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Comment on Some findings on the investment climate and business environment in Africa by Afaceri Mici

Afaceri Mici — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:45:45 +0000

I think it would be great if you could make a video about it.

Comment on “Will not use them. Cannot use them. Web 2 what?” Why aren’t web 2.0 tools being used more for research collaboration? by davidb

davidb — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:03 +0000

I’m a big advocate and fan of web 2.0 collaborative tools and definitely feel that there would be an added benefit for such tools to be implemented. While the study suggests that there are barriers to adoption of these tools, I think there needs to be some more evidence to suggest that these tools would improve productivity and collaboration. A tough study to design…but I think convincing an evidence based users to adopt something without evidence may be the big barrier.

Comment on GDNet-TrustAfrica Policy Workshop by Take away lessons from the GDNet-TrustAfrica Workshop « GDNet Blog

Take away lessons from the GDNet-TrustAfrica Workshop « GDNet Blog — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:52:44 +0000

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Comment on GDNet-AERC Policy Brief Training Workshop – ICT and Economic Development Project by Accessibility is Key: A journalist’s perspective on communicating research « GDNet Blog

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:37:33 +0000

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Comment on Policymakers addressing researchers at the GDNet-AERC Policy Brief Training Workshop by zeinabsabet

zeinabsabet — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:19:50 +0000

Thank you Tezira for your interesting comment. And please feel free to share the blog with researchers or any other relevant audience.
As for researchers and improving the communication of their research, this is the aim of our programme “GDNet Research Communications Capacity Building”. Hence, training workshops are organised to help researchers build their capacities in order to communicate more effectively their research to policymakers.
For more information about the programme, please visit:http://cloud2.gdnet.org/cms.php?id=com_cap_buil
Presentations and papers from the above-mentioned workshop are available on: http://cloud2.gdnet.org/~community_groups/GDNet-AERC%20Policy%20Brief%20Workshop

Regards,
Zeinab

Comment on Policymakers addressing researchers at the GDNet-AERC Policy Brief Training Workshop by Tezira Lore

Tezira Lore — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:30:38 +0000

Thanks for this blog post. These are very useful insights from the Kenyan policymakers regarding what researchers, and indeed science communicators, should and should not do in order to effectively communicate their research findings to inform the policymaking process. As a communications officer involved in packaging and repackaging scientific and technical content for various audiences, the comments are very well received.

To my mind, Mr Rotich’s comment that “policy is decided without research…” suggests that, in the Kenyan context, researchers and science communicators have a lot of work to do to improve the communication of research results so that policy decisions are informed by robust evidence from research instead of a situation where research findings are sought out to ‘validate’ a policy decision that has already been taken.

Tezira Lore
Communications Specialist, ILRI

Comment on “Will not use them. Cannot use them. Web 2 what?” Why aren’t web 2.0 tools being used more for research collaboration? by kamotho

kamotho — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:51:00 +0000

Yes there is lack of knowledge on the above due to access to internet,personally i have not understood the web2.0 tools i am deeply intrested to know.

Comment on “Will not use them. Cannot use them. Web 2 what?” Why aren’t web 2.0 tools being used more for research collaboration? by Best List of Web 2.0 Resources I’ve Ever Seen- Wiki Web 2.0 Guru « adaptivelearnin

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:49:20 +0000

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Comment on ¿Qué tipo de inversión extranjera se debe promover? :Un Meta-Análisis Vertical de las externalidades de la Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) by Estudio de inversion

Estudio de inversion — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:22:50 +0000

Agradezco el interesante post que me aclara algunos puntos de vista sobre la inversión extranjera, una vía para la diversificación de la economia local y su valorización, siempre dentro de los parametros de una politica estatal consecuente.

Comment on Sessions recordings by Toalama Bruno FAYAMA

Toalama Bruno FAYAMA — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:57:16 +0000

following conferences yes, but reposition of african countries after global economic and financial crisis migth be possible if the voluntee exist. This, because those who have possibility to invest in a certain sectors to rise up it, if they don’t try how can be the issues?. Understand now why with big potentiality in ground and over ground the development is low.How african states mobilize their ressources is important to study for real change in economic background, where others estates are linked.

Comment on GDNet-AERC Research Communications Workshop by Global Development Awards and Medals Competition | Climate Himalaya

Global Development Awards and Medals Competition | Climate Himalaya — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:54:06 +0000

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Comment on Using knowledge to improve policy influence by Strategy | laboratory

Strategy | laboratory — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:55:56 +0000

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Comment on ABCDE 2011: A critical perspective on African growth and economic development by Nema Mathieu KOLIE

Nema Mathieu KOLIE — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:28:27 +0000

My comment a bout the critical perspective on African growth and economic development.
As an African Inventor and President of African Center of Adapted Technology Promotion,
I can say that there is no developpement outof Peace in Africa.

The best way to developpe Africa is to improve new technologies and food preservation in Africa.

All Africans must to jouned toghter for food preservation and conservation post recolt.

Africa has a good potential ressorces but its not developped.
We must to work heard to improve our economic.

Comment on Expanding the reach of financial services by Expanding the reach of financial services (via Global Development Network Blog) | Latinoamérica…puede

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:49:08 +0000

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Comment on Expanding the reach of financial services by Expanding the reach of financial services (via Global Development Network Blog) « 54pesos

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:40:53 +0000

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Comment on The emerging landscape of development finance: the Bourguignon perspective by Financing development in a post-conflict world: The new agenda « Global Development Network Blog

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:00:59 +0000

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Comment on 12th GDN Annual Conference: Major coverage of the opening ceremony in local media by Optimismo colombiano en la apertura de la conferencia de GDN « Global Development Network Blog

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:21:13 +0000

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Comment on ‘Context is King’ in bridging research and policy by Enrique Mendizabal

Enrique Mendizabal — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:42:56 +0000

It’s a shame blogs sometimes hide the richness in these stories. For a more in-depth analysis of the research policy linkages in Ecuador, Colombia and Chile you might want to try this book (including a chapter by Orazio): http://bit.ly/9qJs5v it is in Spanish but there is a summary in English.

For an ever more captivating study on the Chilean case, I encourage you to read James Puryear’s account here: http://bit.ly/eNEkAq

The role of think tanks is a particularly interesting one -and in fact one that Orazio’s chapter in the book on think tanks in Latin America focuses on. I have made some contributions to this here: http://bit.ly/faXLUw

Comment on The emerging landscape of aid by ipeanddevelopment

ipeanddevelopment — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:07:59 +0000

Great poset thanks. Still Milner made the claim that states would rather channel aid via IOs.

Comment on Financial Inclusion for Development: How to get Banking to the Poorest? by eustace emeka amuka

eustace emeka amuka — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:40:13 +0000

The paper is a true reflection of the facts as it relates to the economies of developing and transitional countries. However, in as much as these are facts, there are now more mitigating factors that will compound the situations in these economies, and these emanated from the recent global financial/economic crises.
Most developing and transitional countries, lack the requisite capacity to undertake the fundamental restructuring that will effectively impact on their national economies. Pauper city of capacity are multidimensional in such places.
For instance there are clear evidences of insufficient cash to back up even well intentioned policy decisions,furthermore, the issue of political will and human resource inadequacies, and finally coruption are sure constraints.
The most problematic, is the globalization of the crises. With most of Europe requiring loan to forestall economic collapse, to where do such developing countries look for capacity enhancement and support?.It will be a very slow process, but the best approach will be indigenising the transitional agenda, so that it will not face disruption from externally induced financial instability.