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International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
(IPC-IG)

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• Enabling Policy Dialogue in and for the Global
  South
• Overview and Perspectives
• for 2010 - 2013
• June 2010
• New York

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Overview and Perspectives for 2010 - 2013

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• Framework for IPC-IG
• IPC-IG thematic areas
• Perspectives in the medium term
• Institutional development
• Challenges and the way forward

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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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Framework for IPC-IG
Current Approach Areas of Focus

• Applied Research on Policy Implementation
• Inclusive Growth
• Rural and Sustainable Development
• Social Protection
• Development Innovations Structural
  Transformation Policies
• Measurement of Poverty
• Capacity Development
• Policy Dialogue South-South Exchange
• UNDP/Poverty Group/Inclusive Development Cluster

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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
Inclusive Growth

• Overall Focus
• New development paradigm for resilient,
  sustainable and equitable economic growth and
  human development in the Global South
• Specific Focus Areas
• Achieving inclusive development and sound fiscal
  management
• Resilience building through social investments
• Leadership by the South through mini and
  multi-lateral engagement BRICS, IBAS and G20

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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
Rural and Sustainable Development
Overall Focus Promoting policies that
jointly tackle social and environmental
sustainability Specific Focus Areas 1.
Achieving Poverty Reduction and Gender Equality
in Climate Change Policy 2. Sustainable
Development Intersections of poverty and
environmental issues 3. Securing Food Security
and Market Access for poor rural communities 4.
Resilience-building in Small Island Developing
States (with Inclusive Growth area)

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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
Social Protection and Social Inclusion
Overall Focus Enhancing systematic approaches
to social protection and inclusion Specific
Focus Areas 1. Policy Research innovative and
inclusive social protection systems and
approaches 2. South-South Learning policy
dialogue on inclusive approaches for Social
Protection and Inclusion 3. Capacity
Development Capacity Development and training
based on research findings
IPC-IGs Social Protection gateway
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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
Development Innovations and Structural
Transformation Policies

• Overall Focus
• Innovation and Transformation in Policy for
  inclusive development
• Specific Focus Areas
• 1. Structural Transformation Policies
  Development transformation in the South lessons
  from emerging countries
• Development Innovations
• Innovations in sustainable development, health
  and social development
• Innovations for social service delivery,
  inclusive finance and growth

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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
South-South Policy Dialogue, Learning and
Exchange
Overall Focus Innovations, Systems and
Approaches for sustained S/S Learning and
Exchange Specific Focus Areas 1. Policy
dialogue on alternative development paradigms
particularly in emerging economies 2. Capacity
development and information exchange in the
global South 3. Leadership by the South in the
global development process
South-South Learning on Social Protection
gateway Upcoming!
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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
South-South Policy Dialogue, Learning and Exchange

• Development Policy Dialogues and Conferences for
  2010
• IBAS Summit (April 13-14) IPC-IG organized the
  IBAS Policy Dialogue Forum with MRE-Brazil
• Exploring Resilience in the Emerging South
  (Global Conference on Inclusive Growth)
• Global governance and financial architecture to
  promote resilience
• Resilience building through social investments
• Innovations for social service delivery,
  inclusive finance and growth

India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) 4th Dialogue
Process Academic Forum A Policy Dialogue
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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
Communications, Outreach and Advocacy

• Overall Focus
• Engage with key stakeholders in the South,
  promoting the knowledge generated by IPC-IG, and
  fostering the policy impact of our research
  findings
• Specific Focus Areas
• 1. Promoting media impact
• 2. New medias and technologies
• Global outreach
• Networking with research centres
• Website innovations

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IPC-IG Thematic Areas
Communications, Outreach and Advocacy

• A few figures
• IPCs knowledge-sharing network covers 189
  countries.
• 9 publication series in 4 different languages,
  covering 16 thematic areas.
• Training Sessions, Study Tours and Conferences
  have thus far involved more than 7,500
  representatives of around 50 developing
  countries.
• 1,600 collaborative research centres in 106
  developing countries.
• Over 250 innovative publications

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Perspectives for IPC-IG in the medium term
Be the leading voice on inclusive growth in and
for the South

• Building on the inclusive growth conceptual
  definition and implementation strategies
• Strengthening advocacy for inclusive growth
  mainstreaming into programming and national
  development strategies
• Greater engagement of the Global South in
  IPC-IGs decision making process
• Executive Board composition Strengthening
  emerging countries involvement in IPC-IG
• Fellowship programme facilitating knowledge
  production and exchange in the South

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Perspectives IBSA, BRIC and G-20
Emerging countries new role in global governance

• Vision IPC-IG as the leading voice advocating
  for inclusive growth in the context of mini and
  multi-lateral engagements
• Concrete actions and results
• IBSA Academic Forum A Policy Dialogue
• June 2010 in Brasilia
• 100 delegates from the three countries
  academia, relevant ministries and government
  institutions and influential research centres -
  building a shared understanding on the areas
  where there is demand for policy research across
  the IBSA process.

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Perspectives IBSA, BRIC and G-20
IBSA Academic Forum A Policy Dialogue

• 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

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Perspectives IBSA, BRIC and G-20
IBSA Academic Forum A Policy Dialogue

• Extensive media coverage
• Great coverage by both international media and
  the most influential outlets in the three
  countries over 500 quotes and articles!
• IDN INDIA South-South Cooperation or Trilateral
  Diplomacy?
• Inter Press Service IBSA - Closer social
  connections, not just Gov't ties
• China Central TV BRIC-think tank seminar begins
  in Brasilia
• The Hindu Singh in Brasilia
• Folha de São Paulo Aonde os emergentes querem
  chegar?
• Global Perspectives Seeking Global Governance
  That Inspires and Unites
• Voices of the South Emerging Power Equations

Featuring IPC-IG Voices of the South
Magazine South-South Cooperation or Trilateral
Diplomacy
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Perspectives Research production and management
IPC-IG as a global forum for producing and
managing first-class knowledge materials

• Streamlined peer-reviewing process
• Regular contributions by UNDP policy advisors (HQ
  and Country Offices)
• Building on a clearer research portfolio on
  inclusive growth
• Enhanced participation of and consultation with
  emerging countries in research production and
  management

IPC-IGs publications database Over 250
publications available online! Over 1,000
downloads per day!
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Perspectives New trends in development
cooperation
Facilitating thinking on emerging economies
cooperation with Africa

• Engagement with debates and knowledge production
  on cooperation for development in the South
• Participation in regional fora and institutions
• Analyzing Brazil and Chinas fast-expanding
  development cooperation portfolio in Africa
• E.g. Recent engagement in the international
  seminar on Brazil and China in Africa
  Challenges for Development Cooperation

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Institutional development Challenges and the
way forward
IPC-IGs greater identification with UNDP

• Contractual and staffing issues
• Knowledge products harmonization
• Communications strategies
• Enhanced collaboration with UNDP Brazil
• on operational issues
• Integration of operational procedures
• (shared ownership of operations)
• IPC-IG to be hosted at UN House
• Regular and constructive dialogue
• between IPC-IG Director and UN RC
• Structured collaboration for joint
• communications activities in Brazil
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Institutional development Challenges and the
way forward
Building synergies between IPC-IG and BDPs work

• Research collaboration between IPC-IG
• Teams and BDP Clusters
• Enhanced collaboration with Regional
• Centres
• Greater involvement with UNDP
• Policy Advisors
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