Partnerships Central is an internet-based, independent platform designed to inform, promote, facilitate and build capacity of partnerships efficiently and effectively worldwide. Through an extensive alliance of governments, civil society organisations, intergovernmental agencies and industry sector associations, Partnerships Central will provide, on an unprecedented scale, the means, motivation and opportunity for the creation of new partnerships down to the local level - thereby unlocking the potential of partnerships to become a major force in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and the achievement of sustainable development generally.