Devpolicy Talks
315 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingDevpolicy Talks brings you interviews, event recordings and more in-depth documentary features relating to the topics we research at the Development Policy Centre. The Centre, part of the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy, works on Australian aid, development in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, and regional and global development issues. It is host to the Devpolicy Blog (devpolicy.org) and a range of public events including the annual PNG Update, Pacific Update and Australasian Aid and International Development Conference.
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Helder Lopes on governing Timor-Leste’s financial sector
June 14, 2024 05:28 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBHelder Lopes, Governor of Timor-Leste’s Central Bank, spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Australia in May 2024 under the Special Visits Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Central Bank of Timor-Leste is a young institution, established in 2011. It combines some of the responsibilities of our own reserve bank with those of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, and it manages Timor-Leste's sovereig...
MSF’s Dr Christos Christou on the shrinking of the humanitarian space
May 30, 2024 10:28 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBDr Christos Christou, International President of Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), spoke with Robin Davies when he visited Canberra to meet senior government figures and speak at both the National Press Club and the Development Policy Centre. Christos was appointed to his current role in mid-2019. He has been with MSF in many capacities since 2002, including as director of the organisation’s Greek chapter, and has had field assignments in Zambia, South Sudan, Iraq, and Cameroon. Born and edu...
2024 aid budget analysis
May 17, 2024 05:22 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBOn 14 May 2024, the Australian government delivered its first budget since the release of the 2023 international development policy and DFAT’s review of development finance. Professor Stephen Howes and Dr Cameron Hill expand on Devpol's 2024 budget breakfast to give an update on recent developments in aid volume and performance, plus upcoming multilateral replenishments. You can find Devpol's full analysis at the links below: >> view the 2024 aid budget breakfast presentation >> downloa...
IFAD and smallholder agriculture in the Asia-Pacific
May 02, 2024 23:54 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBAlvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, together with his colleague Ron Hartman, spoke with Robin Davies when they visited Australia in March 2024 to encourage the Australian Government to rejoin the Fund. Lario explains IFAD’s distinctive role in supporting small-scale farming to reduce rural poverty and boost economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Hartman, IFAD’s Head of Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, describes IF...
Can the world’s governments agree on a better framework for pandemic response?
April 18, 2024 04:21 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBHelen Clark sat down with Robin Davies on her March 2024 visit to the Australian National University to talk about whether governments and global institutions are ready to change the way they respond to pandemics. Clark has had a long career in public service as New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Co-Chair of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response. With this episode, we're relaunching our podcast after a more than...
2021 aid budget breakfast
May 20, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBOn the eve of the 2021–22 Federal Budget, Stephen Howes set out three tests for Australia’s aid budget: Will there be any further increases in aid next year? Will the government sustain any aid increases beyond this year and next? Will the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide an estimate of this year’s and next year’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)? In this ninth edition of Devpolicy’s aid budget breakfast, he answers those questions, provides analysis on the broader budget...
Worsening employment outcomes for Pacific technical graduate job-seekers, and one possible solution
April 09, 2021 03:40 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBThe Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is a major Australian government foreign aid initiative that commenced in 2008, that has spent over $350 million, and that has turned out over 15,000 graduates with Australian qualifications. In a recent Devpolicy Discussion Paper, Richard Curtain and Stephen Howes analyse graduate tracer surveys and show that employment outcomes for APTC graduate job-seekers have worsened over the last decade. This is mainly because of falling demand for the t...
Change and continuity in Australian aid: what the aid flows show
March 22, 2021 06:35 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBAustralian foreign aid has changed considerably in the last 20 years. Dr Terence Wood discusses the findings of a recently published report that examines the changing nature of Australian government aid through the lens of publicly available data on aid flows, which provide evidence of change and allow direct comparisons between Australia and other OECD Development Assistance Committee donors. These comparisons help highlight where Australian aid conforms with international norms of good giv...
Timor-Leste: 2021 economic survey
March 18, 2021 06:30 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBCharles Scheiner presents the 2021 economic survey of Timor-Leste, outlining the current economic situation, particularly in relation to the state budget, and the dominance of the Petroleum Fund in state finances. He also looks at future oil and gas possibilities, including Greater Sunrise and the Tasi Mane petroleum infrastructure project, and argues regardless of the paths Timor-Leste chooses to follow, investing in its people – through education, health and nutrition – is essential. Th...
COVID-19: Economic costs and responses in the Pacific
August 28, 2020 03:45 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBThe economic costs of COVID-19 continue to mount, globally and in the Pacific. But what is the damage in the Pacific, and how are Pacific governments responding? In this webinar, panellists explore the economic damage caused by COVID-19 and the responses Pacific governments are taking. Professor Stephen Howes presents an overview based on the Pacific Covid Economic Database compiled by the Development Policy Centre. Dr Jenny Gordon, Chief Economist at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Tr...
How to meet Australian demand for Pacific foreign vocational workers
August 20, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBHistorically, Australia has lacked a coherent policy to attract immigrants with less extensive formal training and education, despite the needs of its ageing population and labour market. The Center for Global Development has recently concluded a project with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which has produced two papers. Michael Clemens outlines the findings of the first paper, which estimates the demand for vocational workers in Australia by 2050 will exceed native...
Migration and household finances: How a different framing can improve thinking about migration
June 18, 2020 14:30 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBIt is time to fundamentally reframe the research agenda on migration, remittances, payments and development. Many policymakers in the developing world, and researchers, tend to view migrant remittances as windfall income, rather than as returns on investment, which is how families with migrants tend to see remittances. Migration is thus, among other things, a strategy for financial management in poor households: location is an asset, migration an investment. Some of the most basic questions...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Panel 5b: Australian aid and foreign policy
June 04, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBIn this panel event at the 2020 Australasian AID conference, John Langmore makes the case for stronger government and civil society commitment to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Joanna Pradela argues that Australia should adopt a feminist approach to foreign policy, one that is grounded in gender equality. Pierre van der Eng analyses the rapid expansion of Australia’s foreign aid to Indonesia during the 1960s and 1970s in the context of Australia’s evolving foreign policy towards Asia...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Panel 5a: Working with men and boys to end violence against women
May 18, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBIn the Pacific over the past three decades, women’s domestic violence services have led advocacy for policy for increased gender equality, women’s human rights and in engaging men and boys as allies and advocates in prevention of violence against women. In partnership with regional governments, development partners and Australia’s aid and development resources, this model has provided agency, leadership and generated a significant shift towards building support and a more strategic approach....
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Panel event - Pacific perspectives on the world
May 07, 2020 08:45 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn November 2018, the Australian Government announced the Pacific step-up, taking its engagement with the Pacific to a new level. Despite this shift, new research finds that many people in the Pacific are concerned Australia does not know how to engage successfully as part of the Pacific community. This panel event at the 2020 Australasian Aid Conference outlines the key findings of research commissioned by the Whitlam Institute on the views of Pacific islanders from Fiji, Vanuatu, and the...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote panel: Labour mobility
May 05, 2020 12:14 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBThe welfare gains from increasing cross-border labour mobility are likely to be several times larger than those from complete trade liberalisation, offering significant benefits to migrants, receiving, and sending countries. This panel outlines the case for international labour mobility, summarises the lessons learned from the first year of Australia’s new Pacific Labour Scheme, and provides an overview and initial assessment of recent recruitment reforms in Papua New Guinea. Panellists: Fa...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Panel 1d: Global lessons from Indonesia’s anti-poverty programs
April 24, 2020 00:51 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBOffering social assistance programs has become an increasingly prominent strategy to alleviate poverty in many parts of the developing world, including in Indonesia. Drawing on Indonesia’s decades-long experience in developing social assistance programs, government officials and a leading evidence-based policy research institution, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Southeast Asia (J-PAL SEA), highlight proven methods to address key emerging challenges and improve anti-poverty program...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote address - The future of aid in the 21st century: five paradigm shifts
April 23, 2020 09:11 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBThe language and theory of ‘aid’ is outdated. But something like it is still needed as the world faces huge common challenges, new and old. In this keynote address, Jonathan Glennie sets out a new approach for the 21st century: global public investment. He proposes five paradigm shifts for the future of concessional international public finance, as the world of international development moves on from an old-fashioned ‘aid’ mentality. Keynote speaker: Jonathan Glennie, Principal Associate a...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote address - Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific
April 23, 2020 04:15 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBIn this keynote address delivered on 19 February at the 2020 Australasian AID Conference, Alex Hawke, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, outlines the key trends in the Indo-Pacific region affecting Australia’s development partners and shaping its new international development policy. He also discusses Australia’s longstanding commitment to the region and its Pacific step-up, and how Australia will continue to support the region and keep it strong. Minister Hawke is intr...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote panel - Australian aid: PNG and transparency
March 30, 2020 04:54 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBAustralia’s aid program to PNG is its biggest, its highest profile and most controversial. In this insightful keynote panel at the 2020 Australasian AID conference, Jonathan Pryke outlines the findings of his research into Australia’s aid program to PNG, His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE discusses key changes in the way Australian assistance is being delivered, Terence Wood presents the findings of the third Australian aid transparency audit, and Stephanie Copus Campbell reflects on the panel...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote address: Women, peace and security
March 30, 2020 03:57 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn this keynote address, Dr Radhika Coomaraswamy discusses the evolution of the women, peace and security agenda, from representation and participation of women in peace processes, transformative justice and women combatants to livelihoods and empowerment of women in the post-conflict era and the role women play, and can play, in the prevention of conflict. Drawing on her personal experiences in the field, she explores the dilemmas and day-to-day lived realities of women in conflict and post...
2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote panel: Debating RCTs and impact evaluation
March 12, 2020 05:15 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBIn 2019 the Nobel prize for economics went to three economists who have promoted the use and importance of Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) in development economics and interventions. But how useful are RCTs in the real world of development assistance? And what more generally needs to be done to improve the quality and impact of impact evaluations, and to promote learning in aid? Panellists: The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Member for Fenner, ACT Dr Lant Pritchett, Research Director, RISE Progr...
Development the Aga Khan way
December 02, 2019 11:46 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBIn November 2019, Professor Stephen Howes sat down with Michael Kocher and Matt Reed of the Aga Khan Foundation to discuss the work of the Foundation, one of the ten development arms of the Aga Khan Development Network. Professor Stephen Howes is the Director of the Development Policy Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University Michael Kocher is the global General Manager of the Aga Khan Foundation Matt Reed is Chief Executive Officer of the Aga Khan...
Men’s perspectives on addressing family and sexual violence in Papua New Guinea
November 26, 2019 04:33 - 1 hour - 64 MBFamily is the basic foundation for social and economic development across the world, and particularly in Papua New Guinea (PNG). However, this foundation is often challenged by family and sexual violence (FSV). In order to support policymaking that fosters healthy, safe and secure families, research was conducted in Lae in 2018 and 2019 to better understand men’s and women’s perspectives of FSV. Joshua Goa and Dunstan Lawihin of the University of Papua New Guinea discuss the research findin...
Navigation by judgment: why and when top down management of foreign aid doesn’t work
July 24, 2019 07:47 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBShould aid programs micromanage their work? Or should they leave staff on the ground the space to decide for themselves? In this presentation Dan Honig will speak to the key findings of his book, Navigation by Judgment, an in-depth attempt at answering these questions. Dan’s book draws on a novel database of more than 14,000 discrete development projects across nine agencies, and eight qualitative studies. He contends that tight controls and narrow focus on reaching pre-set targets can preve...
Australian aid: building a robust performance culture
May 05, 2019 23:12 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBOn Wednesday 1 May, former World Bank Vice President Jim Adams presented his reflections on the performance of the Australian aid program. He is stepping down as Chair of DFAT's Independent Evaluation Committee after seven years in the role, and joined us at ANU to discuss how to build a robust performance culture based on accountability, transparency, learning and appropriate risk management. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join ou...
Tax pirates and tax fairness
April 17, 2019 01:43 - 44 minutes - 41 MBIn a talk at ANU on 12 April, Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP discussed how a Labor government will tackle tax avoidance in Australia and our region, and announced a new policy initiative to help crack down on multinational tax avoidance and restore fairness into the system. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for latest updates on our blogs, ...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Keynote panel: China's development cooperation in focus
April 10, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBChinese development cooperation in Asia and the Pacific is growing rapidly. In this keynote panel at the 2019 Australasian Aid Conference, Chinese experts shared their insights on the rationale, aspirations and challenges of Chinese development cooperation, particularly in relation to the Belt and Road Initiative, responsible investment, the new development cooperation agency, and China's engagement in the Pacific. Panellists: Anthea Mulakala, The Asia Foundation (Chair) Hongbo Ji, The As...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Keynote address: Contemporary challenges in development finance
April 09, 2019 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBMasood Ahmed, President of the Center for Global Development, gave a keynote address at the 2019 Australasian Aid Conference on 20 February. He discussed growing debt in low-income countries, and asked whether we are heading for another debt crisis. He also spoke about whether this is different from the debt crisis 20 years ago, what is driving debt growing in low-income countries, what can be done to reduce the risk of a crisis, and what policy could limit the possibility of a prolonged cri...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - 2019 Mitchell Oration: Africa and the global landscape
April 08, 2019 00:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBDonald Kaberuka, former President of the African Development Bank and former Minister of Finance for Rwanda, presented the 2019 Mitchell Oration on 19 February at the 2019 Australasian Aid Conference. He spoke on the topic of 'Africa and the global landscape: emerging trends and the way forward'. The 2019 Australasian Aid Conference was held at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, on 19-20 February, and was organised by the Development Policy Centre in partnership with The Asia Foundation...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Panel 2a: Using a gender lens to influence impact finance
April 04, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBThis panel reviewed and reflected on the on-the-ground experience of using a gender lens in the impact investment ecosystem in Asia and the Pacific. Panellists: Amy Haddad, DFAT (Chair) Joy Anderson, Criterion Institute Amanda Jupp, Pacific RISE Sally Moyle, CARE Australia Will Scott-Kemmis, SecondMuse (Frontier Innovators and Incubators) James Soukamneuth, Investing in Women The 2019 Australasian Aid Conference was held at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, on 19-20 February, an...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Panel 5c: Prevention of sexual exploitation in the aid sector
April 03, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBThis panel brought together key players in the Australian aid sector to discuss best practice to approach the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector, as well as safeguarding issues. It also provided a platform for organisations to learn from and share their approaches and experiences. Panellists: Kate Sutton, Humanitarian Advisory Group (Chair) Juliette Brassington, DFAT Sarah Burrows, ACFID Rosie Wheen, WaterAid Thida Seng, WaterAid Australia Maaike Moller, Vic...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Keynote panel: Mental health and psychosocial disability
April 02, 2019 23:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThis panel highlighted the need for an increased focus on mental health and psychosocial disability within the disability-inclusive development agenda, and provided some best-practice examples and learnings for development practitioners. Panellists: Teresa Hall, University of Melbourne (Chair) Becca Allchin, Monash University Aleisha Carroll, CBM Australia Bhargavi Davar, Transforming Communities for Inclusion Helen Fernandes, TEAR Australia The 2019 Australasian Aid Conference was he...
Australian Greens' aid and development policy: towards the 2019 election
April 02, 2019 00:37 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBOn 29 March, Senator Richard Di Natale, Leader of the Australian Greens, launched the Australian Greens' full aid and development policy for the 2019 federal election at a public event at ANU. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for latest updates on our blogs, research and events.
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Panel 3e: Impact of technology on developing Asia
March 31, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBRapid advances in technology, including mobile communication, artificial intelligence, robotics, big data, psychographics, and biotech, are fundamentally changing economic, political, social, and security conditions in the Indo Pacific region. This panel discussed the impact all this is having on developing countries, and adjustments needed in development policy and practice. Panellists: Sakuntala Akmeemana, DFAT (Chair) William Cole, The Asia Foundation Yixiao Zhou, ANU John Karr, The ...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Panel 3d: Local-level women's leadership for policy change
March 28, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBMAMPU is the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality. This panel featured key partners of MAMPU - Indonesian civil society organisations that champion women's issues - and discussed their strategies and approaches and the role of aid. Panellists: Amy Haddad, DFAT (Chair) Dina Lumbantobing, PERMAMPU (Women's NGO Consortium, Sumatra) Kate Shanahan, MAMPU Nani Zulminarni, Program Kepala Keluarga (Pekka) (Female-headed Households Program) The 2019 Austra...
2019 Australasian Aid Conference - Panel 1e: Pacific labour mobility
March 28, 2019 03:25 - 1 hour - 79 MBWith the recent establishment of the Pacific Labour Scheme and Pacific Labour Facility, and the reorientation and rebadging of the Australia Pacific Training Coalition and Pacific Labour Facility, this panel provided the opportunity for a conversation about the complexities and opportunities that labour mobility provides for the Pacific region. Panellists: Kaye Schofield, Australia Pacific Training Coalition (Chair) Richard Curtain, Development Policy Centre, ANU Andie Fong Toy, Australi...
Australian launch of WDR 2019: the changing nature of work
October 25, 2018 03:30 - 50 minutes - 46 MBThe nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology. The World Bank's 2019 World Development report studies this and argued that in light of the disruption from technological change, a new social contract is needed to smooth the transition and guard against rising inequality. Senior Director for Social Protection and Jobs, Michal Rutkowski, spoke at the Australian launch of this much anticipated report. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more abo...
Coups, fish and the media: in conversation with Sean Dorney
October 08, 2018 22:33 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBTess Newton Cain interviews Sean Dorney, who was a Foreign Correspondent with the ABC for four decades, about his experiences in the Pacific and significant changes in the region, including in Australian reporting. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for latest updates on our blogs, research and events.
Public work programs vs active labour market programs: evidence from Papua New Guinea
September 26, 2018 01:09 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBGovernments and aid donors spend billions of dollars on active labour market programs and public works programs to improve the long term employability of youth by providing training, work placements and job searching assistance, and offer social protection through the creation of temporary employment opportunities. But how effective are these programs? In this public seminar at ANU on 20 September 2018, Chris Hoy presented the preliminary results of an impact evaluation of the largest employ...
Options for a National Integrity Commission — acting on new evidence on corruption and trust
September 18, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBTransparency International's Global Corruption Barometer survey was recently piloted in Australia. Analysis of this, along with the Australian Research Council-funded National Integrity System Assessment of Australia, offers new insights into corruption. At this seminar on 13 September, A J Brown reviewed proposals for what should be involved in any new federal anti-corruption reforms. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public...
The IFC, development finance and our region: in conversation with Nena Stoiljkovic
August 28, 2018 23:38 - 53 minutes - 49 MBNena Stoiljkovic, the International Finance Corporation's Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, recently made her first visit to Australia in this role. On 23 August, she spoke at a seminar at ANU about IFC’s new strategy, its approaches to maximising finance for development and private sector investment, and its work in the Asia Pacific region. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Foll...
Navigating feminism and amplifying women’s voices in Vanuatu: in conversation with Yasmine Bjornum
August 16, 2018 23:59 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBTess Newton Cain interviews Yasmine Bjornum, an activist for women's rights and empowerment in Vanuatu. They discussed Yasmine's background and journey thus far, including Sista, an online platform that provides content that aims to raise the visibility of women and their achievements in Vanuatu's society and economy. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Lin...
2018 PNG Update - Plenary Session 2: Economic developments
August 15, 2018 23:08 - 1 hour - 66 MBThe second plenary of the 2018 PNG Update, held on 14-15 June at the University of PNG, focused on economic developments in the country. Mr Ian Ling-Stuckey, Shadow Minister for Treasury and Finance, spoke on PNG's economy, and a team of ANU and UPNG researchers presented the ANU-UPNG PNG economic survey 2017-18. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn...
2018 PNG Update - Plenary Session 1 [excerpt]: Charles Abel's speech
August 15, 2018 23:08 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBPNG's Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Charles Abel, gave a keynote address at the 2018 PNG Update, held on 14-15 June at the University of PNG. He discussed the ANU-PNG relationship, opportunities for further connection through education, and PNG's political history and economic plans. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devpolicy.anu.edu.au. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for l...
2018 PNG Update - Parallel Session 2: Digital technology
August 15, 2018 03:39 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBDigital technology has various uses and much potential, but how is it being used in PNG and what lessons can be learnt? This panel at the 2018 PNG Update, held at the University of PNG on 14-15 June, addressed this topic. Presenters spoke on market fee payment through custom-made software; electronic government; lessons from a Goilala ICT project; and whether a bank-led model is the best way to introduce digital financial services in emerging markets. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs a...
2018 PNG Update - Parallel Session 3: Governance and development II
August 15, 2018 03:35 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThere are various challenges for governance and development in PNG. In this panel at the 2018 PNG Update, held on 14-15 June at the University of PNG, presenters discussed cultivating a participatory approach to governance; understanding youth perceptions; the deep determinants of district development; governance reform, leadership and support; and understanding governance in PNG. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public even...
2018 PNG Update - Plenary Session 4: ANU-UPNG research showcase
August 15, 2018 03:27 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBThe 2018 PNG Update was held at the University of PNG on 14-15 June. In this ANU-UPNG research showcase, we hear about some of the recent collaborative research by academics from the two universities, including on health phone services, decentralisation, the impact of family and sexual violence on education, infant industry protection, and health expenditure performance. Read and subscribe to our daily blogs at devpolicy.org. Learn more about our research and join our public events at devp...
2018 Pacific Update - Panel 6B - Environment
July 25, 2018 23:44 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBThe Sustainable Development Goals are, in part, an encouragement for countries around the world to look after their environment and reduce the damage being done to ecosystems. This is particularly important in the Pacific, where many countries are resource-challenged. This panel at the 2018 Pacific Update, held in Suva on 5 and 6 July, made a valuable contribution to such discussions. It explored Pacific world heritage, how to implement environmental-economic accounting for sustainable resou...
2018 Pacific Update - Panel 5B - Energy
July 25, 2018 23:41 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBMany countries are exploring ways to shift their energy sources from fossil fuels to renewable energy, but how do renewable energy ambitions affect donor-funded rural electrification efforts in Pacific Island countries? What is the experience of small island states when it comes to power sector reform? How can Fiji move towards a more sustainable future for its energy? These are some of the many questions answered in this panel on energy at the 2018 Pacific Update, held in Suva on 5 and 6 Ju...