Presentations from the 18th Annual Global Development Conference
Keynote & Plenaries
Keynote Address The Livelihoods Of The Poor In The Digital Age/Stefan Dercon
Plenary 1| Sustainable Development Goals & the Potential of Science, Technology & Innovation. Sustainable Development Goals and the potential of Science, Technology & Innovation/Naoki Mori, Can India Become A ‘Learning Society’?/Santosh Mehrotra, Science, Technology And Innovation For Sustainable Development Goals/József Pálinkás
Plenary 2 | Innovation in the Global South. Innovations In Agri-food Systems For Human And Planetary Health In The Global South/Shenggen Fan
Plenary 3 | Digital Transformations and Applications to Development. Digital Transformation 4 Development/Nnenna Nwakanma
Plenary 4 | Policy Frameworks for STIs and SDGs. Policy Frameworks and Road Maps: STI for the SDGs/Dr. E. William Colglazier
Parallel Sessions
- Launch of the Industrial Development Report. Industrialization, Consumption and Sustainable Development/Alejandro Lavopa, Demand for Manufacturing: Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development/Cecilia Ugaz
- Climate Smart Agriculture in the face of Climate Change. Operationalizing adaptation, and lessons learnt for policy and practice: TERI’s experimentation in the Himalayan region/Ganesh Gorti, Overcoming Barriers to the Pursuit of Climate Resilient Agriculture: Looking Beyond the Farm/Bharati Joshi, Climate and smart agriculture Climate change through innovative resilient solutions/Dr. Nafees Meah
- Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project. Creating Land on Water…/Dr. Dipayan Dey, Addressing Food Insecurity Through Modern Farming Techniques/George Onyango, Lack Of Food Is A World Threat And In Particular For The South Sudan, As The World’s Youngest Nation/Dr. Abraham Bungkuac
- Getting to Scale: Lessons from Digital Health Innovators. Challenges in Rural Healthcare Sector/Partha Pratim, Sharing in the Global Economy/John Campbell, Jr.
- Disruptive Innvoation in Industry & Agriculture: Impact on Labor Markets. Innovations in Agriculture and needs for Skill Development/Tirthankar Nag, Disruptive Innovation & Defence Industry/Shuktij Singh Rao
- Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development. A Virtual Factory Model For Effective Engagement Of Artisans In Rural India/Rishikesan Parthiban & Jayanta Basak, Promotion of Coffee certification and contract farming for better livelihood : The case of Ethiopia/ Yadeta Bekele, Finding Skills In Transition Economies: The Case Of Local Auto Parts Producers In Mexico And Turkey/Merve Sancak
- Facilitating STI for the SDGs: Experiences in India, Rwanda and Vietnam. Approaches of Using ICT to Improve Value of Agriculture in Vietnam/Makoto Tashiro, Digitalization of Innovation and Implications for SDGs: Japan’s Experience of Developing Smart Cities/Masaru YARIME, How the Internet and Open Innovation Hubs are transforming Rwanda/Alex Ntale (80MB File)
- Including the poor in the Digital Age. (No presentations)
- STI, Industrialization & Employment. Contribution of Rural Industrialization: Evidence of how STI can matter to outcomes for employment and development/Dinesh Abrol, Impact of FDI on Innovation: A comparison of experiences of India and China/Reji K. Joseph, Skilling a Labour Force for the Manufacturing Sector: An Analysis of Trends in Intake Capacities in Engineering Education/H.Ramachandran, Global Production Network: Value Share and Employment in Developing Countries/Satyaki Roy
- Digitalization and the Future of Manufacturing in Africa. ICT for Manufacturing Development in Africa/Ms. Bineswaree (Aruna) Bolaky, Digitalisation and the future of manufacturing in Africa/Karishma Banga, Comments on Digitalization & the Future of Manufacturing in Africa/Dr. Anupam Khanna
- Evidence for Labor Market Interventions. Do We Know How To Create Jobs? Findings From A Systematic Review/Howard White, Interventions To Improve The Labour Market Outcomes Of Youth: Systematic Review/Xavier Estupiñan
- Ethical Perspectives on STI Systems (No presentations)
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