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Who we are & What we do Local Research for Better Lives Slide 1 | Title WHAT IS GDN? A public international organization that supports high-quality, policy- oriented, social science research in developing and transition countries,
Slide 1 | Title
Local Research for Better Lives
that supports high-quality, policy-
developing and transition countries, to promote better lives
includes prominent global scholars
international Assembly with members from five countries: Colombia, Hungary, India, Spain and Sri Lanka
WHAT IS GDN?
Slide 2 | Introduction
VISION A world in which evidence and scholarly knowledge inform and inspire development and policy decisions. VALUES Inclusiveness, transparency, efficiency, and research ethics and quality. PURPOSE Improve development outcomes and livelihoods through high-quality, policy-oriented research in the social sciences, produced in developing countries and connected globally.
Slide 3 | Introduction
Pierre Jacquet President François Bourguignon Chair of the Board Professor Emeritus, Paris School
Economist of the World Bank
LEADERSHIP
VICE CHAIR | Guillermo Perry, Universidad de Los Andes [COLOMBIA]
Guillermo de la Dehesa, Centre for Economics Policy Research [SPAIN] Shanta Devarajan, The World Bank Joan Esteban, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics [SPAIN] Francisco Ferreira, World Bank Development Research Group Heba Handoussa, Egypt Network for Integrated Development [EGYPT] Sato Hiroshi, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) [JAPAN] Habibul Haque Khondker, Zayed University [UAE] Justin Yifu Lin, Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development [CHINA] Wahiduddin Mahmud, Economic Research Group [BANGLADESH] Helen Milner, Woodrow Wilson School [USA] Mthuli Ncube, Blavatnik School of Government and Research [UK] Biman Prasad, The University of the South Pacific [FIJI] Cristian Popa, ex European Investment Bank [ROMANIA] Siew Yea Tham, ISEAS- Yusof Ishak Institute [MALAYSIA] Shlomo Weber, Southern Methodist University, Dallas [RUSSIA]
Board of Directors 2018
Slide 4 | Introduction
Grantees around the world 1999 -2017
Slide 23 | Program s
REACH
Figures: 1999-2017
ACHIEVEMENTS
Slide 8 | History
REVENUE STREAM
Slide 24 | Revenue
Strategy | 2017-2022
WHAT | Building the capacity to build research capacity in weak research environments WHY | These regions and countries are excluded from development initiatives HOW | 2-3 year partnerships with institutions, provide them with a package of services to meet their goals and monitor their results
Strengthening research in low-capacity environments
Slide 27 | New Strategy
Ongoing Program:
Least Developed Countries
Supporting global collaborative research
Slide 29 | New Strategy
WHAT | High-quality global collaborative research programs across countries, regions and disciplines WHY | Global challenges need to be addressed through local dimensions HOW | Support research on sustainable development challenges, encourage north-south and south- south connections, capacity building, quality control and monitoring.
Ongoing Programs:
Improve Competitiveness Strategies
Private and Public Sector: Roles and Lessons from Kaizen Approaches
in Africa
Development Finance and Organizational Learning
Awards
Putting development research to better use
Slide 31 | New Strategy
WHAT | Instruments and approaches to connect research and policy WHY | A mismatch between the demand and need for evidence and policy research by decision- makers and the supply of academic research HOW | Open the design of research to all development stakeholders to connect demand and supply develop high quality research translation products
Ongoing Programs:
Conference
Through better knowledge of major development challenges, visible progress in a number of sectors related to sustainable development and poverty reduction More effective research capacity building assistance Policy is better informed in least developed countries Better development policies and lives for citizens
STRATEGIC IMPACT
Slide 35 | New Strategy
Impact Stories
IMPACT STORY |
ARMENIA 2009-13 PROJECT Strengthening Institutions to Improve Public Sector Accountability GRANTEE Advanced Social Technologies DONOR Department for International Development (DFID), UK
STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTABILITY
Slide 11 | Im pact Story
Study| Benefit incidence analysis of public subsidies for higher education. Main Finding | The top income quintile received five times more subsidies than the bottom one. Recommendation | A system of targeted subsidies through loans and need-based allowances to universities, to counter poorer students’ exclusion from the national skilled labor market. Impact | The recommendations were incorporated a new government strategy for equitable education, enacted into law by Parliament in 2011. The project aimed to “develop an independent analytical capability
that understands budgets and programs and how to reform them.” Charles Griffin, Lead Technical Advisor
Slide 12 | Im pact Story
IMPACT STORY |
MADAGASCAR 2015-16 PROJECT Global Research Project on Natural Resource Management GRANTEE Solofo Andriamanantsoa Rakotondraompiana, University of Antananarivo DONORS Agence Française de Développement, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Development
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN MADAGASCAR
Slide 13 | Im pact Story
Study| Natural capital accounting, for measuring natural capital and ecosystem services through land-cover mapping in a protected area called Antrema. Findings identified areas that require more managerial focus to stop degradation. Result | The program increased the visibility of the research team and the Indian Ocean Commission funded the team to carry a similar exercise in a different protected area; the government showed interest in the method; and the program confirmed the feasibility of a bottom-up approach mobilizing local constituencies to build natural capital accounts. Principal Investigator Rakotondraompiana points
implementation of natural capital accounting is feasible with few resources.”
Slide 14 | Im pact Story
IMPACT STORY |
ETHIOPIA 2014-2017 PROJECT Building Research Capacity in Least Developed Countries GRANTEE Haramaya University in Ethiopia DONORS The World Bank and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada
BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Slide 15 | Im pact Story
Pilot | Strengthen research training programs in least developed countries, based
Process | Tailor support for designing, monitoring and evaluating high-quality research trainings, and
Slide 16 | Im pact Story
Impact | The university institutionalized new standards for funding, designing and evaluating research trainings and re-allocated internal resources from ministerial budgets to strengthen research training.
Slide 36 | Closing Slide