Dr. Linda Kleemann - Social business – a new private sector contribution to development

Dr. Linda Kleemann, Researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Managing Director PEGNet (Poverty, Equity and Growth Network), spoke 13 March 2014 at the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Development Debate "Social business - a new private sector contribution to development."

Dr. Linda Kleemann made three points:

1. It's an exciting global phenomenon and a potential resource to overcome social and environmental problems.
2. There are lots of risks and limitations involved - most importantly, it takes time and access to finance to build up social business.
3. How do we figure out which businesses have a social impact and how can we measure this?






To hear more about DAC Development Debates, please visit: http://www.oecd.org/dac/dacdevelopmentdebates.htm

Dr. Kerstin Humberg of McKinsey and Company on Social business â a new private sector contribution to development

Dr. Kerstin Humberg, Engagement Manager, McKinsey and Company, spoke 13 March 2014 at the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Development Debate "Social business â a new private sector contribution to development".

Dr. Humberg made 3 points:

1. Social entrepreneurship - find market-based solutions for social sector challenges
2. Creating social business solutions is challenging. Initial losses are a matter of fact, and it takes time to see real results.
3. To overcome a core challenge, start bottom up. Ask what are target beneficiaries demanding, not what can your product do?

To hear more about DAC Development Debates, please visit: http://www.oecd.org/dac/dacdevelopmentdebates.htm

Policy coherence for development - Rintaro Tamaki

On 5 March 2014, Rintaro Tamaki,Deputy Secretary-General, OECD, moderated a panel on 'Goals, targets and indicators to inform coherent and integrated policy making' at the OECD's Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in a post-2015 Era: How can PCD help advance universal goals and contribute to transformational change? Deputy Secretary-General Tamaki pointed out the importance of integrating OECD work across all topics into policy coherence.

Policy coherence for development - Ye Jiang, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

On 5 March 2014, Ye Jiang, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, presented China's approach to the post-2015 global development agenda at the OECD's Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in a post-2015 Era: How can PCD help advance universal goals and contribute to transformational change?



See Ye Jiang's full presentation below:

 

China on the post 2015 development agenda from Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC)

To read the full paper, go here: http://www.oecd.org/pcd/Ye%20Jiang%20Briefing%20Paper%20DIE%202%202014%20YeFues_China%20%281%29.pdf

Policy coherence for development - Dr. Daniel Schraad-Tischler of Bertelsmann Stiftung

5 March 2014, Dr. Daniel Schraad-Tischler, Senior Project Manager at Bertelsmann Stiftung (Bertelsmann Foundation) presented 'Sustainable Governance Indicators 2014 and Policy Coherence for Development'. In this short audio note, Dr. Schraad-Tischler notes his interest in participating in more work on policy coherence with the OECD.

 


You can view his full presentation below.

Policy coherence for Development from Bertelsman Foundation from Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC)

Policy coherence for development - Rolf Alter, Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development at the OECD

5 March 2014, Rolf Alter, Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development at the OECD, attended the Policy Coherence for Development in a post-2015 Era: How can PCD help advance universal goals and contribute to transformational change?



Mr. Alter spoke about Policy Coherence and the key role of the centre of government and the need to get policy coherence as an idea out of the realm of academia and into the hands of the public.

You can view Mr. Alter's presentation here:

Policy coherence - the Key role of the Centre of Government from Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC)

Policy coherence for development - Diana Alarcón of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Diana Alarcón of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) spoke 4 March 2014 at the OECD's Policy Coherence for Development in a post-2015 Era: How can policy coherence for development (PCD) help advance universal goals and contribute to transformational change?





Check out Ms. Alarcón's presentation here:

Policy coherence in a post-2015 era with United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) from Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD-DAC)

Policy coherence for development - Hans Rosling of Gapminder

Hans Rosling of Gapminder set the scene of the Policy Coherence for Development in a post-2015 Era: How can policy coherence for development help advance universal goals and contribute to transformational change? He spoke of the camel becoming the dromedary - of the so-called developing world joining the so-called developed world with regard to income and demographic factors.




For more from Hans Rosling, look for 'Rosling' on YouTube - you won't be disappointed. For more on policy coherence for development, visit this site: http://www.oecd.org/development/pcd/