Innovation for structural transformation in Least Developed Countries – LDC Future Forum

The world is far off track from achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the least developed countries (LDCs) are in danger of being left even further behind. With seven years left to 2030, we must urgently develop new ways to accelerate the needed transformations. Making better use of science, technology and innovations is key in this task. The second LDC Future Forum takes place 5–7 March 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. The event is live streamed.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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MOOC: Industrial policy for the 21st century – the challenge for Africa
9 September 201914 October 2019
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Finn Tarp delivers keynote at the Annual Congress of the Economic Society of Tanzania

Professor Finn Tarp, Director of UNU-WIDER will give a keynote presentation at the Annual Congress of the Economic Society of Tanzania, which will be held in Dar es Salaam on 7-8 December 2018.

7 December 20188 December 2018
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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John Page on natural resources and industrialization

On 30 November, John Page will give a presentation on natural resources and industrialization at an event co-organized by UONGOZI and UNU-WIDER at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by...

30 November 2018
University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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John Page on industries without smokestacks
19 November 2018
United Nations Headquarters , New York, United States
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John Page on the drivers of industrial location

On 30 October, John Page gives a presentation on the drivers of industrial location at the London School of Economics. This event is part of a series of lectures delivered by Brookings Institution Senior Fellow and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior...

30 October 2018
London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton St, London, United Kingdom
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John Page on growth, structural change and industry
29 October 2018
Department for International Development, 22 Whitehall, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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Seminar
John Page on Industrialization in Africa
12 September 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6A, Helsinki, Finland
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Authors' workshop - Natural resources, structural change and industrial development in Africa
24 May 201825 May 2018
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
Authors' workshop: The Practice of Industrial Policy: Lessons for Africa
9 March 201510 March 2015
Scandic Grand Marina, Katajanokanlaituri 7, Helsinki, Finland
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