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Australia's foreign aid will probably come as a relief to some of our nearest neighbours that depend on us after the US Agency for International Development, USAID, was ordered to halt funding by President Trump. 

Former climate change envoy Howard Bamsey joins Democracy Sausage to talk about the expectations and challenges of COP29 post the U.S. election. The climate emergency is at its tipping point as world leaders prepare to meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). But with time for change melting away as quickly as the glaciers, what impact will this year's negotiations actually have? Do developed countries have a greater responsibility to meet targets and mobilise climate finance? And will progress towards a fossil-free future take a step backwards as the US election heats up? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Professor Howard Bamsey joins Professor Mark Kenny to discuss the upcoming COP29 summit. Howard Bamsey is an Honorary Professor at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance. He is a member of the boards of the Climate Policy Initiative and Climate Works Centre. He has served as Australia's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Special Adviser on Sustainable Development to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Special Adviser on Green Growth to AusAID. He will be attending COP29. Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times. Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au. This podcast is produced by The Australian National University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The private sector is increasingly becoming a player in the development space. Whether through the provision of grants or becoming directly involved in the provision of essential services or investments in sustainability, the private sector has an increasing interest in stepping into a space that has been traditionally occupied by NGOs. How can for-profits and not-for-profits meet in the middle? Is it always just about the greater good? And how can private or blended finance help us to meet the Sustainable Development Goals? The Australian Sustainable Finance Insitute (ASFI) was set up to help better align finance with development needs and goals. The institute is headed by Kristy Graham, who spent many years at DFAT, and before that AusAID, working primarily in development finance and climate finance. In this episode of 'Reimagining Development', Kristy joins Jess and Rachel to discuss how private finance can be leveraged and delivered to meet development goals. www.asfi.org.au *ASFI was established in 2021. In the podcast, you'll note that we say 'last year'. That's because this was recorded at the tail end of 2022, so isn't quite correct.

The “Chinese spy balloon” has dominated news for the past few weeks and thus Allan and Darren feel compelled to open the episode with their views. FM Penny Wong's speech in the UK sparked controversy for her comments on colonial history, or did it? Meanwhile, a successful 2+2 with France highlighted how far the relationship has come since a low point in late 2020. DM Richard Marles spoke to parliament on the question of sovereignty and defence capabilities, while International Development Minister Pat Conroy wants to see more development specialists in leadership roles at DFAT. We thank Walter Colnaghi for research and audio editing and Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant links “Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, U.S. says”, Washington Post, 7 February 2023: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/02/07/china-spy-balloon-intelligence/ Penny Wong, “TV interview with Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast”, 6 February 2023: https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/transcript/tv-interview-michael-rowland-abc-news-breakfast Penny Wong, “An enduring partnership in an era of change”, Speech, Centre for Grand Strategy, King's College, London, 31 January 2023: https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/speech/enduring-partnership-era-change Hans van Leeuwen, “Why Wong got a walloping in Britain this week”, Australian Financial Review, 3 February 2023: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/why-penny-got-a-pounding-in-britain-this-week-20230203-p5chne Richard Marles, “Securing Australia's Sovereignty”, Statement to Parliament, 9 February 2023: https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/statements/2023-02-09/securing-australias-sovereignty Matthew Knot, “‘AUKUS will enhance sovereignty': Marles dismisses Keating, Turnbull concerns”, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 2023: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/aukus-will-enhance-sovereignty-marles-dismisses-keating-turnbull-concerns-20230208-p5cj1q.html   Stephen Dziedzic, “International Development Minister Pat Conroy wants AusAID to regain prominence within DFAT”, ABC News, 9 February 2023: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-09/pat-conroy-dfat-wants-development-specialists-ausaid-/101951876 “Anthony Albanese on navigating an insecure world”, Guardian Australia, Australian Politics Podcast, 4 February 2023: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2023/feb/04/anthony-albanese-on-navigating-an-insecure-world (Podcast Transcript: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/podcast-interview-guardian-australia-politics-podcast ) Annie Ernaux, “The years” (book): https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-years-9781609807870 Jim Chalmers, “Capitalism after the crisis”, The Monthly, February 2023: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2023/february/jim-chalmers/capitalism-after-crises#mtr Noah Smith, “Vertical communities”, Noahpinion (substack), 27 January 2023: https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/vertical-communities

¡Hola, hola y hola! ¡Es tan bueno finalmente estar de vuelta! En el episodio de hoy, os daré unas noticias buenas y tristes de por qué me he ido por tanto tiempo y que va a pasar con el podcast, y luego hablaremos sobre el vocabulario inglés de las mascotas. Y finalizaremos este episodio con dos consejos culturales finales sobre Lesotho.Spoiler: ¡Este episodio es el último episodio de Respuestas Inglesas!LAS NOTAS DEL PODCAST: © 2022 por Language Answers, LLCBlog 74 del EpisodioMúsica de la introducción y conclusión por Master_Service de FiverrMúsica de la transición para el Consejo Cultural editada de la canción por Tim Moor de Pixabay. Los Recursos de InvestigaciónEl Episodio Wordreference.com El Consejo Cultural "Public Holidays in Lesotho in 2022" por OfficeHolidays.com. Consulte los enlaces de fiestas individuales para obtener más información. "Member States" del African Union "About the African Union" del African Union "How to make Steamed Bread / Bohobe / Ujeqe / Umkhupa

With Virginia away, Jill Marsh takes the hot seat for a big broad chat with Helen Dalley-Fisher and Sally Moyle. The BroadTalkers tackle the leaked draft judgement in the US that threatens to fundamentally shift the dial back on abortion rights, the spectacle of soft-shouting blokes at the leaders' debates, and climate change.Helen Dalley-Fisher is the Convenor of the Equality Rights Alliance based in Canberra. ERA is Australia's largest network of organisations advocating for women's equality and leadership. Before ERA, Helen trained in law and worked in the community legal sector, where she specialised disability discrimination.Sally Moyle is an Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU's Gender Institute and Vice president of the National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW). Sally has an extensive background in international development policy and practice. She was previously Chief Executive Officer at CARE Australia, prior to which she was the Principal Gender Specialist and Assistant Secretary with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Sally has also held senior government roles in the Office for Women, in Indigenous Affairs, Disability and AusAid; and as a lawyer Sally worked in the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Law Reform Commission.Jill Marsh is passionate about supporting collecting and research institutions and connecting people with them. She has worked at cultural institutions in Australia and the United Kingdom including the National Gallery in London, British Museum, Queensland Museum, and the World Science Festival in Brisbane.BroadTalk is produced by Martyn Pearce for BroadTalk Media.Get in the picture with BroadTalk! We're now on Instagram - find us at Broadtalkers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the fifth episode in our leadership series of Good Will Hunters. Today's guest is Peter Varghese AO. Peter would be familiar to many of us who have been working in development and foreign affairs for the better part of the last decade, or longer. Peter has had an extensive career in the public service spanning 38 years. From 2012-2013 he was the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (or DFAT), during the period where AusAID was integrated into DFAT. He was also the High Commissioner to India from 2009 to 2012 and authored the India Economic Strategy to 2035, commissioned by the Australian Prime Minister. I have included Peter's full bio in the show notes. I actually first met Peter a few years ago in Melbourne during the Australia-India Youth Dialogue where he have a talk alongside the now Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell. In this episode, we discuss what it was like to lead DFAT during the AusAID Integration, including Peter's thoughts on why the decision remains controversial. We discuss Australia's development leadership, including our development policy. And we also look at public sector versus private sector leadership styles during periods of change or crisis. Peter is always insightful and a privilege to learn from. I hope you enjoy the episode. Full bio: Peter Varghese began as Chancellor of The University of Queensland on 11 July 2016. Prior to this appointment, Mr Varghese's extensive career in public service and diplomacy spanned 38 years and included senior positions in foreign affairs, trade policy and intelligence. Most recently, he served as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2012-2016). Previous senior appointments included High Commissioner to India (2009-2012), High Commissioner to Malaysia (2000-2002), Director-General of the Office of National Assessments (2004-2009), and Senior Advisor (International) to the Prime Minister of Australia (2003-2004). Mr Varghese was the author of a comprehensive India Economic Strategy to 2035 commissioned by the Australian Prime Minister and submitted in July 2018. Mr Varghese was educated at The University of Queensland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours and a University Medal in history in 1978. He was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2010 and received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from The University of Queensland in 2013. Mr Varghese sits on the boards of CARE Australia and North Queensland Airports and chairs Asialink's advisory council and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Editorial Advisory Board. He is also on the international governing board of the Rajaratnum School of International Studies in Singapore. He was awarded the Sir Edward “Weary” Dunlop Asialink Medal in 2019 in recognition of outstanding contributions to improving Australia-Asia relations.

Australian Ambassador for Regional Health Security, Stephanie Williams, is back on the road to meet with Australia's partners in the region and learn about how they have fared during the pandemic. On today's episode, Ambassador Williams speaks to Armandina Gusmao Amaral, the Program Director at the Partnership for Human Development. Mana Dina is a stalwart of public health and development in Timor Leste, having worked with AusAID, then the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 2004. She developed her passion for healthcare and serving her community watching her late father work as a nurse when she was a child, and she has dedicated her career to helping develop Timor Leste's health sector.Mana Dina and Stephanie talk about building resilient health systems in Timor Leste and how the pandemic has challenged the work of the Partnership for Human Development. Mana Dina talks about how her passion for working with people and communities has helped her work in coordination, engagement and management of health systems. We also discuss Mana Dina's work mentoring the next generation of health workers in Timor Leste and what more needs to be done to not only strengthen the healthcare system in our region, but also develop the pipeline of talented healthcare workers from doctors and nurses, to public health professionals.We hope you enjoy the conversation and learn more about the Partnership for Human Development's work at http://phd.tl/ 

It's week two of Australia's Federal Election campaign - a week of hard hats and hi-vis, of infrastructure and economy announcements, and a culture war attack on the rights of trans women. Joining Virginia Haussegger to wonder when we're going to get some substance to go along with the spin and dog whistle politics are an incredible panel of experts.Catherine Fox is a leading commentator on women and the workforce, an award-winning journalist, and author of several books, including ‘Stop Fixing Women' and co-author of ‘Woman Kind'. At Fairfax media she helped establish the Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Awards. Catherine was a member of the Australian Defence Force Gender Equality Advisory Board; she sits on the Australians Investing In Women board, and is co-founder of the Sydney Women's Giving Circle.Sally Moyle is an Honorary Associate Professor at the ANU's Gender Institute and Vice president of the National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW). Sally has an extensive background in international development policy and practice. She was previously Chief Executive Officer at CARE Australia, prior to which she was the Principal Gender Specialist and Assistant Secretary with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Sally has also held senior government roles in the Office for Women, in Indigenous Affairs, Disability and AusAid; and as a lawyer Sally worked in the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian Law Reform Commission.Emily Dwyer is a trans woman and co-founder of Edge Effect (www.edgeeffect.org), a specialist diverse SOGIESC humanitarian and development organisation. Emily's humanitarian and development career began in 2004 in Afghanistan. Before then Emily was a radio journalist in Australia and in Southeast Asia for 10 years. BroadTalk is presented by Virginia Haussegger AM. It is produced by Martyn Pearce for BroadTalk Media.Get in the picture with BroadTalk! We're now on Instagram - find us at Broadtalkers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Spring Series of Good Will Hunters, which asks, Can Australia be a Sustainability Superpower? This series is proudly supported by WWF Australia. Learn more about their work and #RegenerateAustralia via www.wwf.org.au. In this episode, hosts Dermot O'Gorman and Rachel Mason Nunn speak to Lucy Turnbull and Richard Moore on cities - the urban centres that so many of us live and work in. We consider what it takes to create a sustainable city. Lucy Turnbull is the Former Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, as well as the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney and former Chair of the Committee for Sydney. Richard Moore is Former Deputy Director General of AusAID and Former Alternate Executive Director on the Board of the Asian Development Bank. Join the conversation via @GoodWillPod and #RegenerateAustralia. Enjoy the episode, The GWH Team.

Minu seekordseks vestluskaaslaseks on mitmekülgse telekomi ja tehnoloogia valdkonna tippjuhi taustaga Arti Ots. Täna juhib ta uue põlvkonna kommunikatsioonioperaatori Netmore laienemist Euroopas. Varasemalt oli ta Kasahstani suurima mobiilioperaatori Kcell tegevjuht, Telia Euraasia piirkonna äriarenduse ja kommertsvaldkonna juht ning enne seda osales aastaid Elioni (Telia) arendamisel turundus -ja tegevjuhina. Minul oli õnn ja au koos Artiga Elionis töötada viis aastat. Artiga räägimegi, milline on olnud tema arenguteekond juhina ning millised on need põhimõtted ja tõekspidamised, mis on tema tänase juhtimiskäekirja aluseks. Äge vestlus oli – kuulake ikka! “Minu esimene tõsisem kriis juhina saabus siis, kui mu meeskond enam ühel hetkel ei toiminud. Kui nüüd tagasi mõelda, siis see väljendus selles, et ma soovisin olla liiga hea kõigi vastu. Minus oli soov meeldida kõigile ning olla teiste poolt juhina laitmatult aktsepteeritud. Ja see toimimisviis jooksis lihtsalt ühel hetkel kokku. Selle tagajärjel tegin kõvasti tööd iseendaga, kaasasin selleks ka terapeudi kampa, kes aitas mul vaadata nö maski alla ning tõmmata lahti see võltskiht, mille ma juhina endale peale olin ehitanud. Ma sain selle töö käigus aru, et ausad suhted nii iseenda kui ka teistega on usaldusliku meeskonnatöö üheks vundamendiks. See aitas luua mul meeskonnas oluliselt parema koostööõhkkonna. See aitas luua kõrge usaldusliku siseõhkkonna, kus parimad tulemused said hakata sündima. Tundsin ise juhina, et me jõudsime meeskonnaga soovitud tulemusteni oluliselt tõhusamalt, kui meil oli omavahel saavutatud kõrge usaldustase ja ma ei pidanud enam nö maski ees kandma. Ja loomulikult ei ole see lihtne. Muidugi tahtsin ma olla, piltlikult öeldes, Liivimaa parim ratsutaja – kes seda ei tahaks! Aga see kasu, mis sellisest ausast ja vahetust kontaktist tõuseb, on märkimisväärselt suurem kui see pingutus ebamugavustunde ületamisel, et olla ausam ja siiram ja ehedam. Ma ütleks isegi nii, et tänapäevaseid keerulisi ärisid, eriti arvestades veel meie ülimuutlikku keskkonda, ei ole võimalik edukalt juhtida ausate suheteta meeskonnas.” – Arti Ots Kuulake ikka ...

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Ketika kita membuka platform berita di media sosial, pasti pernah kita jumpai ada berita "Gajah Masuk ke Pemukiman Warga" dan semacamnya. Waduh kok satwa seenaknya aja ya begitu? Eits tunggu dulu, ternyata kalau berpikir seperti itu, cara pikir kita masih keliru. Karena dibalik itu, habitat merekalah yang sudah tiada karena perkembangan peradaban manusia. Dan jika dibiarkan, ini bisa mengarah pada yang namanya konflik satwa liar, o tidaaaak! Nah di episode ke-3 dari season ke-3 ini, kita mau berdiskusi tentang konflik satwa liar bersama: drh. I Gede Nyoman Bayu Wirayudha, Founder dari NGO di Bali bernama Friends of the National Parks Foundation. Kualitas karyanya terbukti dari keberhasilan yang dicapai dan kepercayaan yang diberikan kepadanya dan FNPF oleh organisasi seperti Humane Society International, Gibbon Foundation, Boeing Aerospace, US Fish and Wildlife Service, dan AusAID. Sekarang Ia mengepalai lima kantor cabang diantaranya FNPF Pejeng, Kalimantan, Nusa Penida, Besikalung, dan Bali Wildlife Rescue Centre (BWRC). Yuk kita simak! ⁣⁣ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/motion-for-nature/message

Aus/NZ Feminist Question Time Women's Human Rights Campaign (WHRC) Feminist Question Time. Our weekly online webinars are attended by a global feminist and activist audience of between 300-400. The main focus is how gender ideology is harming the rights of women and girls. You can see recordings of previous panels on our YouTube Channel. This week's speakers: Jack Draper Jack is a lesbian feminist activist who has worked in women's services since the 1970's in Sydney, Canberra and Wollongong, where she now lives. She has worked with NGO services for women and children such as a feminist abortion clinic, women's refuges and women's health centres. She was convenor of Coaliton for Activist Lesbians from 1997-2006, has engaged in women's policy work for 4th WCW in Beijing and has conducted training for the Education Centre Against Violence (ECAV) since 2005. She is also a visual artist with an annual installation re Women murdered by male partners. Eileen Haley Eileen lives in Sydney, and is a veteran of the 1970s women's liberation movement, a retired public servant, a creative writer, quilter, and crone. She is also an active member of the Australian WHRC working group. Jay Park Jay Park is a young radical feminist from South Korea who is currently studying nursing in Sydney. Jay was involved in organising feminist activism in South Korea including a book conference for Sheila Jeffrey's in Seoul. Judi Pattison Judi Pattison is a second wave feminist/ women's rights activist whose feminism has evolved across countries and decades. Born and bred in the US, she immigrated to New Zealand in 1971 just as the second wave was igniting. In regional New Zealand she worked in women's services and women's studies and filled national and international positions with groups including NZODA, UNIFEM and AusAID and now lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and continues to be actively involved in radical feminist networks. More information: www.womensdeclaration.com

This week on GeoPod, Tenjin Consulting's Alexander and Georgina Downer talk to Bridi Rice, the Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Australian Council for International Development, about the geopolitics of international development.    Australia is a generous donor country. In the 2020-21 budget, Australia committed $4 billion to overseas development assistance. This funding was particularly focused on the Pacific and Southeast Asia, reflecting Australia's geography and areas of strategic interest. Another $408 million was earmarked for the Covid-19 response to help Pacific nations, Timor Leste and Southeast Asian nations vaccinate their populations and rebuild their economics.   Aid is an essential tool of statecraft for donor countries like Australia. Aid contributes to the soft power of the donor country but it also delivers economic, human and political development, as well as resilience to internal and external shocks.   The geopolitics of aid has never been more important for Australia. We have witnessed "chequebook diplomacy" in the Pacific where China and Taiwan trade aid for recognition. But Australia is not an innocent bystander when it comes to chequebook diplomacy. One only needs to look at the increase in Australian aid delivered to Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa during the period Australia was campaigning to secure a seat on the United Nations Security Council to understand this.   We ask Bridi to reflect on the 2014 merger of the former Australian aid agency, AusAid, with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Australian attitudes to aid spending. Australian Government spending on aid has fallen to just 0.22% of Gross National Income at the same time as defence and intelligence budgets have increased. This has seen a securitisation of our international engagement at a time when international relations are more and more contested. Public sentiment is still in favour of aid and even more so now that the globe is dealing with the fallout of Covid-19.

Allan and Darren welcome Professor Howard Bamsey to the podcast, who offers unmatched experience regarding Australia’s international engagement with the issue of climate change. Beginning his professional life in DFAT, Howard has worked in almost all the parts of the Australian government dealing with climate change, including the Departments of the Environment and Climate Change. He has been CEO of the Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia’s special envoy on climate change, the Ambassador for the Environment, Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and Special Adviser on Green Growth to AusAid. He was director-general of the Global Green Growth Institute, is currently chair of the Global Water Partnership and Honorary Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance at the ANU, and is a member of the boards of the Climate Policy Initiative and Climate Works Australia. For those listeners who do not follow it closely, the conversation begins with an introduction to the issue of climate change. What is the scale and urgency of the climate challenge the planet confronts right now? What are the institutions and processes through which the international community is trying to address these challenges? In answering these questions, Howard describes Australia’s contribution to the international architecture that now exists. Yet the current Australian government’s position remains an outlier, especially regarding a commitment to carbon neutrality, why? How “pragmatic” are Australians in international negotiations? How does the issue of climate change affect our relationship with our neighbours in the South Pacific – what are we doing, and what can we do better? The conversation turns to domestic politics – is climate change a “culture war” issue? And what strategy should the international community adopt to shift Australian policy? Looking ahead to the next COP meeting in Glasgow, Allan asks Howard what a Biden presidency will mean for Australia, while Darren asks what role the UN and international cooperation can play into the future in facilitating investment. Finally, what does Howard say to young people about the trajectory of climate change action? As always, we invite our listeners to email us at this address: australia.world.pod@gmail.com We welcome feedback, requests and suggestions. You can also contact Darren on twitter @limdarrenj We thank AIIA intern Mitchell McIntosh for help with research and audio editing and Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant links Horward Bamsey, short biography: https://climate.anu.edu.au/about/people/academics/prof-howard-bamsey Gideon Rachman, “The perilous politics of climate change”, Financial Times, 1 July 2019: https://www.ft.com/content/70f290de-9bd8-11e9-9c06-a4640c9feebb

Indonesia punya mimpi: Menjadi satu dari pemimpin dunia di 2045, dengan ekonomi terbesar ke-4 atau ke-5 sedunia. Untuk mewujudkan mimpi ini, Indonesia mesti membangun ekonomi berbasis pengetahuan (knowledge-based economy). Syaratnya, punya ekosistem pengetahuan dan inovasi yang berfungsi dengan baik. Tidak ada jalan lain. #NALAR mendalami gagasan Ekosistem Pengetahuan dan Inovasi dalam kaitannya dengan upaya membangun ekonomi berbasis pengetahuan. Apa itu ekosistem pengetahuan dan inovasi? Apa saja elemen-elemennya? Siapa saja aktor-aktornya? Apa yang bisa diharapkan dengan adanya ekosistem ini dalam kehidupan warga negara dan kinerja pemerintah? REFERENSI Abdini, C., & Effendi, S. (2017). Sains, Teknologi, dan Pendidikan Tinggi Menuju Indonesia 2045. Jakarta: Knowledge Sector Initiative. Amir, S., & Nugroho, Y. (2013). Beyond the Triple Helix: Framing STS in the Developmental Context. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 115-126. Brodjonegro, S. S., & Greene, M. P. (2012). Creating an Indonesian Science Fund. Indonesian Academy of Sciences, World Bank and AusAID, Jakarta. CIPG. (2018). Global Innovation Policy Accelerator (GIPA). Jakarta: Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance. Edwards, P., & Hastings, D. (2016, June 21). Policymakers now have to be scientists, too. https://www.todayonline.com/commentar.... Etzkowitz, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (1995). The Triple Helix -- University-Industry-Government Relations: A Laboratory for Knowledge Based Economic Development. EASST Review, 14-19. Etzkowitz, H., & Leydesdorff, L. (2000). The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations. Research Policy, 109-123. Gibbons, M., Limoges, C., Nowotny, H., Schwartzman, S., Scott, P., & Trow, M. (1994). The New Production of Knowledge, The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies. SAGE Publications Ltd. Hadiz, V. R., & Dhakidae, D. (2005). Social Science and Power in Indonesia. Singapore: Equinox Publishing. Hertz, J. C., Brinkerhoff, D. W., Bush, R., & Petrarja, K. (2020). Knowledge Systems: Evidence to Policy Concepts in Practice . RTI International and Knowledge Sector Initiative. Kompas.id. (2020). Retrieved from https://kompas.id/baca/polhuk/2020/03.... Lawrence, S., Hogan, M., Brower, A., & Zayed, S. (2019). Global Practices for Building Innovation Ecosystems. RTI International. Leydesdorff, L. (2011). The Triple Helix, Quadruple Helix, …, and an N-Tuple of Helices: Explanatory Models for Analyzing the Knowledge-Based Economy? Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 25-35.

Welcome to Episode 86 of Good Will Hunters from the Development Policy Centre. Today on the show I speak to Jacqui De Lacy. Jacqui is the Managing Director of Abt Associates Australia, one of Australia’s major development contractors. Prior to joining Abt, Jacqui was the head of AusAid in Indonesia, and she’s had a range of other high level roles in the aid program. Jacqui is also on the board of UNICEF Australia. Jacqui and I discuss the criticisms of facilities and managing contractors, in particular in the context of PNG. We also discuss the reform that’s required in our aid program, to promote partnerships over economic dependence. Jacqui shares her strong views on why aid to Indonesia should not be reduced. Finally, Jacqui reflects on her extensive career in development and how she remains positive, as well as her advice for the next generation looking to forge their careers. Jacqui’s advice is some of the most tangible and actionable advice I’ve ever heard so definitely stay tuned until the end! Some of Jacqui's recent articles include: https://devpolicy.org/in-search-of-a-strategic-aid-program-5-messages-for-the-new-australian-aid-policy-20200318/ https://devpolicy.org/facilities-deserve-a-place-in-development-20171113/ Articles on managing contractors and facilities include: https://devpolicy.org/the-problem-with-facilities-and-aid-20190502/ https://devpolicy.org/improving-the-monitoring-and-evaluation-of-facilities-in-the-australian-aid-program-20190723/ The Development Policy Centre is running its annual fundraising appeal. The Centre provides critical support to this podcast and of course runs the Devpolicy Blog and undertakes important research around aid and development. If you appreciate this podcast and the Devpolicy blog, please make a tax deductible donation at devpolicy.org/donate. Enjoy the episode, The GWH Team

Seven years ago, David Savage was injured while working for the Australian government in Afghanistan. He has fought since to have his compensation settled and to have what actually happened to him acknowledged. Karen Middleton on one man’s long fight for the truth.Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton.Background reading: AusAID bomb victim’s treatment ‘a disgrace’ in The Saturday Paper The Saturday PaperThe Monthly For more information on today’s episode, visit 7ampodcast.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Diesendorf teaches, researches and consults in the interdisciplinary fields of sustainability & energy, energy policy, urban transport, ecological economics, and practical sustainability Prior to joining the Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW Australia, he's been a Principal Researcher and lecturer at various higher institutions. Mark's work with organisations including AusAID, Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace Australia Pacific,... The post Sustainability to Save Ourselves From Climate Change, Automation and Nuclear War | Mark Diesendorf appeared first on The Syndicate.

Welcome to Episode 44 of Good Will Hunters, with Mike Kelly MP, Member for Eden-Monaro. This episode is sponsored by SolarBuddy, the organisation bringing solar lights to children living in energy poverty all over the world. The future is brighter with SolarBuddy! Mike began his career fighting for the rights of injured workers and campaigning for those suffering from asbestos-related diseases in Sydney. In 1987 he joined the Army and had extensive military experience, serving in several international operational deployments including Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Somalia, East Timor and Iraq. Mike is a leading expert on peace and stabilisation operations, post-conflict reconstruction and counter-insurgency. He has a PhD in related fields, has published two books, and numerous articles. Mike is passionate about renewable energy and the need to act on climate change. He is a strong advocate for veterans and the interests of rural and regional Australia within the Labor Party and Parliament. In this episode, we discuss Australia's onshore and offshore humanitarian policy, coordination and outsourcing in humanitarian emergencies, the military-NGO nexus, AusAID and the aid budget, democracy and more. This is a big, important discussion - as always, we'd love to hear your thoughts! Enjoy, Rachel and the GWH Team

Mark Diesendorf (@markdiesendorf) teaches, researches and consults in the interdisciplinary fields of sustainability & energy, energy policy, urban transport, ecological economics, and practical sustainability Prior to joining the Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW Australia, he's been a Principal Researcher and lecturer at various higher institutions.Mark's work with organisations including AusAID, Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Hydrocool Pty Ltd, Minister for Minerals & Energy (Western Australia), StateRail (NSW), Sustainable Energy Development Authority of New South Wales, Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria, WWF Australia, and various municipal and local governments in Australia and China.He has been at various times secretary of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science (Canberra), co-founder and vice-president of the Sustainable Energy Industries Council of Australia, co-founder and president of the original Australasian Wind Energy Association, president of the Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE) and vice-president of Appropriate Technology for Community and Environment (APACE). Mark is co-editor of the interdisciplinary book Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future and the author of Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy and Climate Action: A Campaign Manual for Greenhouse Solutions and Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change.You can listen right here on iTunesIn today's episode we discuss:* What the truth of climate change looks like now* Why we're probably headed for at least a 6-8 deg F increase in global temperatures* How we can design a better world from the ground up* Why governments are so incompetent when it comes to handling climate change* The reason renewables have already won and where we'll be 10 years* Why AI and automation will displace a ton of jobs and necessitate a totally new economic and societal system* How nuclear power makes our world less stable and more dangerous* Where Mark sees the most innovative climate solutions being enacted* Why we'll still need hydrogen fuel in a green world* What systems design teaches us about sustainability and economics* Why the world is as risky as it has ever been with respect to nuclear warMake a Tax-Deductible Donation to Support The DisruptorsThe Disruptors is supported by the generosity of its readers and listeners. If you find our work valuable, please consider supporting us on Patreon, via Paypal or with DonorBox powered by Stripe.

The economy, tax, debt and health are the issues that are most likely to dominate the federal election campaign. But there are other matters of importance to Australians that should be debated. Which party is best able to balance our delicate relationships with Washington and Beijing? Both parties have promised to give a higher priority to our relationships in the Pacific but whose plans are most likely to succeed? Both parties are committed to increasing defence spending but will this fall victim to the competition to cut income taxes and achieve sustainable budget surpluses? Will spending on foreign aid also be sacrificed because of budgetary pressures? What do the findings of the Lowy Institute Poll tell us about voters’ attitudes? Lowy Institute experts discussed these and other important foreign policy and defence issues of the federal election campaign. Dr Michael Fullilove is Executive Director of the Lowy Institute and a leading expert on Australian and US foreign policy. He is the author of Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and the World. Alex Oliver is the Director of Research at the Lowy Institute. She is responsible for the Institute’s research program and team. Until 2018, she directed the Lowy Institute’s program on diplomacy and public opinion, including the annual Lowy Institute Poll. Richard McGregor, Lowy Institute Senior Fellow, is a leading expert on China’s political system and Australia’s relations with Asia. He is the author of The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers and Australia’s Reckoning: China, Japan and the Fate of US Power in the Pacific Century. Annmaree O’Keeffe is a Nonresident Fellow of the Lowy Institute with vast experience in the Pacific and Papua New Guinea. She was a Deputy Director General of Australia’s former foreign aid agency, AusAID, and has served as Australian Ambassador to Nepal. Sam Roggeveen, Director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security program, writes about Australian defence and foreign policy, as well as China’s growing military. He is writing a book on Australia’s domestic political dysfunction and what it means for our place in the world.

Urbanisation refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas and the ways in which society adapts to this change. We speak with Dr Paul Jones who has over 30 years of professional experience working in urban development in places like Kiribati in the Pacific to Bandung in Indonesia. Paul delves into our understanding of the contemporary city, how our education system can adapt to teach the minds of tomorrow and what we can learn from our region in building Australian cities.Paul Jones is an associate professor at the University of Sydney. Paul has 30 years of professional experience in developing sustainable urban management, development and planning solutions in Australia and overseas. Within this experience, he has worked across Asia and the Pacific and spent over 8 years living in Kiribati as their first urban development planner. Along with his position at the University of Sydney where he teaches a range of subjects he also runs overseas workshops, providing field experience and works with development agencies such as UN Habitat, ADB, UNESCAP and formerly AusAID.This podcast is brought to you by Cufa, an international development agency alleviating poverty across the Asia Pacific .

In this episode, we talk to Dr Brad Pettitt, Mayor of the City of Fremantle, about engaging the Australian voters in the political discourse. Topics covered include: - Community involvement with local government - Affordable housing - The issue with party politics - Economic, social and environmental sustainability - The threat of climate change - The development of one of WA's most thriving communities - Local-state relationships - Engaging young people in politics - How politicians deal with abuse in the midst of controversy - The media's role in polarising politics - How local governments can take the lead on climate change - Balancing family life and political life - The importance of good communication and respect in ensuring good governance About Mayor Pettitt: Dr Brad Pettitt was elected as the Mayor of the City of Fremantle in 2009. He was re- elected in 2013 and 2017. Across his three terms as Mayor, Brad has applied his knowledge of sustainable cities to making Fremantle a great place to live and work. Working closely with a motivated council, he and his team have developed a strong vision for the city, delivering many important projects Until taking up the role of Mayor, Brad was the Dean of the School of Sustainability at Murdoch University. His research and teaching expertise include climate change, international aid policy, and sustainability planning. Brad has previously worked with Oxfam in Cambodia and with the Australian Government Aid Program, AusAID, in Canberra and is currently a member of the West Australian Heritage Council.

Jonah Triebwasser interviews five people who are working to do good in the world in different ways. Jenny Da Rin, Assistant Director General for the Education and Health Branch of AusAID, an Australian government program with many of the same goals as the Rotary Foundation. Rotarian Tam Mustapha (Kinderhook Tri-Village Clun, NY), attending the convention, tells Jonah about the expansion of the Rotary Learning Institute (RLI), which now teaches Rotary knowledge and leadership on all continents except Antarctica. Claire Munroe from Rotary International tells of the success—99% complete—in eliminating polio. Chicago-area Rotarian Margarita Hewko discuss the Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group (WASRAG), which is building hundreds of projects such as well and water filtration around the world. Kathy Putz tells Jonah about Room to Read, which promotes girl’s literacy in Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and South Africa. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiorotary/support

Welcome to Episode 4 of Good Will Hunters! In this episode I chat with Richard Moore, the former deputy-director of AusAID. We talk about our greatest aid successes, and our one big aid failure. We discuss how to remain relevant, why we need to confront our critics, the rise of Chinese aid, and why we really need to stop talking about aid budget and start talking about the quality of our aid, plus lots more. Richard drops some real truth-bombs in this episode - this is a discussion that anyone working in the aid sector, or interested in aid, really needs to hear. We have endemic "problems without borders” globally, we’re all developing countries now and no country can tackle all of the challenges they face unilaterally. Global cooperation is vital to sustaining progress on human development and yet our aid sector has become more insular than ever. Traditional western ideals on economic growth and development are breaking down, and increasingly countries are refusing to accept the development status quo and instead look to working with new and emerging donors, like China. A major part of combating these challenges is getting our discussion right here in Australia, by being conscious of the way we talk about development and moving away from our obsession with aid budgets and towards a more qualitative, theoretical discussion on the future of our aid. This is a big discussion so settle in, get comfortable and enjoy! You may agree with some points and you may disagree with others. Please join our discussion on Facebook and share your feedback, we love hearing it! 3:40 - Australia’s aid successes 10:12 - The single biggest failure of the aid sector 12:13 - How do we ensure our aid stays relevant? 16:25 - Confronting our critics 20:42 - Threats to the Western ‘growth and development’ model 26:34 - The rise of Chinese Aid 32:22 - We’re all developing countries now 39:19 - How to talk about development properly 44:31 - Why we really, really need to stop talking about our aid budget Royalty Free Music by Bensound

Aid flows in when conflict erupts but could aid play a bigger role before conflict turns violent? We speak with Aimé Saba from the University of Sydney’s Department of Peace and Conflict Studies about how aid operates in war zones, why the example of Africa offers a case for increasing aid and whether conflict is necessary.Aimé Saba has worked in the field of international development, humanitarian assistance, peacebuilding and peacekeeping for over 10 years. He recently returned to Sydney after serving as a civilian peacekeeper with the UN Mission in Liberia in Monrovia. He has also served on the Iraq desk of the Department of Political Affairs at the UN Secretariat HQ in New York as has worked for the Australian Government’s overseas aid program (AusAID) on humanitarian programmes in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, North Korea, and the Philippines. Aimé is an accredited Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and is currently part of the Australian Civilian Corps Cadre with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.This podcast is brought to you by Cufa, an international development agency alleviating poverty across the Asia Pacific .

Releasing 25 May, this episode sees guest Aime Saba discuss the relationship between aid and conflict, drawing from examples in Myanmar, Syria and multiple countries in Africa. He uses his experience working for DFAT and the UN to investigate and discusses what an aid response to stop conflicts escalating to violence would look like. Can aid prevent conflict escalating? How prepared are we for the conflicts climate change may bring?Make sure you've subscribed to Conversations in Development to catch all our open and honest conversations with industry experts about issues in foreign aid and the development sector.

This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 11th September 2017Guests:Dr Alecia Bellgrove – Deakin UniversityJane Hammond -Film Maker “A crude injustice”Nathaniel Pelle- Greenpeace Ocean CampaignerHow can seaweed help us draw down the millions of tonnes of CO2 we emit daily?How can seaweed farmers, ruined by the Montara Oil Spill, find justice?When will the climate changing oil industry forget the Great Australian Bight?We start with the potential of seaweed, which Dr Tim Flannery brought to a wide audience on Catalyst and ask “What could possibly go wrong?”Dr Alecia Bellgrove appeared in that film and explains to us why she sounded a note of caution.Journalist Jane Hammond found that West Timorese seaweed farmers had been encouraged by Ausaid. Yet when their green gold turned to porridge at the same time as the oil spill reached Indonesian waters, it was denial all round. Her film is timely because their class action is still before the Australian Federal Court.Nathaniel Pelle is campaigning with Greenpeace to prevent oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight. He describes the great kelp forests and the wealth of biodiversity there which would be ruined by an oil spill. Even the sonic exploration is disturbing deep living creatures.

Speech by SPA Head of Communications, Kim Borrowdale, when she spoke as part of the Mindframe National Media Initiative Panel at the Australia and New Zealand Communication Association Conference held in Newcastle on 7 July 2016. #‎comms #‎ANZCA2016 Full text of speaking notes below: Recently I was the extremely grateful recipient of a grant from The Ian Potter Foundation. It was the first time they’ve offered an International Learning and Development Grant specifically to people working in Not for Profit organisations. I was lucky enough to be able to use this opportunity to visit a range of colleagues working in health, development and communications in the UK, with a specific focus on learning lessons on stakeholder engagement. Today I’d like to share some of those lessons with you. But, before I do that I’d like to wish my friends at Mindframe National Media Initiative a very happy 18th birthday. In my role heading up communications at peak body Suicide Prevention Australia, I work very closely with Mindframe to build a community that knows how to report on and speak about suicide in a safe way. Thinking about what my Mindframe colleagues have achieved over the past 18 years made me think about where I was 18 years ago. Hard to believe with this youthful demeanour I know, but 18 years ago I was a ambitious 22 year old working in a national Australian law firm. It was a time of huge change for technology. We were moving from mountains of paper files to a very confusing concept called document management. The IT team was tasked with working with the lawyers to make the transition, something that went very poorly from the start. I didn’t work in communications at that time, I was a lowly research assistant, looking up cases and spending hours in the photocopy room. But I remember a clear moment in that job where there was a step change, where I moved to being a communications professional. I was sitting in a meeting with a room full of lawyers listening to a presentation by the IT Director about the incoming technology and what it would mean for the way we work. The lawyers were huffing and puffing, crying time poor, looking at their watches, probably checking their pagers. OK, maybe I’m not that ancient but you know what I mean. The IT Director was fighting a losing battle, looking a little flushed and started stumbling over an answer to quite an aggressive question from the floor. Now I was raised by two teachers who encouraged us to speak our mind and reinforced the concept that there are no stupid questions, so just go ahead and ask. This must have been front of mind for me that day because in the middle of this room of very senior people I put up my hand. I couldn’t stand them misunderstanding each other any longer. I had to jump in. My communications career all started with a simple phrase that I find myself using over and over to this day “I think what he’s trying to say is…” From that moment on I become a translator. I was recruited to accompany the IT Director on a national roadshow to explain document management to legal teams across the country. It sounds dull but it was actually quite fun. It was boom time in the business world. Never a better time to be a 22 year travelling around Australia on a five star translation tour. When I was bored of working with lawyers, I took off to London to see the world. I ended up working there for ten years and studying to get a Masters qualification. Nice to have the piece of paper validating what I’d been doing by instinct for so long. In London I worked for several years for the UK Department for international development, the British equivalent of Ausaid. They were working on a huge technology inspired change project, introducing new HR and IT systems and processes across all of the offices, 40 of them in developing countries. Now this is where the job title change communications really undersold what needed to happe...

International Food Security and Developments in Permaculture.Discussion with Mark Notaras on increasing international food security from our growing population, increased meat consumption around the world, climate change, soil erosion, depleted freshwater resources and the unsustainable practices of Big Ag. We also look at issues of international conflict between riparian countries and the possibilities for greater international cooperation in management of shared resources, advancements in permaculture and its current application in Timor-Leste and ways to change our food habits for a sustainble future and greater food security. Mark is an Agricultural Training Designer at Development Associates International and currently works for the Dezenvolve Agricultural Comunitária project in Timor-Leste to develop the horticulture value chain and improve the livelihood of its famers. Mark has previously worked with several NGOs as well as with AUSAID for both sustainable development agricultural projects as well as conflict prevention. He was previously a researcher at the Institute of Peace & Sustainability at the United Nations University in Tokyo and the editor of its publication, Our World, from 2009 through 2012.For More Info:Our World

Speakers: Terence Wood, Research Fellow, Development Policy Centre, and co-author of the 2015 aid stakeholder survey; Richard Moore, Former Deputy Director General, AusAID; Marc Purcell, CEO of the Australian Council for International Development; and Alison Baker, Principal, Development Assistance, GHD: Stephen Howes (chair). This session at the 2016 Australasian Aid Conference provided an opportunity for discussion of the results of the 2015 Australian Aid Stakeholder Survey, and more generally on Australian aid policy issues. All conference presentation slides available at: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/annual-australasian-aid-conference/2016/abstracts

Speaker: Terence Wood, Research Fellow, Development Policy Centre, ANU. In 2013 the Development Policy Centre conducted the first ever comprehensive survey of Australia’s aid stakeholders, canvasing their views of the Australian aid program. Since then Australian aid has changed dramatically: AusAID is no more, the focus of aid has shifted, and the aid budget has been cut dramatically. In 2015 the Centre re-ran the stakeholder survey, and the data from the two surveys provides a unique opportunity to examine the impacts of these changes. In his presentation Terence Wood revealed what the 2015 Australian aid stakeholder found. He looked at what has gotten better, and what has gotten worse, and offered suggestions for improving Australian aid. Find the survey results here: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/aid-stakeholder-survey/2015 Find all AAC2016 presentations here: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/annual-australasian-aid-conference/2016/abstracts

The secretary of the department of foreign affairs and trade Peter Varghese sat down with Michelle to talk about aid, the integration of AUSAID, Islamic State, the Asian century and much, much more. 

Mel Dunn, URS and IDC Australia; Professor Stephen Howes, Development Policy Centre; Joanna Lindner, Australian Council For International Development; Dr Anthony Swan, Development Policy Centre. The Australian aid budget has doubled in the past decade, but with the change of government in September, this unprecedented growth has now been brought to a grinding halt. While the Coalition has committed to keep aid around the $5 billion mark in real terms, it remains to be seen whether this commitment will survive the budget process. There are also still many unanswered questions on which sectors may be affected and which countries will be the winners and losers in any reprioritisation. What new programs will emerge to fit the government’s focus on aid for trade and economic diplomacy? How will the aid budget look now that AusAID has been deeply integrated into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? What will happen to climate change programs? How will multilaterals and NGOs fare? From the macro context to sectoral allocations, the second annual aid budget breakfast was the place to be to get up to speed on what the 2014 budget means for Australian aid.

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The panel consisted of: - Seini O'Connor, Pacific Plan Adviser at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, presenting on 'The Pacific Plan and the future of Pacific Regionalism' - Bob Warner, Director of Pacific Research Partnerships at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, presenting on 'Lessons in regional integration from the Caribbean' - Matthew Dornan, Research Fellow at the Development Policy Centre, presenting on 'Pooled service delivery in the Pacific' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provided a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The 'PNG economic and political update' panel consisted of: - Tim Bulma, Country Economist for PNG at the World Bank, delivering the 'Economic update' - Deni ToKunai, Political commentator and blogger at the Garamut blog, delivering the 'Political update' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

After decades of poor economic performance, Africa is doing much better, with higher economic growth. Why? What role did aid play? And what are the lessons for the Pacific? Jim Adams knows both Africa and the Pacific well. In the 2014 Harold Mitchell Development Policy Lecture, he focussed on how effective economic reform emerged in Africa and related institutional and capacity issues. Drawing on this and his Pacific experience, he reviewed a number of proposals that could be taken by donors in the Pacific to accelerate economic reform and support the emergence of improved government institutions and capacity on policy making. Jim Adams retired a year ago after 37 years at the World Bank. His last assignment was as the Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific from 2007 – 2012, where he worked on and travelled extensively in the Pacific island region. He spent almost half of his career working on Africa, leading the Bank’s program as the Regional Director in Kenya in the late 1980s and as Country Director in Tanzania and Uganda from 1995-2002. From 2002 to 2007 he served as the head of operational policy in the Bank, overseeing a program directed at making the Bank more responsive to its clients’ needs. Jim is a graduate of Colgate University and received his Masters degree from Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Among his current duties, Jim Adams serves as Chair of AusAID’s Independent Evaluation Committee. The Harold Mitchell Development Policy Annual Lecture Series, of which this is the second, has been created to provide a new forum at which the most pressing development issues can be addressed by the best minds and most influential practitioners of our time. This lecture is presented by the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.

Until recently, discussions on a new post-2015 framework to succeed the Millennium Development Goals mostly revolved around general principles or else very particular features of a possible landscape. Now, several proposals for an integrated post-2015 agenda have emerged. Most prominent among these is the illustrative framework offered by the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Robin Davies gave a comparative assessment of the frameworks on offer, identified some pervasive defects, and suggested ways of repairing these. Robin Davies is the Associate Director of the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU. He was previously a member of AusAID’s senior executive service for a decade, both in Australia and overseas. Most recently he headed AusAID’s international programs and partnerships division. Robin was Australia’s representative on the G20 Development Working Group from its establishment in 2010 until late 2011. He contributed to the development of a series of Australian and multilateral climate change initiatives in the period 2007 to 2010. He managed Australia’s aid program in Indonesia from 2003 to 2006 and represented Australia on The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee from 1999 to 2001. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The end of official development assistance (ODA) has been confidently predicted for decades. But a funny thing happened at the end of the 90s. A set of development targets identified by the OECD mutated into the Millennium Development Goals and political momentum returned to the aid effort. Annual ODA rose by two-thirds in the decade leading up to 2010. But the knives are out again in finance departments around the world, and critics charge that ODA measurements are inflated in any case. Will ODA always be with us? Simon Scott heads the Statistics and Monitoring Division of the OECD’s Development Cooperation Directorate. He oversees the collection and analysis of data on flows of ODA and other resources, and advises the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee on ‘performance against its members’ ODA volume commitments’, trends in financing for development and questions relating to the scope and limits of the concept of ODA. Before joining the OECD in 1993, he worked for AusAID for 14 years. He is the author of Philanthropic Foundations and Development Co-operation and Measuring Aid: 50 years of DAC statistics, and co-author of Innovative Financing to Fund Development. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provided a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The 'Gender-based violence' panel consisted of: - Jo Chandler, Journalist and Honorary Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Research Institute, presenting on 'Violence and the media' - Kamalini Lokuge, from the ANU's National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, presenting on 'Integrated support for survivors - what is needed?' - Cathy Rimbao, a sergeant in the PNG Lae Police Force, presenting on 'A policing perspective' Closing remarks for the conference were delivered by Devpolicy Director Stephen Howes. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provided a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The 'Economic policy challenges' panel consisted of: - Aaron Batten, PNG Country Economist at the ADB, presenting on 'PNG's evolving trade and investment flows' - Margaret Callan, Visiting Fellow at the Development Policy Centre, presenting on 'The contribution of mining companies to PNG Development' - Billy Manoka, Commissioner and CEO of the PNG Independent Consumer and Competition Commission, presenting on 'Regulation of infrastructure SOEs' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provided a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The 'Issues in public service delivery' panel consisted of: - Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre, presenting on 'PNG budgetary trends and issues' - Colin Wiltshire and Andrew Anton Mako, from the Development Policy Centre and National Research Institute respectively, presenting on 'Public expenditure tracking' - Thomas Wangi, Lecturer of Economics at UPNG, presenting on 'Solid waste management in PNG' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provided a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The keynote address for the PNG update was delivered by UPNG Vice-Chancellor Albert Mellam on 'Reforms in the Higher Education Sector in PNG'. The keynote was introduced by ANU Deputy-Vice Chancellor Marnie Hughes-Warrington. Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

People with disability are among the poorest and most marginalised in developing countries. One estimate is that there are one billion people with disability worldwide, including 20% of the world’s poorest. The challenge of making development disability-inclusive has traditionally received little attention, but that is now changing. AusAID has been playing a leadership role with its Development for All strategy (2009-2014). Members of AusAID’s Disability-Inclusive Development Reference Group will be reflecting on their own personal stories, on reforms and programs they have been involved in, and on what is needed to obtain a fair go for people with disability in developing countries. Is disability-inclusive development just the latest aid fad? Can poor countries afford to look after their citizens with disability? What can donors do? What have they achieved? This esteemed panel addressed these questions and many more in what turned out to be a very rich and insightful discussion from the leaders in this important field of development and human rights. Speakers: - Monthian Buntan, Thai Senator and member of UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Setareki S. Macanawai, CEO of the Pacific Disability Forum - Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Coordinator, Office for Disability and Inclusive Development, USAID - Stephen Howes Director, Development Policy Centre, ANU A transcript of the event is available at the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The 'public management and private sector development' consisted of: - Matthew Dornan, Research Fellow at the Development Policy Centre, presenting on 'Infrastructure maintenance' - Tobias Haque, World Bank Economist, presenting on 'Public financial management' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The 'Pacific gender update panel' consisted of: - Peter Forau, from the Melanesian Spearhead Group, presenting on 'Women's disempowerment in Melanesia' - Susan Ferguson, acting Principal Sector Specialist for Gender Equality at AusAID, presenting on 'Australia's Pacific gender initiative' - Andrea Iffland, Regional Director of the Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office of the ADB, presenting on 'Economic empowerment of woman - experiences of the Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI)' - Amanda Jupp, Project Manager at Coffey International Development, 'Women’s economic empowerment: Pacific lessons from the Enterprise Challenge Fund' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The panel consisted of: - Seini O'Connor, Pacific Plan Adviser at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, presenting on 'The Pacific Plan and the future of Pacific Regionalism' - Bob Warner, Director of Pacific Research Partnerships at the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, presenting on 'Lessons in regional integration from the Caribbean' - Matthew Dornan, Research Fellow at the Development Policy Centre, presenting on 'Pooled service delivery in the Pacific' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. Panel 1b on small island states consisted of - Tebao Awerica from the Office of Te Beretitenti on 'The economy in Kiribati' - Siosi C. Mafi (Joyce), Governor of the Reserve Bank of Tonga, on 'The economy in Tonga' - Seve Paeniu, an Independent Consultant, on 'Common challenges in micro states: Nauru and Tuvalu' - Noumea Simi, Assistant CEO of the Samoa Ministry of Finance, on 'The economy in Samoa' Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

The 2013 Pacific and PNG Update provides a forum for the discussion of the latest economic, social and political developments in the region. The Update was hosted by the Development Policy Centre, and supported by: the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Management Technical Assistance Project; and the Asia and Pacific Policy Studies, the flagship publication of the Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU in partnership with Australian Aid, AusAID. The session was opened by Professor Tom Kompas, Director of the Crawford School. Christopher Edmonds, Senior Economist in the Pacific Department of the ADB, provided a regional overview and launched the latest Pacific Economic Monitor. Panel 1a on Melanesia and Timor-Leste consisted of: - Satish Chand, from UNSW, presenting on Growth and inequality in Melanesia - Anthony Hughes, an independent consultant from the Solomon Islands, presenting on The economy in Solomon Islands - Biman Prasad, from USP, presenting on The economy in Fiji - Helder Lopes, Regional Economic Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste, presenting on The economy in Timor-Leste - Odo Tevi, an independent consultant from Vanuatu, presenting on The economy in Vanuatu Presentation slides are available from the Devpolicy events page: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/event-extra/past

Professor Steve Hall is a leading Australian academic in mining education. He is the Director of Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines with responsibility for multiple campus delivery of programs in applied geology, spatial sciences, exploration geophysics, mining engineering and metallurgical engineering to around 1800 students. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mining Education Australia, a collaborative venture in curriculum development and delivery involving three partner Universities (New South Wales, Queensland and Adelaide). Steve is a metallurgical engineer with interests in socio-environmental aspects of mining, including mine closure. He has taught and researched in the UK, Canada and Australia. He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and an Academician of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences. He has extensive experience of African mining and leads the AusAID-funded Short Courses for Africa project on mining regulation and management.

Professor Steve Hall is a leading Australian academic in mining education. He is the Director of Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines with responsibility for multiple campus delivery of programs in applied geology, spatial sciences, exploration geophysics, mining engineering and metallurgical engineering to around 1800 students. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mining Education Australia, a collaborative venture in curriculum development and delivery involving three partner Universities (New South Wales, Queensland and Adelaide). Steve is a metallurgical engineer with interests in socio-environmental aspects of mining, including mine closure. He has taught and researched in the UK, Canada and Australia. He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and an Academician of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences. He has extensive experience of African mining and leads the AusAID-funded Short Courses for Africa project on mining regulation and management.

Professor Steve Hall is a leading Australian academic in mining education. He is the Director of Curtin University’s Western Australian School of Mines with responsibility for multiple campus delivery of programs in applied geology, spatial sciences, exploration geophysics, mining engineering and metallurgical engineering to around 1800 students. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mining Education Australia, a collaborative venture in curriculum development and delivery involving three partner Universities (New South Wales, Queensland and Adelaide). Steve is a metallurgical engineer with interests in socio-environmental aspects of mining, including mine closure. He has taught and researched in the UK, Canada and Australia. He is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) and an Academician of the Russian Academy of Mining Sciences. He has extensive experience of African mining and leads the AusAID-funded Short Courses for Africa project on mining regulation and management.

Professor Liz Eckermann was awarded a research grant from AusAid worth $30,000 to bring a Laotian medical researcher to Australia for 3 months mentoring in research and evaluation methods for maternal health. At the moment her research interest involves working with Lao researchers to unpack the reality behind a project called ‘behind the smile’.

Professor Mark McGillivray - Research Professor of International Development Centre, Alfred Deakin Research Institute discusses the pacific region in particular issues like poverty, aid, trade etc.