Tiger Cubs at the Crossroads:

Summaries Since the 1970s, Vietnam has been moving from a centrally planned to an open economy on a step?by?step basis. A premium is now being accorded by national policymakers to a new national science and technology (S&T) policy to serve as the driving force for Vietnam's economic development. This paper examines briefly the current case for and against national S&T policy It looks at some of the principal factors inherent in both globalisation and technological change and suggests some possible implications of this for Vietnamese S&T policy, including the role of government. That role would be far removed from the step?by?step and tightly managed arrangements that have guided the Vietnamese development effort over the past two decades

Independent Evaluation of the Partnership Committees of the CGIAR : Final Report

This study was undertaken as part of the CGIAR reform program, part of which was aimed at streamlining System governance. The CGIAR Annual General Meeting 2002 agreed to commission an independent, external review of both the Non Governmental Organization Committee (NGOC) and the Private Sector Committee (PSC). The terms of reference for the study asks two questions: 1) how successful have the Committees been in achieving their mission? and 2) are there alternative ways in which the CGIAR could achieve the Committees' mission more efficiently? The evaluation recognized that the two committee experiment in partnerships was generally disappointing to all parties but it nevertheless wishes to underscore the importance of persevering with the experiment. The report underlines the importance for strong relationships between the CGIAR system and international Civil Society as well as the relationship between the CGIAR system and the international private sector. The report was discussed at the 6th Executive Council Meeting of the CGIAR, in May 2004, Montpellier, France. It was also discussed at the Stakeholders Meeting at AGM2004

IDRC's experience in providing information technology support to developing countries

Meeting: International Seminar on Development Aid Policy Approaches to New Generic Technologies, 20-21 Apr. 1994, Stockholm, S

From megacrisis to sustainability : the challenge for international development organizations

Meeting: UNDP Roundtable on Global Change : Social Conflict or Harmony?, 22-24 Jul. 1994, Stockholm, S

Notes for remarks to the Standing Committee on External Affairs and International Trade

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Allocution au Comité permanent des affaires étrangères et du commerce extérieu

President's address to the 1991 Executive Committee, June 20, 1991

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Allocution du Président au Comité de direction, le 20 juin 199

Changements et défis : le nouveau contexte du développement international

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI: Changes and challenges : the new context of international developmen

Allocution au comité permanent des Affaires Etrangères et du Commerce Extérieur

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI:Notes for remarks to the Standing Committee on External Affairs and International Trad

Pouvons-nous construire un monde vivable?

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI: Can we build a sustainable world

Changes and challenges : the new context of international development

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Changements et défis : le nouveau contexte du développement internationa