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Research for Development (R4D):
       For Whose Benefit
         Bruce Currie-Alder
Why do funders define and fund R4D differently?
1991 Empowerment through knowledge:              1996 fund policy relevant research of
research capacity in developing regions in       value to the development community
response to (their) needs
                                                 2000 make faster progress in fighting
CS+PF 2005                                       poverty and achieving the MDGs
 strengthen and mobilize local research
   capacity                                      2004 strengthen the capacity of
 foster research leading to changed             developing countries to acquire, use
   practices, technologies, policies, and laws   and generate knowledge
 SF 2010                                         Using research and evidence to drive
 Build knowledge and new fields                 value for money and get the best
 Build research capacity of individuals and     results from development
    organizations                                programmes
 Enable partners to influence policy and
    practice                                      support new technologies
                                                  find better ways of delivering aid
                                                  support best policy choices
H1: Adjust to expectations & experience



                                  Funder
 Sets policy context                            Competes for funds
 Provides resources                             Conducts research
                         Designs programs
 Assess performance                             Reports progress
                         Provides incentives
                         Monitors progress

        Home
                                                      Researchers
      Government
Home Country
               Cabinet       Parliament
                                                           Granting
                         Central                           Councils
                        Agencies
                                                                    Home
                                                                  Universities
                                          One-world

                            Inform                        Mobilize
                            donor                          talent
                                                                         Academic
                                         R4D Funder
                                                                        Communities
                           Empower                        Build new
                          host society                   capabilities

                                          Poor-world
                                                                     Recipients
Host Country




                                           NGOs &
                         S&T Ministry    Practitioners
               Executive



               Public                                                    Private
Performance Regime

 Host society        Home government


Foreign policy          Science policy

Self-governed         Market-oriented
Funder autonomy     Government sets priorities
   Core grants           Targeted funding
   Peer review           Selection criteria
 Peer recognition    Performance assessment
Adaptive Organization

Element       Definition                                   Theory

              Identify research programs
PERSPECTIVE                                                Policy Narrative
                  e.g. strategies, ideas of leaders


              Actions contribute to outcomes
PROGRAMS                                                   Program Evaluation
                  e.g. prospectuses


              Set organizational routines
PATTERNS                                                   Economics of Innovation
                  e.g. ethos, PO duties, grant portfolio
Context


                         Government
                         Performance Regime
                          Position
                          Fit with policy




            R4D Funders
            Adaptive                         Researchers
            Organization                      Incentives
             Programs                        VALUE of research
             Patterns



Mechanism                                                          Outcome
Priority              Programs          Patterns            Grantees                Results
WHY                   ON WHAT           HOW                 WHO                     FOR WHAT
Inform policy         Economic policy   Core funding        Practitioners           Assess interventions
                      Governance                            Policy researchers
                                        Project grants                              Reduce poverty
Build capacity        Health systems                        Local intuitions
                      Think tanks       Scholarships                                Improve well-being

                                        In-house research                           Connect to global
Design technology     Vaccines                              Tap scientific talent
                      Seeds
                                        Prizes                                      Raise productivity




                    ASSUMPTIONS                                   EXTERNAL FACTORS

                      Programs                                Position within government
                      Patterns                                Fit with policy environment

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Research for development (R4D): For whose benefit

  • 1. Research for Development (R4D): For Whose Benefit Bruce Currie-Alder
  • 2. Why do funders define and fund R4D differently?
  • 3. 1991 Empowerment through knowledge: 1996 fund policy relevant research of research capacity in developing regions in value to the development community response to (their) needs 2000 make faster progress in fighting CS+PF 2005 poverty and achieving the MDGs strengthen and mobilize local research capacity 2004 strengthen the capacity of foster research leading to changed developing countries to acquire, use practices, technologies, policies, and laws and generate knowledge SF 2010 Using research and evidence to drive Build knowledge and new fields value for money and get the best Build research capacity of individuals and results from development organizations programmes Enable partners to influence policy and practice support new technologies find better ways of delivering aid support best policy choices
  • 4. H1: Adjust to expectations & experience Funder Sets policy context Competes for funds Provides resources Conducts research Designs programs Assess performance Reports progress Provides incentives Monitors progress Home Researchers Government
  • 5. Home Country Cabinet Parliament Granting Central Councils Agencies Home Universities One-world Inform Mobilize donor talent Academic R4D Funder Communities Empower Build new host society capabilities Poor-world Recipients Host Country NGOs & S&T Ministry Practitioners Executive Public Private
  • 6. Performance Regime Host society Home government Foreign policy Science policy Self-governed Market-oriented Funder autonomy Government sets priorities Core grants Targeted funding Peer review Selection criteria Peer recognition Performance assessment
  • 7. Adaptive Organization Element Definition Theory Identify research programs PERSPECTIVE Policy Narrative e.g. strategies, ideas of leaders Actions contribute to outcomes PROGRAMS Program Evaluation e.g. prospectuses Set organizational routines PATTERNS Economics of Innovation e.g. ethos, PO duties, grant portfolio
  • 8. Context Government Performance Regime Position Fit with policy R4D Funders Adaptive Researchers Organization Incentives Programs VALUE of research Patterns Mechanism Outcome
  • 9. Priority Programs Patterns Grantees Results WHY ON WHAT HOW WHO FOR WHAT Inform policy Economic policy Core funding Practitioners Assess interventions Governance Policy researchers Project grants Reduce poverty Build capacity Health systems Local intuitions Think tanks Scholarships Improve well-being In-house research Connect to global Design technology Vaccines Tap scientific talent Seeds Prizes Raise productivity ASSUMPTIONS EXTERNAL FACTORS Programs Position within government Patterns Fit with policy environment