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Learning from Development Experiences in Asia and Africa
Project / Program Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s): Research and Capacity Building - Economic Management
ProgrammeTitle: Learning from Development Experiences in Asia and Africa
Land organization: The United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo, Japan
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, Kenya
Benefiting regions: Sub-Saharan Africa (and also East Asia)
Duration: 4 years
Starting Date: October 1997 (preparation since September 1996)
Programme budget: US$1,000,000
Type of cooperation: Research grant / Technical Co-operation

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    • Facilitating a direct exchange of knowledge between Asian and African researchers
    • Generating further understanding on key economic policy issues
    • Providing policy advice for African governments
    • Building capacity in the research and teaching of development economics
  2. Activities / contents
    (International Conferences and Training Workshops Co-organized by UNU and AERC)

    Undertaken:
    Comparative African and East Asian Development Experiences (3-6 November 1997, South Africa)
    Asia and Africa in the Global Economy (3-4 August 1998, Tokyo, Japan)
    Workshop & Public Forum - Institutions and Development in Africa (14-16 October 1998, Tokyo, Japan)

    In preparation:
    Governance and Bureaucratic Quality in Asia and Africa (March 1999, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
    Export Diversification and Balance of Payments Management in Asia and Africa (June 1999, SOAS, UK)
    Rural Institutions and Poverty Reduction in Africa and Asia (September 1999, Accra, Ghana)
  3. Expected outcomes / impact
    • Six books on key economic policy issues in Asia and Africa
    • Stronger research and training linkages between institutions in Asia and Africa
    • A set of "policy briefs" for African governments on key economic policy issues
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    • Activities in August 1998 and June 1999 focus on one of the main message of the Agenda for Action, i.e. "effective integration of African economies into the global economy"
    • Asia-Africa collaboration reflects the key theme of the TICAD process
    • African ownership is demonstrated by the central role of the AERC
    • Widespread impact in Africa due to the extensive AERC network of economists and policy-makers.

III. Contact point:

Prof. J.A. van Ginkel, Rector, The United Nations University
53-70 Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
Tel:(+81)3 3499 2811; Fax(+81)3 3499 2828, Email: rector@hq.unu.edu

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