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The
Local Meanings of Educating All, and the Process of Adopting EFA
Development Goals in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia
(August
2007) GRIPS published a book which compares 3 African countries' local
responses to the global development targets, EFA. This research was
conducted by 5 African researchers under the supervision of Shoko
Yamada. The book is edited by Shoko Yamada. The copy of the book is now
available online. MORE
(PDF file, 992KB)
Lecture by Mr.
Lawrence Kiiza, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,
Uganda
(July 2007) On June 22, 2006, at the GRIPS,
Mr. Lawrence Kiiza (Director of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development, Uganda) gave a lecture on economic
policy and donor aid in Uganda. He explained the country's macro
economic recovery and stability, development policy and transformation
of the types of donor aid. He further discussed future challenges in
Uganda such as: governance (related to donor conditionality, although
the real meaning of 'governance' differs from
country to country); policy implementation; proper fiscal management to
reduce deficits; mobilizing aid towards promoting economic growth. His
lecture paper "Four Big Public Policy Challenges for Uganda" is also
available.
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minutes, pdf file, 30KB),
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(paper, pdf file 79KB)
GRIPS Development Forum Seminar
(June 2007) On June
7, 2007, at the GRIPS Development Forum Seminar, Prof. Dante B. Canlas
(University of the Philippines, School of Economics) gave presentation
on various reform initiatives undertaken by the Ramos administration
(1992-98), with special attention to political governance, economic
policy reforms, and aid effectiveness. He shared concrete examples based
on his actual experiences as Deputy Director-General of the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) during the Ramos
administration. The Philippine case provided useful references for other
developing countries – not only in Asia but also in Africa – that
endeavor to strengthen their development administration system.
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(Slide, 61KB)
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(Text, 145KB),
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(Minutes, 65KB),
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(Seminar program, 77KB)
Meeting
with GRIPS African students
(May 2007) GRIPS Development
Forum held a meeting with GRIPS students from African countries to
exchange opinions on Japan's Aid on Africa. It was a part of our
activities to compile information how Africans view Japan's aid. Its
meeting minute is now available online. Please check it out.
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195KB, handout)
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Managing the
Development Process and Aid
--Final
Report published
 (April 2007) GRIPS
Development Forum has recently published a final report on the captioned
study. The study examines the experiences in Thailand, Malaysia and the
Philippines on their institution building and enhancement of development
administration, with the analysis of key factors affecting them. It also
endeavors to draw implication for the institution building and capacity
development efforts by today's developing countries. The full text of
the paper is now available online.
MORE (pdf file, 1.6MB)
 Discussion Paper No.16
(January
2007) We have published Discussion Paper No.16, titled
Country-Specific Growth Support in East Asia and Africa--Japan's ODA to
Vietnam and Ghana written by Izumi Ohno. You can download here. Any
comments are appreciated.
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Policy Minutes No.21
(January 2007) GRIPS Development Forum has
published a Policy Minutes on two seminars held on November 8 and 9,
2006. The first was the feedback seminar on the GRIPS study presented by
Izumi Ohno and Masumi Shimamura on “Managing the Development Process and
Aid” that examines the East Asian experiences on the institution
building and enhancement of development administration. The second was a
special seminar given by a guest lecturer, Mr. J. Jegathesan, former
Deputy Director General of MIDA. He has presented Malaysia's experiences
in FDI promotion and its applicability to Africa. Active discussions
took place for both seminars and valuable remarks and comments were
presented from the participants.
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