Governing Board Meeting

Governing Board Meeting Wednesday 28 April 2010 28 April 2010

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 18 March Meeting 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4a Programme and Work and Budget 2011-12 4b Membership Application 5 Progress Report on Implementation of Centre s Work Programme 2

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 18 March Meeting 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4a Programme and Work and Budget 2011-12 4b Membership Application 5 Progress Report on Implementation of Centre s Work Programme 3

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 18 March Meeting 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4a Programme and Work and Budget 2011-12 4b Membership Application 5 Progress Report on Implementation of Centre s Work Programme 4

Global Development HIGHLIGHTS PAST POLICY DIALOGUE EVENTS, MARCH-APRIL Workshop Migration in West Africa: Governance and Links to Labour Markets In partnership with UNDP Senegal Dakar 25 March Americas Partnerships Fiscal Policy Workshop: Lessons from the Crisis Hosted by the Central Bank of Italy (Banca D Italia) Perugia EmNet Quarterly meeting Sessions on Long-term investors: Creating the backbone of sustainable growth? and Looking to the mediumterm: Fiscal, debt and pensions challenges for the OECD & beyond OECD HQ Americas Presentations of LEO 2010 To the US State Department, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Inter-American Dialogue Washington Americas Presentation of LEO 2010 and Brainstorming on LEO 2011 In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia and the Diplomatic Academy of San Carlos Bogota Americas LEO 2011 Experts Meeting: Middle Class in Latin America OECD HQ 27 March 9 April 9-12 April 13 April 26-27 April Partnerships and Asia & Pacific Desk Seminar Challenges in Co-operation and Communication for Development in Southeast Asia Co-hosted by Ministry of Planning and Investment of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea Hanoi 5 26-27 April

Impact: Renminbi valuation The Centre s analysis supports OECD-China dialogue on politically sensitive question of currency valuation Based on the Balassa-Samuelson effect*, Helmut Reisen, Head of Research, calculates that the renminbi is only undervalued by 12% Chen Deming, China s Minister of Commerce, praised Reisen s estimate as being very objective when he spoke with the Secretary General in Beijing. * The Balassa-Samuelson measure separates out undervaluation due to level of economic development from that due to policy manipulation. 6

Impact: Food for thought leaders Leading advisor to telecoms industry seeks expert input from Development Centre Centre s expert input on infrastructure and regulatory framework of mobile payment systems Report on mobilepayment market development in emerging countries In exchange for Arthur D Little analysis of the Mexican market Arthur D Little is an adviser to key actors in the telecommunication industry: cable, fixed & mobile operators, institutions as well as regulatory authorities 7

Output funding needs to date for 2009-2010 Global Development Outlook Europe, Middle East & Africa Americas Core allocation 09 Estimated core allocation 10 VC in Hand Upcoming VCs Asia & Pacific shortfall Networks 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 8

FORTHCOMING EVENTS, APRIL-JUNE Americas Presentation of LEO 2010 In partnership with the Ministry of External Relations and the Central Bank of Peru Lima Americas Global Development Americas Americas Presentation of research on fiscal policy Hosted by the Prodev Network of the Inter-American Development Bank Lima Perspectives on Global Development seminar: The impact of Shifting Wealth on developing countries With Non-Resident Fellows Eliana Cardoso, Martyn Davies and Rajneesh Narula OECD HQ Financing infrastructure in Latin America workshop In partnership with the Andean Development Corporation and the International Finance Corporation of the Inter- American Development Bank Bogota Presentation of the Innovalatino Initiative In partnership with INSEAD and Telefonica during the EU-LAC Business Summit Madrid 4 May 5-7 May 10 May 13-14 May 17 May 9

FORTHCOMING EVENTS, APRIL-JUNE EMEA Official Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2010 At the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Abidjan (and simultaneously in London and Berlin) EMEA European Launches of the African Economic Outlook 2010 Co-organised with the Royal African Society, London Co-organised with GTZ, Berlin 24 May 26 May Partnerships EMEA Global Development Asia & Pacific Desk Americas DevCom Workshop: "Maximising Outcomes with Minimum Resources for Development Communication Co-organised with MFA Israel Haifa, Israel 10th International Economic Forum on African Perspectives Co-organised with the African Development Bank and the French Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment Paris Launch of Perspectives on Global Development 2010: Shifting Wealth OECD HQ SAEO Seminar in Bangkok: Fostering Growth and Regional Integration in ASEAN (TBC) Co-organised with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Conference on Latin America (co-organised with Friends of Europe) Brussels 10 29 May 3 June 11 June 16 June 21 June 30 June (TBC)

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 18 March Meeting 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4a Programme and Work and Budget 2011-12 4b Membership Application 5 Progress Report on Implementation of Centre s Work Programme 11

Africa Lat. Am. SE Asia New Growth Models Social Cohesion AEO LEO SAEO 12

PWB 11-12 Overview 4 Publications: LEO, AEO, SAEO, PGD 3 Networks: EmNet, DeFiNe, DevCom 1 Forum: GFD 4 Intermediate Thematic Outputs: Migration (cont.), Innovalatino (cont.), Gender & Progress, ICT Network * 53% 1% 2% ** 44% * Actual figures for 2009 and estimates for 2010 * * Total VCs required in PWB 09-10 document (DEV GB(2008) 2 REV5) was EUR 13.2M; the goal for the following PWB is therefore 16% lower 13

PWB 11-12 Budget View by Product In K EUR PWB 09-10 * PWB 11-12 Δ Administration, OECD charges, rent, electricity, etc. 9,120 6,599-28% LEO 2,541 3,152 +24% AEO 2,722 2,904 +7% SAEO 606 1,982 +227% PGD 1,753 3,040 +73% Intermediate Thematic Outputs 2,445 1,533-37% Networks 2,377 2,932 +23% Targeted Policy Support (incl. BSCA) Total 682 - NA 22,246 22,141-0.5% * Actual figures for 2009 and estimates for 2010 14

4a Strategic Issues Moving forward Jan. Feb. March April May-June Initial draft PWB 1 st round of feedback Comments & VC survey PWB finetuning and simulation of VC/ Core split Finalisation 15

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 15 February Meeting 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4 Programme and Work and Budget 2011-12 4b Membership Application 5 Progress Report on Implementation of Centre s Work Programme 16

4b Strategic Issues Membership application 17

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2 Approval of the Draft Summary of the 18 March Meeting 3 Briefing by the Chair and Report by Director 4a Programme and Work and Budget 2011-12 4b Membership Application 5 Progress Report on Implementation of Centre s Work Programme 18

Key achievement: Shaping the debate The Centre s work is informing civil society, peer organisations, and even what s taught in schools. Social institutions are a key determinant for women s involvement in economic and social life 2/3 of the world s working population is informally employed 19

Key achievement: Policy consultations A trusted and respected source of insight, knowledge and expertise on development policy ICT in Africa for the African Union Aid conditionality for the Spanish aid agency 20

Key achievement: Accessible statistics The Centre s data, statistics and analysis are more accessible than ever Social Institutions and Gender Index A comprehensive database and index on gender, culture and social institutions available at genderindex.org The AfricanEconomicOutlook.org Comparable data and analysis online, for free, and accessible through lower-band connections Improved the accessibility and usability of the index by introducing mygenderindex.org (an interactive version of SIGI) and the Gender Atlas Recognised as a leading reference website by the Interactive Media Council. Awarded top prize. 21

Media Increased coverage from previous semester Media hits Focus on quality engagement and opinion pieces 22

Strengthened presence on the web Development Centre 25000 20000 AfricanEconomicOutlook Wikigender Korea 15000 10000 5000 2008 2009 0 Web traffic up on same period last year over 1000 more visitors per month on average AEO.org award and press release drive traffic to site August: sustained publicity campaign begins in in run-up to and beyond the Progress conference in Korea in October. Visitors increase by over 5000 per month. 23

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