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SID · May 21, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
Dear SID Friends and Members,I am thrilled to report that SID Israel has reached another important milestone!
China’s Economic Cooperation and its Role for Economic...
SID · May 15, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
What has been the impact of China’s expanding economic engagement on economic transition in Africa? What have been the main experiences and lessons learnt during China’s recent period of growth and poverty reduction? What conditions need to be in place for China’s experience to be replicable in...
Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Growth
SID Netherlands · May 6, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
13 May 2013 | SID Lecture with Graham Dutfield ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Growth’Breakthrough technologies, like high-yielding varieties of rice and maize, can improve human well-being, but sometimes innovations create new inequalities, for example unequal access to AIDS...
2013 Annual Conference
SID · Apr 25, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
The Washington DC Chapter of the Society for International Development (SID-Washington) is excited to announce its 2013 Annual Conference on June 6th. Join over 650 development professionals representing the private sector, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, government agencies,...
Inactive Private sector leads to economic stagnation
SID · Apr 18, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
SID Sri Lanka held its 4th seminar on Skills Mismatch in the Sri lankan Economy and challenges ahead. Two keynote speakers Dr.Arunathinake, Institute of Policy Studies, and Dr.Batagoda, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Finance&Planning, addressed a selected gatheringof leading academics and...
Food Globalization, Food Sovereignty, Food Security. A...
SID · Apr 3, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
SID Vienna: global agricolture at crossroads. The discussion has to be conducted against the background of trends in the production and in the consumption of agricultural products. Up unto recently and if seen in terms of global averages, a secular trend has been in the direction of ever lower real...
SID Israel Conference - videos and highlights
SID · Mar 25, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
the International Development Day Conference took place on March 14, 2013 at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in cooperation with the Africa Centre at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation. Please visit the conference website to...
The Communications Teachings of Benedict
SID · Mar 13, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
By Marcelo J. García*
International Development Day Conference
SID · Mar 11, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
Juma V. Mwapachu, SID President and Arthur Muliro, SID Deputy Managing Director, will be among the key speakers together with Yehuda Paz and Ed Rettig, SID Israel Co-Chairmen. About | Conference Schedule
The Future of International Cooperation. SID Conference in The...
SID Netherlands · Mar 5, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
Speakers including Donald Kaberuka (African Development Bank), Sarah Cook (UNRISD), Pavan Sukhdev (GIST Advisory), and Pascal Lamy (WTO) will reflect on and discuss recommendations for rethinking and transforming the development agenda.
Reclaiming and Redefining Rights
SID · Feb 4, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
Part 1 of this study is authored by Dr. Shobha Raghuram, independent researcher, specialized in development studies and philosophy. Part 2, which provides narratives of development activists and academicians in the Asia-Pacific region, has been co-edited by Dr. Shobha Raghuram and Ms. Sai...
Opening of the second part of SID 2012/13 Lecture Series
SID Netherlands · Feb 3, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
SID Netherlands opens this second part of the Series with a very special (musical) contribution by the Eef van Breen Group. To be inspired view their TEDx Talk!
SID Frankfurt Annual Assembly
SID · Jan 24, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
The SID Frankfurt Annual Assembly will take place on January 28 at the Town Hall of the City of Frankfurt, Römerberg 27, 60311 Frankfurt, 6-8 pm.
A bi-coastal event on Women's Health & Empowerment
SID · Jan 23, 2013 · 0 Comment(s)
The Intersection of Global Health and Women's Economic Empowerment
Global Values in a Changing World
SID Netherlands · Dec 21, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
This book combines views and recommendations by international experts, academics and activists. It explores the connection between internationally agreed norms, standards, and common goods and the way they can be realised in world that is both globalised and localised. Contributors include: Paul...
A bi-coastal event on Women's Health & Empowerment with...
SID · Dec 6, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
Each Chapter will feature two speakers who will share recent breakthroughs. The discussion will include conversation from both cities so that Chapter members in each location will be able to participate with both sets of speakers and each other via video feed.Background
Summary Report: Gender and Economic Justice - Launch event
SID Netherlands · Dec 5, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
Guest speakers Lydia Alpízar Durán (AWID executive director), Ireen Dubel (senior advisor Women’s Rights. Hivos), Han Deggeller (Former Women Representative- Netherlands and member of WILPF) and Wendy Harcourt (Editor of Development) discussed gender and economic justice issues in the context of...
Annual Gala Dinner
SID · Nov 20, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
This year, Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights at the U.S. Department of State will be receiving the SID-Washington Award for Leadership in Development for her profound contributions to the international development community.
Development Vol. 55.3 on Gender and Economic Justice. SID-AWID...
SID Netherlands · Nov 19, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
The Society for International Development (SID) and the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) invite you to join Lydia Alpízar Durán (AWID), Ireen Dubel (Hivos), Han Deggeller (WILPF) and Wendy Harcourt (Editor Development), for the official Dutch launch and reception of a special...
An insider’s look at the InterAmerican Development Bank
SID · Nov 4, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
The discussion will include an overview of the Bank, helping to get a personal look at a new direction that is trending with the IDB now – namely partnerships, and especially partnerships with corporations to solve problems neither the IDB nor the corporations can solve on their own.venue:...
Working backwards to plan for future food security in East...
SID · Oct 29, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
by Moushumi Chaudhury*
The Private Sector as an Investor for Development: Video and Blog
SID Netherlands · Oct 25, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
On 22 October, Fokko Wientjes, Director Corporate Sustainable Development at DSM, delivered the second lecture in the SID 2012-2013 Lecture Series 'More than 50 years of ODA: lessons learned and new approaches'. The discussion afterwards was led by Myrtille Danse, Executive Director of BoP...
The East Africa Today Podcast
Anonymous · Oct 23, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
Nohra Rey de Marulanda elected as SID's Vice President for...
SID · Oct 19, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
SID's President Juma V. Mwapachu is pleased to announce the election of Mrs. Nohra Rey de Marulanda as SID's Vice President for the 2012-2015 period. Nohra Rey de Marulanda is an Economist from the University of Los Andes in Bogotá and brings with her a large experience in the academic field, in...
Peter van Uhm on Austerity in Defense. A commentary by Hester...
SID Netherlands · Oct 8, 2012 · 0 Comment(s)
by Hester Menninga*
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