The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are an integrated framework of specific targets and commitments to halve global poverty by 2015 as agreed to by all UN member nations and leading development institutions. Global demographic trends demonstrate that ever-increasing urbanisation translates into key development challenges at the local sphere. Therefore it is necessary to disseminate MDG efforts from the national level to sub-national and local levels to ensure the poor are being met at their place of need. This reallocation of developmental authority will require significant capacity building to equip local officials with tried and tested models for strategic planning, implementation, and monitoring. Developing the ability of executive leadership and elected officials to cope with these urgent problems requires a flexible yet structured approach to knowledge sharing. Best practice sharing amongst peers is a valuable tool in gar