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The 15th Annual Research Workshop is expected to be held on March 18th – 19th this year , in Dar es Salaam To learn more about the coming Workshop please click here REPOA's 14th Annual Research Workshop April 1st - 2nd, Dar es Salaam REPOA's Annual Research Workshop has grown to be the largest and longest running annual event hosted by a Tanzanian research institute. Our keynote annual event has a three-fold benefit of: - disseminating research findings as a contribution towards policy making,
- providing peer review as capacity building for researchers, and
- providing a networking forum for debate and dialogue among stakeholders.
The address by REPOA’s Executive Director, Professor Joseph Semboja, gave the context and theme for the opening plenary session of the workshop, which was ‘The Role of the Sate in a Market Led Development’.
The Opening address was presented by the Right Honourable Prime Minister Mizengo Kayanza Peter Pinda. The Prime Minister remarked the timeliness of the discussion on the theme in the current global financial crisis, noting that States have big roles to play in making the market function properly. Hon. Mizengo Pinda identified two broad areas of responsibility of the State:
- The roles that all States must perform, regardless of ideological inclination, or the strength of various stakeholders. These include: socio-economic policy development and creation of an enabling environment for growth and development, and social protection of the disadvantaged groups.
- The roles or responsibilities that can be shared amongst the three stakeholders: the Government, the private sector/ business community, and the civil society.
The Prime Minister also recognised the role that REPOA played in providing sound and balanced outputs which lead to informed discussions and policy development, as well as contributing to the development of strategic focus on growth and poverty reduction in Tanzania.
Introductory remarks were presented by His Excellency Staffan HerrstrÅ?m, Ambassador to Sweden
Keynote address: ‘The Role of the State for market led Development in a Developing Economy’ By Dr. Thandika Mkandawire.
Address by His Excellency Karel van Kesteren, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Netherlands, and lead development partner of REPOA.
‘The Role of Government in Times of Economic Turmoil’
Professors Samuel Wangwe gave a presentation on ‘The Political Economy of Tanzania: From Liberalization to Growth with Transformation’ from a study produced under the REPOA research programme ‘The Big Picture’.
The workshop continued with presentations given predominantly by recipients of REPOA research grants. These researchers were given feedback on their projects by participants and by formal technical review teams. REPOA’s Annual Research Workshop plays an important role in the capacity building of these researchers. More than 250 participants attended this year’s workshop, including 35 from up-country. There was a broad cross-section of participants from the research community, academia, central and local government, civil society organisations, the private sector, and the donor community.
Last published: February, 2010
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