In November last year we launched the InDev Australian Development Ecosystem Map. The response was incredible!
But, as we acknowledged when sharing, the map was incomplete. So over the last few months we have been adding those organisations which reached out to us through the submission form (which remains open), sent messages, or reached out to us at events. We are extremely thankful to each of you for taking the time.
Which brings us to today, and we are beyond excited to share with you Version 2 of the InDev Australian Development Ecosystem Map!
A larger version of the map is available here.
Whats Changed?
The main changes from last time are the more than 20 new organisations that have been added.
Beyond this, we have added a section within the consultants segment to showcase the critical work of independent consultants. The hundreds of consultants perform key roles across all aspects of development, and we wanted to ensure that they were demonstrated in the map.
Whats next?
While we have worked hard to build the map, we know there are still areas that remain missing, especially in the Finance (Foundations). If you know of key organisations that are missing, make sure you add them to our online database so we can include them in the next map!
As for the future of the map, we hope to share an update each year in order to start tracking the changing faces within Global Development. This exercise will help show how the sector evolves, through new players, mergers and closures over time.
We are also working to add more depth and detail to the map, so will start reaching out to organisations this year to confirm details we have captured. Watch this space!
Lastly, our hope is to build this map out into different ecosystems in the region. If you would like to partner with us to support this work, please get in touch!
But for now, thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of this map, organisations who submitted online, those who helped review and advise us, and those who gave generously of their time in sense checking it all!
Most importantly, a huge thank you to InDev’s own, Jasmine Burdon, for all her work in the development of this map!