The Capacity Building Task Force (CBTF) addresses priority issues around capacity development of institutions and individuals that wish to achieve the CIARD Checklist.  The CIARD regional and international partners implement capacity development initiatives, and interested parties can contact them directly or through CIARD at information@ciard.net .  The main areas of work in capacity building are:

• Institutional Development – building information-related capacity of national institutions
• Training for Individuals – face-to-face and distance learning formats for three main stakeholder groups: (i) information specialists, (ii) managers and decision-makers, (iii) researchers and academics.
• Training resources – modular materials available in various languages to support capacity building activities, featuring the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)  

Means of collaboration and communication DGroups site under construction