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'Shifting Wealth’ generates a great deal of interest during presentations of the Perspectives on Global Development 2010 in New York and Washington

23-Sep-2010

The PGD 2010 report continued its tour with a presentation at the UN In New York on 13 September. The audience showed considerable interest and enthusiasm for the report, leading to a long and animated discussion on the topic of Shifting Wealth. PGD 2010 was also presented to a packed audience at the US State Dept in Washington, DC and representatives expressed their interest in next year’s topic of ‘social cohesion’. A background paper to the report was presented at the OAS, followed by a discussion moderated Amb. Ramdin, Deputy Sec. Gen. of the OAS.

Call for Papers: Social Cohesion

08-Sep-2010

The Development Centre is putting out a call for papers in advance of its International Conference on Social Cohesion and Development which will take place in Paris on 20-21 January 2011. Contributions from the field of economics or other social sciences are invited and the deadline for submitting abstracts is 15 October 2010. Social Cohesion is the theme of the 2011 edition of the Development Centre’s Perspectives on Global Development.

 

Working paper on "Renminbi and Poor-Country Growth"

08-Sep-2010

Discussions on how best to exit from global imbalances to create a more balanced world economy have ignored the impact on poor countries of proposals to redress these imbalances. This paper aims at filling that gap. It gauges the degree of renminbi (RMB) undervaluation; presents evidence on RMB undervaluation and China’s GDP growth rate; surveys the role of the real effective exchange rate – both its level and its stability over time – for underpinning growth in developing countries, especially in large dual economies such as China and India.

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the Informal Network of DAC Development Communicators

01-Dec-2008

For the first time the DevCom Annual Meeting was hosted by the United States. It brought together more than 65 communicators and experts, including new donors such as Israel and Thailand. The issues covered during the sessions were communicating results and aid effectiveness, new trends on the Internet, communication strategies of non-state actors, making development more media-friendly, polling for public opinion. The meeting also provided the opportunity for several members states to share best practices.

Managing for and Communicating about Development Results

10-Apr-2008

This DevCom Network meeting was organised in collaboration with the Joint Venture on Managing for Development Results and attended by representatives of more than twenty bilateral and multilateral aid agencies. Policy makers and development communicators were able to share their respective views on development results. Discussions constituted a first step in the development of guiding principles on the role of communications in managing results.

Public campaigns about the MDGs since 2003

11-Jan-2008

After a slow start, public awareness about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is rising steadily in OECD countries, especially where publicity campaigns are run. Our study of three OECD countries shows that successful MDG campaigns are long-term, funded adequately, and involve local authorities, civil society organisations and the private sector.

Summary report of the 2007 Annual DevCom Meeting

11-Jan-2008

In November 2007, the members of the Informal Network of DAC Development Communicators met in Lisbon for two days of brainstorming about the current state and future of development communication. The summary report gives an overview of the discussions and projects for the coming year.

DevCom Network: 2007 Annual Meeting

15-Oct-2007

How can the results and effectiveness of development cooperation be better communicated by donors? The participants of the 19th Annual Meeting of the DevCom Network will deal with different dimensions of this question on 6 and 7 November 2007 in Lisbon (Portugal). In the lead-up to this event, the Development Centre is pleased to present revamped web pages with public opinion data and analysis and information about the DevCom network's activities.

China: A Helping Hand for Latin America?

18-Aug-2006

China’s trade impact on Latin America is positive via an export boom and indirectly better terms of trade.  Its emergence is also a wake up call for the region: more reforms are needed, especially in infrastructure, in order to maintain Latin America’s comparative advantage.

The Impact of Asian Drivers on the Developing World

10-Apr-2006

Development Centre is taking part in this globally networked research programme focusing on the impact of newly dynamic Asian economies on low-income economies. The programme is co-ordinated by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex.

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