also will enjoy the following privileges:
 Gain access to our network of communications, which favours the sharing of expertise,
experiences and knowledge.
 Learn the latest development in international development programmes/projects,
public leadership and good governance with access to the proposed ACRS International
Development Journal.
 Gain unrestricted access through our interactive website to the oncoming online library
and development databank.
 Receive discounts on all published books, Journals and magazines of the ACRS.
 Members’ works, biographies and other publications will be put together on request and
published by the ACRS press.
 The products, and or areas of specialisation of our members will be showcased on our
website at a minimum cost. We will contribute our specific skills and competencies to
further our members’ goals and aspirations.
Being an ACRS member offers you a great opportunity to establish international contacts to
further or evaluate your everyday practice. It helps you to broaden your horizon by
contributing ideas garnered from the sessions to work in your specific working area at an
international level.
ACRS offers its members a platform for exchanging ideas and promoting international co-
operation, research and development in all fields. Participating in ACRS's international
network enables you to participate in setting the political agenda and lobby for the good of your
profession, career, constituency, institution and or country.
Some Facts about ACRS Members
ACRS is an international not-for-profit organization registered in Nigeria under part C of the
CAMD, working in partnership with government Agencies on Public Private Partnership
Structure on specific projects and programmes. Our programmes are conducted regularly and
coordinated from major cities across the globe.
Our forums in most parts of the world have always emphasized the root of diplomacy,
dialogue, negotiation and partnership, mindful of our commitment to our goals-to thrive
towards achieving Africa’s obligation to UN-MDG goal number 8 Partnership Building. We
have continued to work towards these ends through our international meetings and
programmes. Through its members, ACRS represents a large and growing number of
innovative minds and information professionals from all over the world.
ACRS currently has members from both the public and the private sector. Our members are
associations, institutions, but also individuals and professionals.