Summary GPI side-event in Global South-South Development Expo 2018: Triangular Cooperation in the Era of the 2030 Agenda - contributions to the BAPA+40 Conference.
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We hope that the publication of this Guide will help the UN system,
including UN Country Teams, Gender Theme Groups, UN entities and
national stakeholders to improve the development, implementation,
and monitoring and evaluation of joint gender programmes. In this
Guide we have compiled best practices and lessons learned from recent
experiences in this area of programming to support the UN system in
addressing gender equality challenges.
The Millennium Development Goals envision a world where all women
and men have equal access to the opportunities and resources,
freedoms and choices to forge their own life aspirations and destinies.
By leveraging the UN’s system-wide experience and expertise, this
Guide should help renew and strengthen commitment for coordination,
advocacy and action on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Triangular Co‐operation and Aid Effectiveness Talita Yamashiro Fordelone1 Abstract Can triangular co‐operation make aid more effective? Judging by recent international declarations, governments think it can. They say that better results can be achieved when Southern partners and “traditional” donors (i.e. members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee – DAC) join forces through triangular co‐operation. Two examples: first, Brazil, Canada and Norway working together in Haiti; second, South Africa and Canada collaborating with Burundi, Rwanda and Southern Sudan. This paper addresses four questions: • What is triangular co‐operation, which countries are involved, and why? • What are the claimed benefits of triangular co‐operation vis‐à‐vis bilateral co‐operation? • What are the challenges in rendering triangular co‐operation effective? • How can the benefits of triangular co‐operation be achieved and its challenges overcome? The paper concludes that triangular co‐operation may achieve good results when: • Beneficiary countries own and participate actively in projects/programmes, helping to adapt them to local realities; • Programmes/projects are aligned with beneficiary countries’ development priorities; • Partners divide responsibilities so as to make the best use of their comparative advantages. Whether triangular co‐operation is cost‐effective remains unclear. Even if services and technologies provided by developing countries may be less expensive, triangular co‐operation may imply higher transaction costs. 1 The author is a consultant in the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate.
For decades, global development discussions predominantly revolved around the volume of aid given and received. But the 2002 Monterrey International Conference on Financing for Development broadened the focus of discussions to include the quality of the cooperation provided as a key determinant of progress. Both donors and recipients realized they needed to improve how aid was delivered to make it useful for beneficiaries. Oxfam has been actively involved in this debate, pushing for higher quality standards and aid that works for the people who need it most.1 In the years that followed, three High Level Fora on Aid Effectiveness were convened by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): in Rome (2003), in Paris (2005) and Accra (2008). Each forum marked a step forward. In Rome, donor and recipient countries were asked, for the first time, to focus their discussions exclusively on aid quality, with the result that they agreed to harmonize donor practices for improved performance.2 However, this approach left the essential contribution of recipient countries to aid effectiveness out of the equation and raised concerns that even harmonized approaches might undermine country ownership. The Paris forum acknowledged the need to include recipient governments in an ongoing dialogue on how to improve aid and shift the focus of the debate from effective donorship to effective partnership. Developing countries were invited to join the negotiating table on par with their cooperation providers.3 The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness4 committed signatories to respect and implement five basic principles: harmonization of donor policies and practices; alignment to national development strategies; mutual accountability; a focus on measuring and delivering results for people; and ownership of development cooperation. But, beyond making a list of good intentions, Paris also produced a clear scorecard to hold development partners accountable for what they were promising: a set of 12 indicators to measure progress in a number of crucial areas, such as the predictability of aid flows to developing country governments; the use of developing countries‟ financial and administrative systems; and the transfer of technical capacity to local staff. Each indicator included targets and a deadline to achieve them by 2010. Partners also agreed to monitor their own progress towards the governance commitments they made.
Common Goals and Differential Commitments: The Role of Emerging Economies in ...Dr Lendy Spires
Abstract The following discussion paper explores the heated debate around ‘common goals and differential commitments’ in international development cooperation. It tries to capture the views and positions of the so-called ‘emerging economies’ on their role and contribution to global development and the post-2015 agenda. It explains the divergence between North-South and South-South cooperation with regard to their historical narratives, con-ceptual paradigms, delivery approaches, functions and capacity. It highlights the im-portance of standard-setting, monitoring, accountability and peer-review but it also ex-plains the technical challenges and political tensions in bringing the ‘Southern providers’ into the regimes and systems led by the OECD-DAC and the current post-Busan Global Partnership. The paper explains the challenges of categorising the new development part-ners, and defining and measuring the quantum, quality and effectiveness of their develop-ment cooperation activities. It stresses the importance of developing a framework for mon-itoring and evaluating South-South cooperation and the identification of appropriate insti-tutional platforms for such discussions to take place. The paper is based on empirical re-search and engagement with numerous Southern stakeholders and offers concrete policy proposals for the different development partners involved in the debate.
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The present UNESCO–COL Guide on MOOCs is designed to raise general awareness amongst policy-makers in developing countries as to how MOOCs might address their concerns and priorities, particularly in terms of access to affordable quality higher education and preparation of secondary school leavers for academic as well as vocational education and training. With very few exceptions, many of the reports on MOOCs already published do not refer to the interests and experiences of developing countries, although we are witnessing important initiatives in more and more countries around the world.
Triangular Co‐operation and Aid Effectiveness Talita Yamashiro Fordelone1 Abstract Can triangular co‐operation make aid more effective? Judging by recent international declarations, governments think it can. They say that better results can be achieved when Southern partners and “traditional” donors (i.e. members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee – DAC) join forces through triangular co‐operation. Two examples: first, Brazil, Canada and Norway working together in Haiti; second, South Africa and Canada collaborating with Burundi, Rwanda and Southern Sudan. This paper addresses four questions: • What is triangular co‐operation, which countries are involved, and why? • What are the claimed benefits of triangular co‐operation vis‐à‐vis bilateral co‐operation? • What are the challenges in rendering triangular co‐operation effective? • How can the benefits of triangular co‐operation be achieved and its challenges overcome? The paper concludes that triangular co‐operation may achieve good results when: • Beneficiary countries own and participate actively in projects/programmes, helping to adapt them to local realities; • Programmes/projects are aligned with beneficiary countries’ development priorities; • Partners divide responsibilities so as to make the best use of their comparative advantages. Whether triangular co‐operation is cost‐effective remains unclear. Even if services and technologies provided by developing countries may be less expensive, triangular co‐operation may imply higher transaction costs. 1 The author is a consultant in the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate.
For decades, global development discussions predominantly revolved around the volume of aid given and received. But the 2002 Monterrey International Conference on Financing for Development broadened the focus of discussions to include the quality of the cooperation provided as a key determinant of progress. Both donors and recipients realized they needed to improve how aid was delivered to make it useful for beneficiaries. Oxfam has been actively involved in this debate, pushing for higher quality standards and aid that works for the people who need it most.1 In the years that followed, three High Level Fora on Aid Effectiveness were convened by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): in Rome (2003), in Paris (2005) and Accra (2008). Each forum marked a step forward. In Rome, donor and recipient countries were asked, for the first time, to focus their discussions exclusively on aid quality, with the result that they agreed to harmonize donor practices for improved performance.2 However, this approach left the essential contribution of recipient countries to aid effectiveness out of the equation and raised concerns that even harmonized approaches might undermine country ownership. The Paris forum acknowledged the need to include recipient governments in an ongoing dialogue on how to improve aid and shift the focus of the debate from effective donorship to effective partnership. Developing countries were invited to join the negotiating table on par with their cooperation providers.3 The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness4 committed signatories to respect and implement five basic principles: harmonization of donor policies and practices; alignment to national development strategies; mutual accountability; a focus on measuring and delivering results for people; and ownership of development cooperation. But, beyond making a list of good intentions, Paris also produced a clear scorecard to hold development partners accountable for what they were promising: a set of 12 indicators to measure progress in a number of crucial areas, such as the predictability of aid flows to developing country governments; the use of developing countries‟ financial and administrative systems; and the transfer of technical capacity to local staff. Each indicator included targets and a deadline to achieve them by 2010. Partners also agreed to monitor their own progress towards the governance commitments they made.
Common Goals and Differential Commitments: The Role of Emerging Economies in ...Dr Lendy Spires
Abstract The following discussion paper explores the heated debate around ‘common goals and differential commitments’ in international development cooperation. It tries to capture the views and positions of the so-called ‘emerging economies’ on their role and contribution to global development and the post-2015 agenda. It explains the divergence between North-South and South-South cooperation with regard to their historical narratives, con-ceptual paradigms, delivery approaches, functions and capacity. It highlights the im-portance of standard-setting, monitoring, accountability and peer-review but it also ex-plains the technical challenges and political tensions in bringing the ‘Southern providers’ into the regimes and systems led by the OECD-DAC and the current post-Busan Global Partnership. The paper explains the challenges of categorising the new development part-ners, and defining and measuring the quantum, quality and effectiveness of their develop-ment cooperation activities. It stresses the importance of developing a framework for mon-itoring and evaluating South-South cooperation and the identification of appropriate insti-tutional platforms for such discussions to take place. The paper is based on empirical re-search and engagement with numerous Southern stakeholders and offers concrete policy proposals for the different development partners involved in the debate.
Workshop on Capacity Building on Environment, Trade and Development
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Rayburn House Office Building.
U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol Hill
Open Dialogue MICs Conference 2013 Vienna May 8, Presentation by Koreamicconference
Thematic Dialogue on Environmental Sustainability and Green Industry, Inclusive Growth and Prosperity and Financing for Sustainable Economic Development
Over the past 20 years, higher education has undergone major transformations, brought about by: (i) increasing internationalisation and student mobility; (ii) an ever-growing demand for quality higher education and lifelong learning; (iii) changing student demographics; (iv) the rise of online and blended learning, (v) cross-border higher education and (vi) recognition and quality assurance of qualifications in a digital world without borders. At the same time, access to the Internet and broadband service has increased. According to the International Telecommunications Union, 43 per cent of the world’s population is now online, with some form of regular access to the Internet, and the number of Internet users globally has reached 3.2 billion, of whom 2 billion are from developing countries (ITU, 2015). The huge growth in mobile connectivity, particularly in the developing world, has also brought online content and interaction to a global audience.
Since 2012, known as “The Year of the MOOC,” massive open online courses (MOOCs) have expanded worldwide, shaking up the higher education landscape and potentially disrupting the model of brick-and-mortar universities. Whilst higher education institutions have long been engaged in the delivery of online content (via, for example open educational resources and virtual learning environments), the rapid advent of MOOCs is regarded by some experts as an education revolution — according to Class Central (Shah, 2015a), the total number of MOOCs reached 4,200 in 2015. However, most of the current MOOCs are delivered by top universities in the Global North, which many observers consider a one-way transfer of knowledge from the developed countries to the developing world.
The present UNESCO–COL Guide on MOOCs is designed to raise general awareness amongst policy-makers in developing countries as to how MOOCs might address their concerns and priorities, particularly in terms of access to affordable quality higher education and preparation of secondary school leavers for academic as well as vocational education and training. With very few exceptions, many of the reports on MOOCs already published do not refer to the interests and experiences of developing countries, although we are witnessing important initiatives in more and more countries around the world.
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Summary GPI side-event in Global South-South Development Expo (2018)
1. 1
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE ON
EFFECTIVE TRIANGULAR
CO-OPERATION
Global South-South Development Expo 2018
Session Report Template
Triangular Cooperation in the Era of the 2030 Agenda: Contributions to the BAPA+40
Conference
Side event of the Global Partnership Initiative on Effective Triangular Cooperation (GPI): Co-
organized by Mexico and Canada with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ibero-
American Programme for the Strengthening of South-South Cooperation (PIFCSS), Islamic
Development Bank, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), United
Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)
Summary
The Global Partnership Initiative on Effective Triangular Cooperation (GPI) organized this side
event to:
– Illustrate how triangular cooperation can be an effective means of implementing the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development;
– Highlight the value added of triangular co-operation by showing evidence from concrete
partnerships and their results;
– Share experiences and propose a set of draft Voluntary Guidelines on Effective Triangular
Cooperation in the lead up to BAPA +40.
The Speakers from the GPI Core Group highlighted the added values of triangular cooperation and
its relevance to the Agenda 2030. They also shared the good practices such as reporting
mechanisms and the building of national and global ecosystem. The Voluntary Guidelines on
effective triangular cooperation was presented and the GPI Core Group called for the participation
and endorsement of the guidelines by broader participants to the event. It will be further discussed
with interested parties to decide how to influence the outcome documents of BAPA+40 through the
advocacy by the GPI.
Panellists/Participants
Co-hosts:
Ambassador Louise Blais, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United
Nations
Sylvia Paola Mendoza, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
Moderator:
Ryutaro Murotani, Director, Deputy Head, Office for Global Issues and Development
Partnership, Operations Strategy Department, Japan International Co-operation Agency
(JICA)
Speakers:
Jorge Chediek, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation
(UNOSSC)
Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director of the Development Co-operation Directorate,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Ana Ciuti, President of the Ibero-American Programme for the Strengthening of South-
South Co-operation (PIFCSS)
Carmen Sorger, Director, International Assistance Relations, Strategic Policy Branch,
Global Affairs Canada
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EFFECTIVE TRIANGULAR
CO-OPERATION
Riad Ragueb, Manager, Reverse Linkage Division, Country Strategy and Cooperation
Department, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Session Report
Speaking on behalf of Canada and Mexico co-hosts, Ambassador Blais welcomed participants to
this Side-Event and underscored the timeliness of this discussion on effective triangular
cooperation in the lead up to BAPA +40. She welcomed GPI’s efforts to build on the complementary
strengths of different actors and bring innovative and flexible solutions to achieve the 2030 agenda.
She also noted that advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is the
most effective way to eliminate poverty, create lasting peace, and achieve sustainable
development, and must remain a fundamental part of triangular cooperation initiatives and
programming. She looked forward to deepening partnerships for achieving the SDGs and continue
working with partners from the civil society, the private sector, International Organizations and
donor and partner governments to meaningfully advance Triangular Cooperation.
Mr Jorge Moreira da Silva, the Director of the OECD Development Cooperation Directorate,
provided an introductory snapshot of triangular cooperation today. Based on the data collected in
the OECD’s online project repository, which currently contains information on 653 projects1
, he
concluded that triangular cooperation is on the rise. It connects all regions and contributes to
achieving the SDGs. There is a clear value added of triangular co-operation. It helps to achieve
the SDGs in innovative and collaborative ways and can provide solutions to overcome today’s most
pressing environmental, economic and social challenges. The OECD found that 31% of all projects
contribute to achieving ‘green’ goals. Of the projects analyzed, 70% have budgets below than USD
1 million and 50% have a life span of 2-4 years. Thus, triangular cooperation provides low-cost,
flexible and adapted solutions. Triangular co-operation is increasingly multi-stakeholder: 37% of
the projects in the OECD database involve actors beyond governments and international
organisations, such as academia and research institutions, civil society, the private sector,
philanthropy and sub-national actors. To conclude, Mr Moreira da Silva mentioned that BAPA +40
is a unique opportunity to increase the visibility of triangular cooperation and to promote it as a
complementary modality to South-South and North-South Cooperation.
The videoclip, produced by the efforts of IsDB, was introduced to demonstrate the objectives,
activities, and the three Workstreams in particular (namely advocacy, knowledge-sharing, and
operational) of the GPI.
Ana Ciuti of the PIFCCS presented the experiences of the Ibero-America Programme, with a focus
on the reporting mechanisms of triangular cooperation projects to the PIFCCS Secretariat, and
emphasized how the reporting mechanism can enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the
programs.
Then, Mr. Jorge Chediek (UNOSSC) came in for his keynote address, highlighting the importance
and relevance of triangular cooperation in the discussion towards BAPA+40. He emphasized that
triangular cooperation can serve to further enhance the impact of South-South cooperation on
SDGs, with references to the experiences of Japan, IsDB, PIFCCS among others.
Carmen Sorger (Global Affairs Canada) presented the GPI draft Voluntary Guidelines for Effective
Triangular Cooperation, elaborated by the GPI Core Group and Advocacy Workstream (the latter
of which is Co-Chaired by Canada, JICA and Peru). The draft Guidelines set out an approach to
1
Over 60 countries and international organisations shared information voluntarily through surveys and subsequent
updates. The data is not exhaustive and is regularly updated by the OECD.
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EFFECTIVE TRIANGULAR
CO-OPERATION
triangular cooperation that both reflects the contemporary development landscape and grounds
the modality in effectiveness, as follows: (1) Country ownership; (2) shared commitment, (3)
results-oriented approaches; (4) inclusive partnerships; (5) transparency and accountability; (6)
innovation and co-creation; (7) knowledge sharing; and (8) leaving no one behind. On behalf of the
Advocacy Co-Chairs, she invited all to join the GPI Advocacy Workstream to continue advancing
the Voluntary Guidelines with all stakeholders to prepare for endorsement at BAPA+40.
Riad Ragueb (IsDB), while presenting their work in the Operational Workstream, commented on
the importance to build global and national “ecosystem” for South-South and Triangular
cooperation to be successful. He highlighted the political will, national strategy, structure (e.g.
development cooperation agencies), and funding mechanisms as some of the crucial elements for
such ecosystem.
After these presentations, there were contributions from the participants to the discussion. While
most of them agreed with the importance of triangular cooperation, some requested to clarify the
definitions/terms/categorization used in the discussion. The panellists clarified that the word
triangular does not necessarily mean that the number of participants are three, nor that one of the
stakeholders would be placed at the top of the triangle. There was also a request to sharpen the
added value of triangular cooperation, and the moderator pointed out the role of facilitator to
improve the efficiency and quality of the cooperation, as well as to find potential collaborators and
centers of excellences as some of the key features of triangular cooperation.
Sylvia Paola Mendoza of the Mission of Mexico concluded the session, urging the participants to
apply triangular cooperation to go beyond traditional thinking of North-South relations.
Session Outcomes/Next Steps (if any)
The GPI Core Group encouraged events participants to actively contribute to the ongoing
activities of the GPI Workstreams, including on the Voluntary Guidelines, in the lead up to
BAPA +40 by:
Sharing their experiences of how triangular cooperation can be an effective means of
implementing of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, e.g. through the planned
GPI report on the four sub-themes of BAPA +40;
Contributing to the discussions and revisions of the draft Voluntary Guidelines on Effective
Triangular Cooperation until the end of 2018.
Joining the endorsement of the proposed Voluntary Guidelines.
Supporting the GPI in drafting a paragraph on triangular co-operation for the Outcome
Document of BAPA +40.