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African Economic Research Consortium

African Economic Research Consortium. SPS: Research Meets Policy in Africa Lemma W. Senbet SPS, AERC-UNECA Partnership, Addis, April 9-10, 2014. Birth of AERC. Founded in 1988 as a not-for-profit organization Governed by US and Kenya laws

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African Economic Research Consortium

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  1. African Economic Research Consortium SPS: Research Meets Policy in Africa Lemma W. Senbet SPS, AERC-UNECA Partnership, Addis, April 9-10, 2014

  2. Birth of AERC • Founded in 1988 as a not-for-profit organization • Governed by US and Kenya laws • Evolved into a premier capacity building policy research and training organization based in Africa with a global reach. • Supported by a Consortium of global partners • IDRC and USAID since inception

  3. Our Vision and Mission Vision Sustained development in sub-Saharan Africa grounded in sound economic management and an informed society Mission To strengthen local capacity for conducting independent, rigorous inquiry into problems pertinent to the management of economies, through a synergetic programme combining research with post graduate training in economics

  4. Capacity Building Framework *Thematic research Research *Collaborative research *Special workshops *Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) Graduate Training *Collaborative Masters in Agri &Applied Economics (CMAAE) *Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) Hallmark: Rigor, evidence, collaboration, policy relevance

  5. Mali • Chad • Senegal • Sudan • Burkina Faso • Nigeria • Guinea • Sierra • Leone • Ethiopia Ghana Côte d’Ivoire • Cameroon • Liberia • Uganda • Kenya • DR Congo • Rwanda • Burundi • Gabon • Congo • Tanzania • Malawi • Zambia • Mauritius • Namibia • Zimbabwe • Mozambique • Swaziland • Lesotho • Botswana • Madagascar • South Africa AERC Research and Training Network Coverage

  6. Communication and Outreach Policy Makers Senior Policy Seminars National Policy Workshops Targeted dissemination packages Website AERC Economists Website Research/other papers Workshops and seminars On-line library access On-line research/other papers Francophones French website window Simultaneous interpretation Strategic bilingual capacity in Secretariat Selected translations Civil Society Targeted dissemination packages Media outreach Website AERC Secretariat Corporate papers/reports Major print publications Research/other papers Website On-line library access

  7. Research Feedback on Policy relevance Dissemination of Research findings Senior Policy Seminars & National Policy Workshops Policy Research Meets Policy

  8. Research Meets Policy • Senior Policy Seminars • Senior African Policy makers at the level of Ministers, Governors of Central Banks, Advisers to Presidents, Permanent Secretaries, Directors of government departments • Share and deliberate on research findings • Evidence-based policy making • 2013 SPS XV, Kigali, Rwanda • Youth and unemployment in Africa • 2014 SPS XVI, Addis Ababa on Capital Flight to be co-hosted by UNECA • Support for National Policy Workshops

  9. Research meets Policy (cont) • Biannual Research workshops plenary sessions • Regular dissemination workshops at the conclusion of AERC collaborative research projects • A recent example on a collaborative research project, the World Bank/AERC partnership on Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) • Initiated by AERC in 2007 • Currently being piloted on a project in 3 African countries, to be extended to others • CMAAE Theses dissemination workshops

  10. Accomplishments • Policy Relevant Research • Supported close to 1000 thematic research projects involving researchers from 43 countries in Africa. • The AERC website now has about 500 publications and working papers: • AERC Research Papers • Policy briefs • Framework papers • Country case studies

  11. Accomplishments (cont) • Individual Capacity Building • Supported over 3,300 researchers • Supported over2,600 masters graduates • Working in government ministries, central banks, national policy research institutes, universities, international organizations, etc • Supported over 400 through the PhD programme • Nearly all retained in Africa • Majority (71%) have become faculty members in universities • Over1,200 Senior African policy makers are in AERC’s high-level policy network

  12. Payoff to Capacity BuildingAERC Alumni as Senior Policy Makers • AERC Alumni - currently senior policy makers at: • Ministries of Finance/Treasury, Economy and Planning Commissions of Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda • Central Banks of Ghana, Lesotho, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) • Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) • East African Community (EAC)

  13. Payoff to Capacity BuildingAERC Alumni as Senior Policy Makers • Some examples of AERC Alumni Policy makers: • Pedro Couto, Deputy Minister of Finance, Mozambique • BennoNdulu, Governor, Central Bank of Tanzania • NjugunaNdung’u, Governor, Central Bank of Kenya • Louis Kasekende, Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda • KupukileMlambo, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe • Cyril Chami, Member of Parliament and former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tanzania • ArseneBalihuta, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the UN in Switzerland • Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, former Commissioner for Economic Affairs at the African Union • Ernest Aryeetey, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana • John DdumbaSsentamu, Vice Chancellor, Makerere University

  14. AERC towards the next 25 year phase • A new strategic plan for 2015-2020 • Priorities emerging • Inclusiveness • Improved strategies for underrepresented groups • Partnerships and linkages • National, regional and global • Private sector engagement • Mutually beneficial research and training • Technology integration • Delivery of programmes and operational efficiency • Enhancing diversity of resources for sustainability

  15. Moving Forward: Key Pillars • *African govts • *AERC alumni • *African perspectives • * Inclusiveness • *Cuts across all pillars • *Technology integration • *Data repository • *Institutional linkages • *Best global practices Africanization Globalization Technology Privatization Integration • *Public-private research agenda • *Value proposition • *Research & Training Programmes

  16. African Economic Research Consortium Consortium pour la RechercheEconomique en Afrique PO Box 62882 – 00200 City Square, Nairobi, Kenya Middle East Bank Towers, 3rd Floor, Milimani Road Tel: (254-20) 273-4179 / 273-4157 Fax: (254-20) 273-4173 exec.dir@aercafrica.org / research@aercafrica.org / training@aercafrica.org communications@aercafrica.org / publications@aercafrica.org www.aercafrica.org Thank you

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