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Tanorama was established in 1994 as a network of high quality expertise in the design, management and appraisal of international development projects. The concept of the "network" was seen by the persons and organisations that supported its establishment as an efficient means of maintaining contact with major development agencies - such as Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID, now DFAT), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank (WB) and United Nations (UN) organisations - while keeping in touch with each other. The members agreed that a network offered greater management and administrative efficiency to support their involvement in development assistance projects than a more traditional corporate structure.

The purposes of the Network are to gather and share information on development issues and activities, and to jointly pursue consultancies and projects that match the capabilities of members. The Network therefore maintains efficient communication, information and management systems designed to enable members to track, win and implement projects in the increasingly competitive market for development assistance. Tanorama is a growing "bank" of persons with outstanding capacities and records of achievement in international development projects and consultancies.