Global Development Network – an international organization of developing and transition country researchers, policy and research institutes promoting the generation, sharing and application of policy of multidisciplinary knowledge for the purpose of development – has now launched the 2010 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition with the generous support of the Government of Japan and other donors. This annual competition recognizes and supports original contributions to socio-economic development from young, promising researchers and development practitioners residing in developing countries and also those countries in transition.
NGOs, development practitioners and researchers from developing and transition countries can apply for the awards and medals. The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (for research proposals) and the Medals for Research on Development (for research papers) have a specific topic to be covered during this year’s competition: “Development Finance.” “Reflecting the global nature of GDN’s activities, the 2010 themes seek to promote inquiry into improving government systems’ and markets’ capacity to channel finance into sustainable, holistic development. The three research themes are:
Theme 1: External Capital Flows and Financing for Development
Theme 2: Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Sector Development: Another Angle to Look at the MDGs in a post-crisis world?
Theme 3: Innovative Sources of Development Finance
To know more about the awards and medals, click on the links below:
1. Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development
2. Medals for Research on Development
3. Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project
