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GDN Supported Activities
GDN activities are designed to meet the needs of research institutes, as determined through surveys and direct consultations, as well as to provide policymakers with relevant and timely information. These activities include:
Regional Research Competitions
These competitions are held every year by GDN’s regional network partners. GDN raises funds from donor governments and public and private institutions to provide grants to researchers in the developing world through the regional research competitions. Since its inception, GDN helped to channel over $14 million to research institutions and individual researchers worldwide.
Global Development Awards Competition
This is the largest worldwide contest for development researchers. Researchers and practitioners are invited each year to compete for over $400,000 in prize and travel money. The awards recognize excellence and innovation in the field of development research and application.
Global Research Projects
The first global research project sought to explain economic growth performance across of the developing world; a volume describing the first phase of this project was published in 2003. Two new projects currently under way are Bridging Research and Policy and Understanding Reform.
Annual Global Development Conference
The annual GDN conference provides a global forum for the exchange of ideas on sustainable development and alleviation of poverty. Participants include researchers, government officials and policymakers, and representatives of international organizations and research sponsors. Internationally renowned speakers address audiences on many pressing problems of development.
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GDN’s Fifth Annual Conference
The Fifth Annual GDN Conference on 'Understanding Reforms' was held in New Delhi during January 28-30,2004. Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations(ICRIER), New Delhi was a coorganiser for the conference.
SANEI and EADN (East Asia Development Network) co-organised a session on 'Economic Reforms in South and East Asia: A Comparative Perspective'. Dr Arvind Virmani, SANEI, India, and Prof Chia Siow Yue, EADN, Singapore, co chaired the session. Presentations were made by Prof T N Srinivasan, Chairman, SANEI on "Economic Reforms in South Asia" and Prof Wing Thye Woo, UC Davis, on "Modifying the East Asian Development Strategy for the New Millenium". Prof Min Tang, Chief Economist, ADB, China, and Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud, Professor, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, served as discussants.
ICRIER organised a special session at the conference on 'Economic Reforms: Policy and Institutions'. Dr Arvind Virmani, ICRIER, India, made a presentation at the session which was chaired by Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud, RAP Member, SANEI, and Professor of Economics, Dhaka University. The discussants were: Prof Ira Gang, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA and Prof Alvaro Forteza, Universidad de la Republica Montivideo, Uruguay
For details of the GDN Conference programme viisit www.gdnet.org
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