Research Conference Agenda

Bangkok, 15-16 November

Rooms: Beta 1 (2nd Floor) & Omega (6th Floor)

Context

Southern Voice is a vibrant network of fifty think tanks in Africa, Asia and Latin America that serves as an open platform for the discussion of SDGs and the 2030 Agenda. In this spirit, the Research Conference is an opportunity to bring together experts to validate the research findings, policy recommendations as well as to shape the future programmes of Southern Voice.

During 2018, Southern Voice has been pursuing its research on the implementation of the SDGs, financing for development, and on rethinking development effectiveness. During the conference, we will focus on the following two initiatives,

• The Southern Voice on State of the SDGs (SVSS) is an ambitious research programme, led by researchers from the Global South. The research programme is based on six Country Studies and three Regional Surveys. The final output will be a Global Report that will explore both the national and global causes of exclusion across a selection of themes of the 2030 Agenda. The SVSS Report is expected to contribute to the Follow-up and Review Process of the SDGs.
•  The ‘Re-thinking Development Effectiveness: New Approaches to Measuring Results and Impact of Public Development Finance’ is a new area of work of Southern Voice. This creates an opportunity, where fresh thinking, particularly from countries in the Global South, could support in shaping what a new agenda on development effectiveness looks like.

The research conference will be an interactive space to interpret, synthesise and extract lessons and recommendations from emerging research findings. All sessions will be interactive, and participants are encouraged to be provocative and to share their insights on the issues that will be discussed.

Objectives

• Share and discuss Southern Voice’s research programmes and emerging findings.
• Generate new ideas and policy recommendations based on Southern Voice’s research.
• Create an opportunity for participants to engage and explore jointly policy issues related to the 2030 Agenda.

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