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November 01, 2015 Papua New Guinea: pathways from a potential crisis
Speaker: Paul Flanagan, Visiting Fellow, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School, ANU.
Papua New Guinea will need to make some substantial adjustments in its budget and exchange rate settings to avoid the twin risks of an economic crisis similar to the ones it faced in the 1990s and a further growth slowdown. Investment ratings agencies Moodys as well as Standard and Poors have moved PNG’s outlook to negative; the PNG Treasury mid-year budget document showed 20 per cent of planned revenue was no longer likely; large expenditure cuts have been foreshadowed by the government; economic activity is slowing; and businesses are finding it hard to get foreign exchange.
In this public seminar, Mr Paul Flanagan – a visiting fellow at the Development Policy Centre, a former senior executive at the Australian Treasury, and former senior advisor to the PNG Treasury – presented the challenges facing PNG in a historic and international context, and outlined the options. In particular, revenue, expenditure and financing options.
This public seminar was presented by the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.
Presentation: https://devpolicy.crawford.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/events/attachments/2015-10/10_-_26_oct_pathways_from_potential_crisis.pdf
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50 min
October 23, 2015 Careers in Development 2015
Speakers: Ms Kath Taplin, Senior Development Manager, Femili PNG; Mr Nat Burke, Policy Adviser, Advocacy & Justice for Children, World Vision International; Ms Alison Chartres, Assistant Secretary, Development Policy and Education Branch, Development Policy Division, DFAT; Mr Peter Russell, Project Manager, International Development Assistance, GHD.
Many young people are interested in a career working on some of the toughest challenges facing our world. Thousands volunteer in development organisations across the country, and development studies and international relations are among the most popular undergraduate university courses in Australia. Working in a field that aims to make a difference is no doubt appealing, but it can be tough for students to know where to start.
This public seminar, hosted by the Development Policy Centre and the ANU Aid and Development Learning Community, gave students the opportunity to hear from those working in the development sector and to ask questions. Panelists have had diverse careers in government, NGOs, the private sector, and as volunteers.
This is the second year we have co-hosted this event and the podcast from the 2014 event is available here: https://soundcloud.com/devpolicy/careers-in-development
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1 hr 5 min
October 15, 2015PNG: pathways to gender parity
This panel discussion showcased high-profile speakers from Papua New Guinea and Australia. It explored current gender parity issues in Papua New Guinea, how business can work to adopt a diverse workforce and how to expand the opportunities available to both men and women within the changing commercial and social environment of Papua New Guinea.
Speakers:
Ms Avia Koisen Principal, Koisen Lawyers
Dr Eric Kwa Secretary/CEO, PNG Constitutional Law Reform Commission
The Honourable Malakai Tabar MP Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in PNG
Magistrate John Kaumi Mendi District Court Senior Provincial Magistrate
Dr Linda Van Leeuwen Capacity Building Specialist and Manager, Anitua
Professor Stephen Howes Director of the Development Policy Centre (Chair)
This panel discussion was part of the ANZ | PNG Gender Parity Symposium, held from 13- 15 October in Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney.
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1 hr 33 min
October 15, 2015 Higher education issues and reform in Papua New Guinea
The Honourable Malakai Tabar MP discussed the issues and challenges that Papua New Guinea is currently facing in the higher education sector, and the reforms underway.
In 2007, The Hon Malakai Tabar MP was elected Member of Parliament representing the Gazelle Open Electorate. During his first term in parliament he was in Opposition, and was appointed Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Livestock. In 2012, he joined the Goverment through the National Alliance Party and in 2014 he was appointed Minister for the Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST).
Mr Tabar visited Australia to participate in the ANZ | PNG Gender Parity Symposium, held from 13- 15 October in Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney.
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1 hr 12 min
October 12, 2015 Funding and furthering the fight against TB: an interview with Lucica Ditiu
Dr Lucica Ditiu is the Executive Secretary of the Stop TB Partnership, a global partnership of more than 1300 partners – ranging from multilaterals to community- and faith-based organisations – with a vision of ending tuberculosis (TB), hosted by UNOPS in Geneva. Camilla Burkot caught up with her during her recent visit to Canberra to talk about funding for TB research, engaging politicians, and what the Stop TB Partnership is doing to combat TB stigma.
Download the transcript here: http://devpolicy.org/pdf/blog/Transcript_interview-with-Lucica-Ditiu-2Sept2015.pdf
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17 min
October 03, 2015 Can the SDGs be achieved by 2030?
Speakers: Mr Chris Hoy, Overseas Development Institute (ODI); Ms Joy Kyriacou, Oxfam Australia; Ms Natasha Smith, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Professor Stephen Howes, Development Policy Centre.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an ambitious new agenda to guide global development efforts to 2030. Many have applauded the SDGs for their aspirational qualities – but others have reservations about the likelihood that countries will be able to achieve the agenda’s 17 goals and 169 targets, given the rates of success on the Millennium Development Goals.
A new flagship report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) outlines a set of projections for each of the SDGs – providing the best available snapshot of the progress we can expect to achieve over the next 15 years, assuming that current trends continue, and the areas that will require greater global effort. At the Australian launch of the report, speakers from academia, NGOs, and government examined where we are now, where we can expect to be by 2030, and what the development community needs to do to accelerate progress in the meantime.
Access the ODI report and visualisations here: http://www.developmentprogress.org/sdgs-scorecard
Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre.
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1 hr 1 min
September 30, 2015 Do microcredit and family planning programs have their intended impact on poor households?
Speaker: Dr Jaikishan Desai, Senior Lecturer and Director of International Students, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington.
In this public lecture, Dr Jaikishan Desai summarised the results of a cluster randomised control trial which sought to measure the impact of exposure to family planning and credit programs in two regions of Ethiopia over a three-year period.
Results show that family planning programs had no effect on contraceptive use, fertility and desired family size. The microcredit programs were successful in increasing engagement in the credit market (increased borrowing) but had no measurable impact on a range of outcomes related to income generation and economic well-being.
Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre.
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59 min
September 14, 2015 Universal rights and quality of life: an interview with Tewodros Melesse
Tewodros Melesse is the Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, a federation of 152 national member associations, working in 170 countries, focused on achieving universal sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). During a recent visit to Canberra, he spoke with Camilla Burkot about IPPF’s work in the Pacific and around the world.
Transcript available here: http://devpolicy.org/pdf/blog/Transcript_interview-with-TewodrosMelesse-13Aug2015.pdf
Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre.
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35 min
September 02, 2015 Out of the rubble: recovering from the Nepalese earthquake
Speaker: Ms Liz Satow, National Director, World Vision International Nepal.
What was it like on the ground during the Nepalese earthquake? Liz Satow coordinated the entire NGO response to the Nepalese earthquake and had some incredible insights.
World Vision Nepal’s National Director Liz Satow shared her experience of the 2015 earthquakes and how World Vision has been working with communities, the Government, and other NGOs to restore services. She talked about the challenge of quickly switching the focus from long-term development activities into short-term relief operations and then planning for the transition back to development activities again.
Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre.
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1 hr 1 min
August 24, 2015 Legitimate self-interest and the campaign for aid: an interview with Rev Joel Edwards
The Reverend Dr Joel Edwards is the former International Director of Micah Challenge, a global Christian response to extreme poverty. He recently sat down with Camilla Burkot after a panel discussion at the Crawford School sponsored by the Campaign for Australian Aid, to talk about foreign aid in the UK context, politics, and the importance of getting narratives right.
Transcript available here: http://devpolicy.org/pdf/Transcript_interview-with-Joel-Edwards-3Aug2015.pdf
Devpolicy Talks is the podcast of the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre.
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