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Photo: Tom Perry/World Bank Perry/World Tom Photo: The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Activity Report The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) is a joint project between the United Nations Development Programme and the Brazilian Government to promote policy dialogue and facilitate learning between countries of the South around social policies as well as inclusive development. International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth United Nations Development Programme SBS, Quadra 1, Bloco J, Ed. BNDES, 13º andar 70076-900 Brasília, DF - Brazil Telephone: +55 61 2105 5000 [email protected] www.ipc-undp.org Empowered lives. Resilient nations. Designed by the IPC-IG Publications team: Roberto Astorino, Michael MacLennan, Flávia Amaral, Rosa Maria Banuth and Manoel Salles. Summary 07 Introduction 09 Knowledge sharing 25 Knowledge production 35 Capacity building 37 The 2015 IPC-IG team Photo: Aisha Faquir/World Bank Introduction The work of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive The IPC-IG 2015 Activity Report provides an overview of Growth (IPC-IG) reflects its mission of promoting policy the main activities and achievements of the Centre over the dialogue and facilitating learning between developing past year. It also highlights the impressive increase in the countries around social policies. Since 2009, the outreach capacity of the IPC-IG to crucial audiences as well partnership between the United Nation Development as the production of knowledge materials aiming at creating Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Brazil informed debates around development policies. (represented by the Brazilian Ministry of Planning) has been strengthened. More recently, the Centre has benefited from In many ways, the results speak for themselves. Some operational support and guidance from the UNDP Brazil figures may be helpful in understanding the extent of the Country Office while being hosted by the Brazilian Institute global reach of the knowledge produced by the Centre; for Applied Economic Research (Ipea). It also receives for instance, the total number of IPC-IG publication substantive contributions in the form of participation of downloads grew from a little over 20,000 in 2005 to more Ipea researchers in the activities of the Centre. than 1.2 million in 2015. Over the past decade, the IPC-IG has made available a total of 586 publications in English and 677 The IPC-IG has been providing services and tools to translated versions in several languages, such as Portuguese, strengthen institutional capacities of governments of the Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Turkish, Bahasa and Italian. South; this includes working with issues of social protection, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of public policies. During 2015, the IPC-IG undertook 11 projects, supported by The innovative approaches to South-South Cooperation several institutions such as the UNDP Brazil, UNDP Cape carried out by the IPC-IG revolve around three pillars: Verde, the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office, the World Food Programme (WFP), the WFP Centre of Excellence Knowledge sharing: facilitating the exchange of Against Hunger, UNICEF MENARO, the International Fund innovative experiences and initiatives among countries for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank (WB), of the South; the British Department for International Development (DFID), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Knowledge production: carrying out research of the Australian Government (DFAT) and the German and studies, such as policy analysis and evaluations; and Development Cooperation. Capacity building: providing and facilitating the This report showcases the diverse partnerships, vital collaborative construction of capacity-building activities to the operations of the Centre, and—more than ever— and flows of knowledge between countries of the South. a focus on collaboration that taps into the experiences of low- and middle-income countries, providing insight for For over 10 years, the Centre has been working to meet the others. Each research activity and project within each of requests of countries of the South, as well as developing these areas implemented throughout 2015 is presented in and providing country- and context-specific solutions the format of an ‘overview table’ that displays information framed around the aforementioned pillars. Solutions have about the partners, objectives, outcomes and the operational been developed together with policymakers and experts, summary of each project. Accompanying each overview empowering and strengthening both human table is an output report, which provides a snapshot of the and institutional capacities and resources. outputs and tangible results of a project or activity. Activity Report 2015 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 7 Photo: World Bank Knowledge sharing The IPC-IG has promoted debates and disseminated and academic events. A global audience of experts, knowledge throughout a diverse range of channels, policymakers, practitioners and civil society at large, such as participation in Communities of Practice, social as well as partner organisations and UN agencies media and multiple communication outreach activities— has been connected through such knowledge sharing including maintaining the IPC-IG website, preparation activities. All of these activities, in addition to the social of press releases, articles and monthly newsletters, media presence on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube interviews, media relations, translations of knowledge and Flickr, have played an increasing role in supporting materials and the organisation of policy-related the dissemination of the Centre’s work. Facts and figures LinkedIn Facebook 225 followers (since March) 5,658 likes (1,475 new likes) Newsletter Twitter 11 monthly issues of the Inclusive Growth Bulletin in English; Total number of Relaunch of the bimonthly newsletter in Portuguese; followers: 30.2K Launch of the bimonthly newsletter in French IPC-IG website traffic report 1,269,447 Number of visits in 2015: 546,421 Average visitors per month: 45,535 publications Total IPC-IG publication downloads in 2015 (PDF): 1,269,447 downloaded Activity Report 2015 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth 9 IPC-IG website (English) traffic 2004-2015—number of visits 341,406 1,022,465 150,376 546,421 37,314 433,352 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2004 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 100,234 437,703 231,602 863,497 395,536 Total number of publications downloaded: 2004-2015 1,350,000 1,200,000 1,050,000 900,000 750,000 600,000 450,000 300,000 150,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20122013 2014 2015 Total number of publications downloaded in 2015 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 r April May June July March January August February Octobe ovember September N December 10 Activity Report 2015 The International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth Top 10 downloads of 2015 Policy in Focus No. 30 – National Transfer Poverty in Focus No. 9 – What is Poverty? Accounts and Generational Flows 01 Downloads: 58,912 06 Downloads: 21,301 Policy in Focus No. 32 – Social Protection, Policy in Focus No. 31 – The Impact of Entrepreneurship and Labour Market Activation Cash Transfers on Local Economies Downloads: 54,975 02 Downloads: 19,249 07 Policy in Focus No. 28 – Working Paper No. 87 – Poverty, Inequality Youth and Employment Among the BRICS and Social Policies in Brazil, 1995-2009 03 Downloads: 29,574 08 Downloads: 14,989 Technical Paper No. 7 – Structured Demand and Country Study No. 21 – The Food Security Smallholder Farmers in Brazil: the case of PAA and PNAE Policy Context in South Africa Downloads: 27,467 04 Downloads: 12,838 09 Country Study No. 22 – The Food Security Policy in Focus No. 29 – Policy Context in Brazil Development without Deforestation 05 Downloads: 24,024 10 Downloads: 11,522 Activities to support the Centre’s development and Regional Bureau for Latin America and the management of strategic partnerships were also Caribbean (RBLAC); undertaken in the form of inputs for institutional documents and project briefings. In particular in collaboration with other Institutions to provide this was carried out: inputs for the development of books and book chapters about poverty and inequality in Brazil, in collaboration with the Brazilian Government inputs on thematic reports, preparation of talking (Ipea/SAE and the Ministry of Social points, among others. Development and Fight Against Hunger—MDS); At the global level, the IPC-IG supported a in support of UNDP Brazil’s relationship number of projects by strengthening partnerships with national partners; with leading institutions in the field of social protection, including the World Bank, UNICEF, in the development of inputs to UNDP, the International Labour Organization (ILO), partnership proposals for the UNDP and regional centres. Projects 1. Social Protection Knowledge Sharing Gateway Name Social Protection Knowledge Sharing Gateway Donor The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of the Australian Government Started April 2014 Closing March 2016 Partner SPIAC-B (Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board) Main Outcome The Gateway facilitates knowledge sharing, capacity building and collaboration on Social Protection policies among Governments, Research Centres, International Organisations, NGOs and other interested parties. Main Outputs 1. Partnerships have been built and users are engaged; 2. The Social Protection Gateway