18th Annual Global Development Network Conference: Science, Technology & Innovation for Development

  • April 2024

    IZA/OECD Workshop: Applications with Linked Employer-Employee Data

    Paris

    The workshop seeks to bring together researchers who share an interest in using linked employer-employee data for innovative and policy-relevant research. The workshop will take place on April 10 and be preceded by a policy seminar with a keynote speaker on April 9. The workshop is organized in the context of the OECDs LinkEED v 2.0 project that seeks to enhance our understanding of the role of policies in inclusive growth through cross-country analytical work based on linked employer-employee data from different OECD countries. We welcome submissions of applied papers using linked employer-employee data in all areas.

    G²LM|LIC Policy Meeting: Boosting Women’s Labour Force Participation – Evidence from Western and Sub-Saharan Africa

    Online

    This online workshop assembles recent empirical evidence on possibilities to improve the position of women in the labour market and their access to it in Western and Sub-Saharan Africa and discusses policy solutions.

    2nd IZA/OECD Workshop: Climate Change and the Labor Market

    Online

    The IZA/OECD workshops aim to increase synergies between researchers and OECD experts to promote the societal impact of academic research and the relevance of expertise. These workshops are organized twice a year and focus on topics of particular importance to the economy and society. They bring together researchers from the IZA network, OECD experts and policymakers. They take place by videoconference, over half a day, with presentations by experts, researchers and discussions with policymakers.

18th Annual Global Development Network Conference: Science, Technology & Innovation for Development
March 22, 2018 - March 23, 2018

The Campbell Collaboration co-partnered with the Global Development Network (GDN) and the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) for the 18th Annual Global Development Conference, titled Science, Technology & Innovation for Development, 11-12 December 2017, at the ISID Complex in New Delhi, India. The conference was a forum where global actors from government, research, private sector and civil society could share knowledge and practices on innovative initiatives to address the development challenges of today and tomorrow. Discussions enabled progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The thematic focus of the conference was threefold: Global Health ChallengesSustainable Agriculture; Skills, Employment & Industrial Transition.

Read the comprehensive Outcome Report from the conference.

Warch a recording of the Live Webcast.

You can also find the conference presentations here.

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