Randy Spence, Ph.D

Randy Spence is Director of Economic and Social Development Affiliates. His current assignments include ICT policy and regulation, poverty and economic policy, human development and capability initiatives, intellectual property and innovation systems. He worked from 1990-2005 with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada as Senior Program Specialist in economics and as Director of IDRC's Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia in Singapore. Prior to joining IDRC, he was a senior economist with the Canadian Departments of External Affairs, Finance, and the Energy, Mines and Resources, as well as the Ottawa-based North-South Institute. He has worked on a long-range planning project in Kenya (World Bank) and as an economic advisor in the Tanzanian Ministry of Planning (CIDA), and has taught economics at McMaster and Guelph universities, in Canada. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association, and a member of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative team.

CURRICULUM VITAE - RANDY SPENCE

William Randall Spence, Canadian Citizen Economic and Social Development Associates Ltd. 8 Annex Lane, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3V2, Canada Email: [email protected] Fax: 1 905 248 3104

1971EDUCATION-72 University: of Toronto Ph. D. 1972 Economics - theory, public finance, economic development Canada Council Fellowship 1968-70 University of Toronto - Economics M. A. 1969 Fodor, U. of T. Open Fellowships 1967-68 York University (Toronto), Oxford, I.N.S.E.A.D. (France) M. B. A. – Business Administration first year CIBC Centennial Fellowship 1963-67 Princeton University B. A. 1967 English, Economics summa cum laude (4 years) Woodrow Wilson, Danforth Fellowships 1959-63 University of Toronto Schools (secondary school) 1963 U.T.S. (5 years), Ontario Scholarships

Languages: English (first language), French (intermediate), German (fair) Wide range of computer languages/skills

COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE: As a resident: Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, Singapore, UK. Project work: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Mongolia, Chile.

EMPLOYMENT: Feb. 2005- Economic and Social Development Associates: Director; Assignments in economic policy and poverty reduction, pro-poor ICT policy and regulation, biotechnology & innovation systems: - Poverty and Economic Poverty (PEP) Network; strategy, resource expansion;

CV Randy Spence 1 - Innovation systems in Southeast Asia; scoping study and support initiative; - Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative; strategy, programs and resource expansion; - Global and regional ICT Policy Networks; research strategy; - Universities and the National Innovation System in Chile; - Economic Policy Networking, Nepal. Jan. 2000- International Development Research Centre: Senior Program Specialist; Feb. 2005 Team leadership for IDRC’s Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies program economic policy and poverty reduction), design and management of initiatives on ICTs and poverty reduction, including head leadership of IDRC’s task fore on biotechnology and emerging technologies. Sept. 1993- International Development Research Centre: Regional Director Asia; Dec. 1999 Management of IDRC global and regional programs; economic, social, environmental, information and communications technologies and other fields; management of offices in Singapore, New Delhi, Phnom Penh, Hanoi; strategy and fundraising; member of IDRC Senior Management team.

Jan. 1989- International Development Research Centre: Senior Program Officer, Economic Policy Aug. 1993 Program, Asia; Development, funding and management of economic research projects in all countries of Asia; additional environmental, urban development and Science & Technology program responsibilities. Sept. 1985- Carleton University, CIDA, Government of Kenya: Senior Economist, Kenya Long Range Dec. 1988 Planning Project; Construction of a long-range computable general equilibrium model of the Kenyan economy; government, energy and resource sectors, and elements of the overall model; Project Deputy Director from June, 1987 - additional responsibilities for administration, training of Kenyans, integration of analysis into Government operations. Feb. 1987- IDRC, Government of Uganda: Member of Advisory Group; April 1987 Assistance to Uganda with analysis preparatory to negotiations with the IMF, IBRD and other multilateral and bilateral donors. Sept. 1986- Carleton University, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs: Sessional Lecturer; Dec. 1986 Graduate Development Theory. June 1986- IDRC, Government of Uganda: Member of Presidential Economic Advisory Mission; July 1986 Industry, transportation, energy, mining sectors. Jan. 1984- External Affairs Canada: Senior Economist, Trade and Economic Analysis Division; Sept. 1985 Analysis of Canadian and international patterns/policies of trade, structural change and adjustment; analysis of impacts of multilateral and Canada-U.S. trade liberalization; related policy development - departmental, inter-departmental, international organizations. May 1983- Energy, Mines and Resources, Canada: Senior Economist, Energy Strategy Branch; Jan. 1984, Economic analysis, project and policy development in the areas of Canadian coal policy, Nov. 1978- Atlantic energy strategy, international petroleum (development assistance), oil import security, Mar. 1981 alternative transportation fuels and other areas. Apr. 1981- World Bank, Government of Kenya: Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance and Apr. 1983 Planning; Government of Kenya: Analysis of large industrial projects; preparation and implementation of governmental project appraisal and monitoring guidelines; budget preparation and process improvement; IMF/IBRD negotiations; National Plan preparation. Sept. 1980- Carleton University, Department of Economics: Sessional Lecturer; Dec. 1980 Undergraduate Economic Development.

CV Randy Spence 2 Feb. 1977- The North-South Institute, Ottawa: Senior Economist, Research Program; Oct. 1978 Research and publication on Canadian relations with developing countries - manufactures trade, commodity trade, international finance and debt, aid policy, world food issues and agricultural development assistance; conference organization; direction of small research staff. May 1976- Anti-Inflation Board, Government of Canada: Deputy Director, Economic Analysis Feb. 1977 Division, Prices and Profits Branch; Supervision of 17-member staff; design and modification of prices and profits guidelines; price/investment/export monitoring processes; studies of AIB impacts; direction of 14-member data development and maintenance staff. Aug. 1975- McMaster University, Department of Economics: Visiting Assistant Professor; May 1976 Teaching of undergraduate theory and graduate development courses.

Aug. 1974- University of Guelph, Department of Economics: Visiting Assistant Professor; July 1975 Teaching of undergraduate theory, public finance and development courses. Sept. 1972- University of Toronto, CIDA, Government of Tanzania: Economic Advisor, Ministry of Feb. 1974, Planning, Dar es Salaam; Five-year Plan preparation and evaluation; preparation of annual April 1970- plans and budgets; project evaluation and implementation monitoring; design of decentralized Aug. 1971 budgeting mechanisms; external aid financing and negotiations. 1971-1972 University of Toronto, Department of Economics: Lecturer; in introductory economics. 1971-1972 Systems Research Group, Toronto: Consultant to Environment Canada. 1968-1969 Institute for Policy Analysis, University of Toronto: Researcher; on Canadian unemployment insurance, and determinants of investment in Canada. 1965-1966 Shell Canada Limited (summers): Computer programmer; accounts, payroll, cost analysis.

WRITING AND PUBLICATIONS

Recent: Economic Growth and Human Flourishing, a chapter for the Human Development textbook Development and Freedom: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Human Development, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2008: http://www.ophi.org.uk/subindex.php?id=teachingTextbook Human Development Policy Analysis (Randy Spence and Severine Deneulin), a chapter for the above-mentioned textbook, OPHI, 2008: http://www.ophi.org.uk/subindex.php? id=teachingTextbook Beyond Collier’s Bottom Billion, IDRC 2008: http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/12168265751GGP_WP_BB_vf.pdf Chile: Universities and the National Innovation System (Jorge Katz and Randy Spence, IDRC, 2008; forthcoming and available on request) Research Councils and Support Organizations in Southeast Asia: A Report on Science, Technology and Innovation Systems in Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore; Institutions, Issues, Collaboration, IDRC, 2008; http://www.idrc.org.sg/en/ev-134445-201-1- DO_TOPIC.html Intellectual Property Rights: A Primer and Survey of IDRC Opportunities, IDRC, 2005: https://intranet.idrc.ca/en/ev-89855-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Political Economy Aspects of Macro-Poverty Linkages, Development Policy Review, May 2005 - Vol. 23 Issue 3, Blackwell / Overseas Development Institute:

CV Randy Spence 3 http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent? func=synergy&synergyAction=showTOC&journal Code=dpr&volume=23&issue=3&year=2005&part=null and available on request. A Basic Primer: Biotechnology and Emerging Technologies, IDRC, 2003: http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-59977-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html ICTs and Poverty Reduction: When, Where and How?, IDRC, 2003: http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-46261-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Prior: Primary Author: Third World Deficits and the Debt Crisis, Ottawa, The North-South Institute, 1978 World Food and the Canadian "Breadbasket", Ottawa, The North-South Institute, 1978 Commodity Trade: Test Case for a New Economic Order, Ottawa, The North-South Institute, 1978 Joint Authorship: A National Energy Model for Kenya, Technical Paper, Kenya Long Range Planning Unit, 1989. A Government Augmented Model of the Kenyan Economy, Technical Paper, Kenya Long Range Planning Unit, 1988. Economic Adjustment and Long-Term Development in Uganda, IDRC, Ottawa, November, 1987; sections. A Computable General Equilibrium Model of the Kenyan Economy, Technical Paper, 1986, joint authorship by Kenya Long Range Planning Unit. Guidelines for the Preparation, Appraisal and Approval of New Public Sector Investment Projects, Nairobi, Government Printer, 1983. Guidelines for the Scheduling and Monitoring of Development Projects, Nairobi, Government Printer, 1983. North-South Encounter: The Third World and Canadian Performance, Ottawa, The North-South Institute, 1977. Design and Implementation of a Development Project Management System in Tanzania, (PhD Thesis), 1974.

Numerous government studies (unpublished) including:

Foreign Exchange Requirements for Uganda's Economic Recovery Programme, 1987-1988 Impacts of Canada-U.S. Trade Liberalization, 1985 Structural Adjustment (for the 1984 G7 Economic Summit) Canadian Oil Import Security, 1984 Analysis of Canadian Alternative Transportation Fuels, 1983 Analysis of the Kenya Chemical and Food Corporation, 1982 Analysis of the Kenya Fibre Corporation, 1982 Improving Development Project Implementation (Kenya), 1981 Proposal for Creation of Petro-Canada International, 1981 Energy Alternatives for Atlantic Canada, 1981 Canadian Coal Policy (input to Government of Canada's "Discussion Paper on Coal"), 1980 Investment Credits under Anti-Inflation Board Guidelines, 1977

REFERENCES

Available on request.

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