The conference will also host the 17th edition of the Global Development Awards Competition, organized around the theme of "Skills Development and Employment Generation," generously supported by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, through the World Bank.
The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development is a competitive research grant program under the Global Development Awards Competition 2019. The Awards Competition is administered by GDN, funded under the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) trust fund managed by the World Bank and generously supported by the Government of Japan
The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by GDN with the generous support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan.
