3P Institute (Institute for sustainable Management) partners with CDI under the DEG support to implement a programme on CSR oriented Sustainable Business Management. Vietnam into the globalisation and WTO emerge more with CSR and received interest from corporates. The programme organized training courses to companies on CSR related Corporate management by digital learning.

CDI participated into the APEC project link here on “New Corporate Procurement Strategy on Trade in Goods and Services in APEC Region, -Supply-chain options with CSR perspective-” under the technical assistance of Institute for International Studies and Training (IIST) of Japan. The book was published in March 2008. A case study on “BITIS in Vietnam - Creating Values Through Good CSR Initiatives in Supply Chain” was written by Ngo Huong, Co-Founder, Center for Development and Integration. CDI representatives also took part in the warp up meeting and Asian Forum on CSR in September, 2007 in Hochiminh City to discuss on 13 other CSR cases under this APEC project more on here

In February - March 2007, Center for Development and Integration, upon request of the Ninh Binh province, provided support to the PAR in province within the framework of provincial PAR-master plan 2006-2010. The work focus on Capacity Needs Assessment of the local cadres and the capacity situation of the local political schools in their training capacity delivery. The capacity needs are identified on the area of management skills, leadership, planning capacity for local officials and local cadres and monitoring of local elected representatives at local levels, local Father Front Association, People's Inspectors and poverty reduction officials. The report also mentions recommendations on organisational arrangements and contents for the capacity building strategy for the local government.

CDI can move further to work in Daknong province. Following the previous experience on socio-economic development planning and capacity building at local level in Daklak in 2005, Kon Tum in 2006, Hoa Binh in 2006-2007, Ninh Binh in 2007, Soc Trang in 2006 etc. CDI undertakes the assignment under TA4679-VIE of the ADB to support Daknong province in the project “Development and Delivery of Training Courses on Socio-economic Development Planning for Dak Nong Province” . The project will be conducted for 6 months from January 2008.

In 2007, CDI joins hand with National Economic University to develop the Planning Manual for the MPI-UNDP SLGP project. The project executed by Ministry of Planning and Investment aims to build the capacity for the planning officials at all levels, including public finance management and planning in its larger reform. The manual is a guide book for new knowledge and skills development in the socio-economic planning development process. It has been used as the tools which is appreciated by local officials with new planning tools and methods like results based planning, strategic planning, participatory planning for issues like gender, poverty, ethnic minority.