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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ESRF) Annual Report 2016 Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) 51 Uporoto Street, off Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road P.O. Box 31226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tel: (255-22) 2926084-9 Fax: (255-22) 2926083 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.esrftz.org ESRF Managed Websites: (Tanzania Online): www.tzonline.org Tanzania Knowledge Network (TAKNET): www.taknet.ortz ESRF ANNUAL REPORT 2016 i TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .....................................................................................................vi NOTE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.......................................................................1 1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................4 1.1 About the Economic and Social Research Foundation ......................................... 5 1.2 The Mandate of ESRF ........................................................................................................ 5 1.3 ESRF’s Strategic Objectives .............................................................................................. 6 1.4 Country Context in 2016 .................................................................................................. 6 2. THE MEDIUM TERM STRATEGIC PLAN 2016-2020 .............................................8 2.1 Inclusive growth, employment and industrialization .............................................. 9 2.2 Governance and accountability ....................................................................................10 2.3 Globalisation and regional integration .......................................................................10 2.4 Social service delivery and social protection ...........................................................10 2.5 Natural Resource and environemntal management ............................................11 2.6 Knowledge Management and Socialinnovation .....................................................11 2.7 Implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) .............................12 3. GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE ................................................................................... 13 3.1 Board of Trustees ...............................................................................................................14 3.2 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) .........................................................................15 3.3 ESRF Management ...........................................................................................................16 4. STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOR POLICY AND INFLUENCE .................................... 17 4.1 A brief analysis of Tanzania socio-economic context ...........................................18 4.2 Some key Studies Initiated and/or carried out in 2016 ......................................20 4.3 Publications by ESRF in 2016 .......................................................................................25 5. COMMISSIONED RESEARCH ................................................................................ 26 5.1 Demand Driven Research ..............................................................................................27 ii ESRF ANNUAL REPORT 2016 6. POLICY ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ........................................32 6.1 Conducting Policy Dialogues .........................................................................................33 6.2 Conducting Knowledge Sharing Workshop ..............................................................34 6.3 Organizing Conferences ..................................................................................................35 6.4 Conducting Training ..........................................................................................................36 6.5 Providing Internship and Capital Training ..................................................................37 6.6 Hosted Programmes ........................................................................................................38 7. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION ............................................ 40 7.1 Knowledge Transfer and Innovation ...........................................................................41 7.1.1 Strengthening Community Knowledge and ICT for Development .......................................................................................................41 7.1.2 Enhancing local capacities and Support community innovations and best practices ..............................................................................................42 7.1.3 Information Sharing and Dissemination .....................................................43 7.1.4 Other activities .....................................................................................................44 8. INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................... 46 8.1 Staff Recruitment ...............................................................................................................47 8.2 Training and Capacity Development ...........................................................................47 8.3 Institutional Review ...........................................................................................................49 8.4 ESRF Organizational Chart ..............................................................................................50 9. FINANCIAL REPORT 2016 ...................................................................................... 51 9.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................52 9.2 Performance during the year ........................................................................................52 9.3 Principle risks and uncertainties ...................................................................................52 9.4 Statement of Compliance ..............................................................................................52 9.5 Statement of Trustees responsibility ...........................................................................52 9.6 Declaration of the Head of Finance for the year ended 31st December, 2016 .....................................................................................................54 9.7 Report to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 .........55 9.8 Foundation Information ...................................................................................................61 9.9 Basis of Accounting...........................................................................................................61 9.10 Property, Plant and Equipment. ...................................................................................61 9.11 Depreciation ........................................................................................................................61 ESRF ANNUAL REPORT 2016 iii 9.12 Impairment of Receivables ............................................................................................61 9.13 Grants/Donations ..............................................................................................................62 9.14 Accruals .................................................................................................................................62 9.15 Income Recognition..........................................................................................................62 9.16 Terminal Benefits ...............................................................................................................62 9.17 Intangible Assets ................................................................................................................62 10. ESRF PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................. 63 10.1 Discussion Papers .............................................................................................................64 10.2 Policy Briefs ..........................................................................................................................65 10.3 Policy Dialogue Series: ....................................................................................................65 10.4 Quarterly Economic Reviews (QERs): .......................................................................66 10.5 Newsletters: .........................................................................................................................66 10.6 Annual Reports: ..................................................................................................................66 11. ESRF STAFF LIST 2016 ............................................................................................ 68 iv ESRF ANNUAL REPORT 2016 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ACBF African Capacity Building Foundation CCM Chama Cha Mapinduzi CRD Commissioned Studies Department CSOs Civil Society Organizations DfID Department for International Development EDI Economic Development Initiatives ESRF Economic and Social Research Foundation FDI Foreign Direct Investment FYDP I First Five Year Development Plan FYDP II Second Five Year Development Plan GDP Gross Domestic Product GoT Government of Tanzania IDRC International Development Research Centre IIE Institute of