Knowledge Management

for Innovation inSocial Policy

Francisco FilhoCommunications Officer International Policy Centre

for Inclusive Growth IPC-IG

Comparative Research and Knowledge Sharing for Inclusive Growth

II National Development Conference (CODE)

Brasilia, 24 November 2011

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1 - The Global South ContextInclusive GrowthEconomic Governance South-South Cooperation

2 - The Inequality IssuePoverty and ‘The Excluded South’Global Knowledge Inequities

3 - Addressing the Gaps Alternatives in Policy DiscoursePolicy Dialogue and ExchangesNews and Media Outreach

Knowledge Management for Innovation in Social Policy: Outline

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Main challenges:

How to strengthen knowledge management mechanisms for effective policy design and implementation towards inclusive growth?

How to enhance South-South policy dialogue frameworks that reflect the new balances of power in a changing global governance environment?

Knowledge Management for Innovation in Social Policy: Outline

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Social policy innovations in the South:

Cash Transfers, Public Works, Food Security and Smallholder Agriculture

MDG Progress Sub-Saharan Countries Leading MDG A

chievements

Poverty and Inequality Reduction 26 million Brazilians left poverty betwee

n 2004 and 2009

Inclusive Growth

The Global South Context

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Profound and Multidimensional Crises in the

North The Euro Zone Needs a ‘Chock’ of Idea

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Lack of effective and innovative policy responses to the crises in the ‘developed world’ Traditional neoliberal ‘recommendations’

being now directed towards Europe Reform of the Bretton Woods Institutions?

Economic Governance

The Global South Context

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The Emerging Donors and New Trends

Brazil: 129% increase in the funds for international development cooperation

The Same Old Game or a New Paradigm

Growing demands for South-South policy dialogue on inclusive growth-related areas

South-South Cooperation

The Global South Context

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Think Tanks Distribution

Global ‘Go-To Think Tanks’ Report 2010 North America and Europe: 57% USA: 1816 Brazil: 81 South Africa: 85 India: 292

World Impact of Scientific Output 2000-2010 (ISI/Thomsons Reuters) Brazil:0.62% India: 0.53 % South Africa: 0.74 %

Global Knowledge Inequalities

The Inequality Issue

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Global Poverty Trends and The New Bottom

Billion

1990: 93 % of the poor in low-income countries

2008: 75 % of the poor in middle-income countries

2008: 25% of the poor in 39 low-income countries

Poverty and ‘The Excluded South’

The Inequality Issue

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Knowledge Production and Management to give voice to a New Development Agenda from the South

Key Policy Areas

Social Protection and Employment for Inclusive Growth

Rural Development and Food Security

Green Inclusive Sustainable Development

Addressing the Gaps

Alternatives in Policy Discourse

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Policy Dialogue Platforms in and for the South

India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA)

UNASUR

ALBA

MERCOSUR

Study Tours and Learning Exchanges

Inclusive Growth Annual Conferences

Addressing the Gaps

Policy Dialogue and Exchanges

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The Poor in the Media: Are development innovations contributing to national policy debate and agenda?

Coverage of the poor by the main daily news programmes under an empowering perspective (percentage of the total time):

Brazil: 7%

South Africa: 9%

Mexico: 6%

Argentina: 13%

Addressing the Gaps

News and Media Outreach

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Obrigado!

francisco.filho@ipc-undp.org

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Photos: Humanizing Development Global Photography Campaign,

IPC-IG

Knowledge Sharing for Innovation in Social Policy