The Journey and the Destination:

Project and Workshop overview

Dr Niamh Gaynor

IAP Director

Project Aims

- To build capacity in - To build capacity in development research in development research in nine partner Irish nine partner Irish universitiesuniversities

- To build capacity in health, - To build capacity in health, education, gender and ICT education, gender and ICT research within four partner research within four partner African universitiesAfrican universities

- In the longer term, to - In the longer term, to develop an Irish-African develop an Irish-African network of excellence in network of excellence in development researchdevelopment research

Project strategy

Institutional opportunities & constraints

Thematic priorities and opportunities

Assessing research capacity

Building relationships

Developing shared understandings

Network / Platform for

development research

P/shipP/ship P/ship

• Assessing research capacity

• Building relationships

• Developing shared understandings

• Identifying future partnerships

Workshop I: April ’08, DCU

Assessment of RC in African partner institutions- Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr

(AAU)- Vice Chancellors

Identifying common priority Identifying common priority themesthemes

- Phase I of Foresight- Phase I of Foresight

Towards common Towards common understandingsunderstandings

- Partnership principles within - Partnership principles within the the IAPIAP

What are the key opportunities and constraints What are the key opportunities and constraints to research capacity building within each to research capacity building within each partner institution?partner institution?

Questions arising…

What will be the priority research themes in an What will be the priority research themes in an uncertain future?uncertain future?

Workshop II: Nov ’08, Entebbe

Assessment of RC in all partner institutions

- Interim report on opportunities and constraints to RCB

Priority research themes- Phase II Foresight

(scenarios)- University visits

Towards common understandings

- 4 discussion papers

Questions arising…Questions arising…

How do our chosen priorities match those identified by specialists more broadly?

What do we (an eclectic group) understand by development and research capacity building for development?

How might gender related constraints be more effectively addressed within our partner institutions?

Workshop III: May ’09, Maputo

Towards common understandings: Development for poverty reduction in a globalised world– Concepts and theories– Lessons from policy and practice

Gender as a constraint to research capacity building Gender as a constraint to research capacity building

Priority research themesPriority research themes - Phase III Foresight (Ranking of priorities)- Phase III Foresight (Ranking of priorities) - University visits- University visits

Moving forward…

Linking the themes and opportunities and constraints (final report)

Addressing specific constraints to RCB (Malawi Addressing specific constraints to RCB (Malawi summer summer school – end 2009)school – end 2009) Forging specific research partnerships Forging specific research partnerships

(from the outcome of Foresight and Stakeholder (from the outcome of Foresight and Stakeholder Consultation work)Consultation work)

- Who?- Who?- What? (institutional research machinery)- What? (institutional research machinery)

Consolidating the research networkConsolidating the research network•- Institutional framework?- Institutional framework?

Workshop IV: 2010, QUB

Presentation of findings– Key opportunities and constraints to RCB in partner

universities– Recommendations on how these may be addressed– How RCB may be measured– Key research themes / projects in health and education– Issues to be addressed in moving these forward

Launching the way forwardLaunching the way forward - The next steps- The next steps

Key areas of focus in moving forward

Visibility– Dialogue

MainstreamingMainstreaming

SustainabilitySustainability - University commitments- University commitments - Contacts with other key agencies- Contacts with other key agencies

Looking outwardLooking outward