Strengthening the Voices of the Global South on
Development
Rathin RoyDirector
IPC-IG: The social policy brand
in and for the Global South
Brasilia, 2 February 2012
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Framework for IPC-IGHistory of IPC-IGThe partnership with BrazilVision
Current approach and prioritiesApplied Research & Knowledge ProductionOutreach, Advocacy & Strategic PartnershipsPolicy Dialogue & South-South Dialogue
Framework for IPC-IG
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Framework for IPC-IG
History of IPC-IG
IPC-IG was established in Brasilia in 2004 as a global partnership between the Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP New York and the Government of Brazil.
Institutional video
UNDP decentralization process
Goal: Bring advisory services closer to the field and foster strategic partnerships with leading emerging countries for South-South policy dialogue
Global Thematic Facilities: o Democratic Governance Centre in Oslo (2004)
o Drylands Development Centre in Nairobi (2004)
o International Poverty Reduction Centre in Beijing (2005)
o Strategic Partnerships Centre in Seoul (2011)
o Private Sector Development Centre in Istanbul (2011)
IPC-IG is widely recognised as the
‘success story’ of UNDP Global Thematic Facilities, being involved in various consultation processes
that lead to the creation of new global centres.
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Framework for IPC-IG
The partnership with Brazil
•The creation of the Executive Council in 2009
Secretariat of Strategic Affairs at the Presidency of the Republic (SAE/PR)
Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
Ministry of External Relations (MRE)
•Annual Meeting: Work Plan and strategic guidance
•Financial contributions
•Secondment of researchers and visiting fellows – Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
•Focal point: Secretariat of Strategic Affairs, Presidency of the Republic (SAE/PR)
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Framework for IPC-IG
Vision
Produce policy-oriented research and facilitate learning and innovation at the global level on poverty reduction and inclusive growth through:
Global policy dialogue to better reflect the new balance of power and development imperatives of the Global South Exchange and learning between countries to promote inclusive growth in the South.
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Current approach and priorities
Applied Research & Knowledge Production
I. Inclusive GrowthII. Social Protection, Cash Transfers and
Employment III. Rural and Sustainable Development
Outreach, Advocacy & Partnerships
Policy Dialogue & South-South Learning
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Applied Research & Knowledge Production
Vision: To be the leading thought centre on social policy related to the Global South.
Publications record:•Over 280 publications and 9 regular series •Assessments and evaluations of social programmes of over 60 countries•Publications in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Turkish
Specific focus areas:1. Inclusive Growth
2. Social Protection, Cash Transfers and Employment
3. Rural and Sustainable Development
IPC-IG’s publications database
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Our approach: IPC-IG’s work on inclusive growth starts from the
premise that societies based on equality tend to perform better in development and that long-term public investments on comprehensive social protection is a necessary condition to achieving sustainable and inclusive growth.
What is Inclusive Growth? A policy debate that emerged in the South: India,
China, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, Turkey Inclusive growth is both an outcome and a process,
requiring benefit-sharing and participation.
Our perspectives on achieving Inclusive Growth here
Applied Research & Knowledge Production
Inclusive Growth
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Some products and results:
Flagship Report on Social Protection and Employment for Inclusive Growth – G20 Development Working Group
International Workshop on Inclusive Growth: What is it and what does it take to achieve it? Brazil, South Africa, India and China
Poverty in Focus magazines:
Can Social Protection Help Achieve Inclusive Growth?
What can India, Brazil and South Africa Offer to the Global Community?
Applied Research & Knowledge Production
Inclusive Growth
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Vision:
Knowledge Management and Advocacy to give voice to a New Development Agenda from the South.
Strategic focus areas:
Strengthen knowledge management mechanisms for effective policy design and implementation towards inclusive growth
Enhance South-South policy dialogue frameworks that reflect the new balances of power in a changing global governance environment
Strengthening the voice of the Global South in the development debate
Outreach, Advocacy & Partnerships
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Outreach, Advocacy & Partnerships
New communications tools •Inclusive Growth Bulletin: Promoting news on social protection policies, publications and reference materials•Press Room providing fast policy response to pressing development debates in the South – Visitors from 134 countries and 1,021 different cities on January 2012•Publications in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Turkish and Chinese
Advanced media engagement•Consolidated media networks in 91 countries – Focus on leading emerging economies
Global visibility •Over 1,7 million visits to IPC-IG website (2009-2010)•850.000 downloads of IPC-IG publications (2009-2010) from the main website•Regular website visits from 170 countries
Global networks and communities
45,000 stakeholdersin the development policy field in189 countries
Over 1,500 collaborative research centres in 106 countries
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Frontline India: Lessons from Brazil – Dec 2011
News 24 South Africa: Put out the climate fire – Dec 2011
Al Jazeera: Allow poor to define their futureLaunch of IPC-IG Poverty in Focus magazine onThe Dimensions of Inclusive Development – Nov 2011
Al Jazeera: Development in an Age of Economic Uncertainty – Oct 2011
The Ethiopian Herald: Green Economies with Social Futures – Oct 2011
Channel Africa: The Euro Zone Needs a ‘Shock of Ideas’ – Oct 2011
Inter Press Service (IPS): ‘Cash Grants must back Food Access’ – Sept. 2011
Media impact: The South perspective on the global development debate
Outreach, Advocacy & Partnerships
IPC-IG @ The Economist Brazil’s Bolsa Família: How to get out of jobs and into school
Learn more about IPC-IG perspectives and
media impact here.
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Ideas to Eradicate Poverty multimedia series 7 weekly chapters launched
before the ‘Brasil Sem Miséria’ plan
Media impact in Brazil (December 2010-June 2011)
75 articles published by Folha de São Paulo, Valor Econômico, Correio Brazilenze, EXAME, Época, Carta Capital, Agência Brasil
Media outlets in 23 States have referred to IPC-IG more than 300 times
Friday Policy Seminar Series at IPC-IG
Participation of the diplomatic community in Brasilia; over 30 Ambassadors, Ministers attended in 2011
Media impact: Contributing to national debates on poverty eradication
Outreach, Advocacy & Partnerships
More about IPC-IG media impact in Brazil here.
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Policy Dialogue & South-South Learning
Study Tours, Visiting Fellowship and Internship Programme
IPC-IG branded policy dialogue service: Study Tours are a platform for capacity building on social policy and inclusive growth for practitioners in the South
Over 30 Study Tours hosted in Brasilia
South Africa: Social Cohesion Study Tour – Nov 2011
China-Brazil Study Tour on Social Protection
Internship Programme: The most competitive programme in the UN
Over 900 applications in 2011 only
Masters/PhD students and recent graduates from 27 countries
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Addressing the Heads of State and Government
Building a cooperation portfolio on three agreed areas: Social Development Strategies for Inclusive Growth Health innovations, IPR and Access to essential drugs The role and potential of IBSA as a Plurilateral arrangement
Agreement reached on a follow-up programme of action to be facilitated by IPC-IG
Commitment among emerging countries for placing IPC-IG as a facilitator of upcoming policy dialogue forums in the context of IBSA and BRIC
Policy Dialogue & South-South Learning
IBSA Academic Forum: A Policy Dialogue
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Our thanks for your attention!
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Photos: Humanizing Development Global Photography Campaign (IPC-IG, 2009) and IPC-IG
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