1 european development days brussels - 16-17 october 2012

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EuropeanDevelopment Days

Brussels - 16-17 October 2012

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Brussels16-17 October 2012

Main Theme: Supporting Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

• Development cooperation should be a catalyst for partner countries’ own growth

• Imperative to promote a growth inclusive (in which most people can participate in or benefit from) and sustainable (not harmful for future generations)

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Main Theme: Supporting Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

• Actions to be undertaken at 3 levels:1. Foundations for inclusive growth e.g. social protection,

health & education2. Drivers for growth and job creation e.g. business environment,

regional integration3. Sectors with strong multiplier impact and that contribute

to environmental protection & climate change prevention/adaptation

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Sub themes of the 2012 EDDs

1. Development, agriculture and food security2. Engaging the private sector for development3. Empowering people for inclusive growth

STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR PANELS BASED ON THE GENERAL

THEME AND ON THREE SUBTHEMES

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Sub-Theme 1– Development, agriculture and food security - Context

• Agriculture is the backbone of developing countries economies and poverty is predominant in rural areas

• Coherence of EU internal agricultural policies with development cooperation objectives (PCD): the role of the Common Agricultural Policy

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Sub-Theme 1– Development, agriculture and food security – Possible topics

• Added value of agricultural research and technology transfer;• Promoting the role of public private partnership in

agriculture;• Role of food markets and trade;• Secure and equitable access to land;• Resilient and sustainable intensification;• Addressing the needs of rural women.

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Sub-Theme 2 – Engaging the private sector for development - Context

• Importance of making private sector a partner in development recognised in Agenda for Change and at Busan HLF

• Need to leverage private funding for meeting global challenges, and achieving inclusive and sustainable growth

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Sub-Theme 2 – Engaging the private sector for development - Objectives

• EDDs 2012 as forum for discussion of innovative models and new approaches to private-public collaboration;

• Stimulate discussion among private, public and civil society actors about their respective roles and collaboration in development

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Sub-Theme 2 – Engaging the private sector for development

• Possible topics for coverage in panels:• Joint private-public action and dialogue for more effective

economic policy making.• New form of industrial policy for developing countries.• Merits and limits of mobilizing private sector funding for

development through blending of grants and loans.• Role of the private sector in transition to a green economy• Inclusive business models for improving the conditions

of households and workers at the "base of the pyramid".

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Sub theme 3 – Empowering people for inclusive growth

• Objectives: • EDDs 2012 as forum for discussion of innovative

models and new approaches to supporting 1. Productive employment, decent work for all

and improved employability2. Social protection in support of inclusive growth

• Stimulate discussion among private, public and civil society actors about their respective roles and collaboration in development

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Sub theme 3 – Empowering people for inclusive growth

• Possible topics for coverage in panels• Supporting good practices in addressing informality

and informal employment• Social protection in the informal sector• Role of the private sector in employment and

in social protection

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EDD 2012 – Agenda Structure

• 2 Opening & Closing (plenary format)• 4 special addresses (plenary format)• 15 High-Level Panels• Other events: press conferences, report and project

presentations, working and informal public meetings, brainstorming sessions…

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EDD 2012 – Event Submission Form

• Shorter sessions: 90 minutes maximum• Linking explicitely event proposals to the themes• Event Description Form (2 pages)• Three selection criteria for HLPs

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EDD 2012 – Criteria 1 – Content Approach

• Need to collaborate on mobilising content together• Supporting evidence: reports, studies, graphs and charts• Photo and video archive• Interviews, posts and articles on the EDD website• Weighting 40% (3 pages maximum)

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EDD 2012 – Criteria 2 – Communication Strategy

• Need to collaborate on communicating together• Clearly identifying targets, channels and messages• Synergies in social media and media efforts• EDD promotion• Weighting 40% (3 pages maximum)

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EDD 2012 – Criteria 3 – Inclusiveness

• Speakers: Gender & North-South balance• Organising stakeholders: Diversity in organisation type

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EDD 2012 – Event Submission Calendar

• 23 May: Deadline for submission of HLP proposals by stakeholders

• 11 June: Decision regarding the HLP proposals communicated by the European Commission

• Early September: Second stakeholder meeting and presentation of the HLPs by stakeholders

1 european development days brussels - 16-17 october 2012

Documents

development slide

growth inclusive

sustainable growth slide

private funding

private sector funding

inclusive growth objectives

development objectives

privatepublic collaboration