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Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef
Research partnership
for Development:
Migration of Science?
Birgit Habermann, KEF Coordinator
Science and the poor
‚It is not surprising that the rich get
richer in a continueing cycle of growth
while the poorest are often left behind.
A special effort should be made by the
powerhouses of world science to
address the unmet challenges of the
poor.‘
Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef
ROLE OF
RESEARCH
The global scientific divide
Research expenses in global comparison
(KFPE, 2001)
100
85
90
80
percentage
70
60
50
40
30
10
20
4,5
10
0
Industrialised
countries
India, China and
Eastasia
Remaining countries
• DCs represent 78 % of population but only
28 % of researchers worldwide
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef
ROLE OF
RESEARCH
Commission for
Development Studies
• Founded in 1981 as a follow up to
UNCSTD (United Nations Conference on
Science and Technology for
Development)
• Head of Commission: Prof. Gerhard
Glatzel
• Coordinator: Birgit Habermann
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef
Commission for
Development Studies
• Multi- and interdisciplinary platform
• Hosted by Austrian Academy of
Sciences, funded by BMWF
30 members:
Donors/
Ministries
(5)
Scientific
members
(10)
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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DC & international
cooperation
(10)
Other
members
(5)
Our aims…
• to unite scientific questions with
development-political objectives
• to embed the development-political
approach into science and research
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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What do we do ?
• KEF provides funding for research
partnerships
– 63 KEF projects in 29 countries, 2
multinational projects
– 13 projects in implementation phase
– Annually 6-7 new projects
– Budget ca 25 000 Euro/18 months
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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KEF research partnerships
Distribution of projects on different
continents
(n= 13)
ASIA
31%
AFRICA
46%
LATINAMERICA
23%
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at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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KEF research partnerships
Projects according to OECD/DAC sector definitions
n=13
Social and socioeconomic
development
8%
Water and sanitation
15%
Agriculture/ forestry /
fisheries
31%
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at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Environment
23%
Health
23%
KEF research partnerships
Prerequisites for funding
• Eligibility: Austrian scientists and
their scientific partners in developing
countries
• Significant proportion of funds
remains with partner country
• Institutional integration (capacity
building)
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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What do we do ?
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef
KEF Publication
• Joint Research, Joint
Learning: Research
partnerships in
development
cooperation.
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Is there a need for scientific
partnership?
• Global research questions, e.g. climate
change, international treaties, pandemic
diseases, security,…
• Global competition takes place in research
as well: what role for Austria in the future?
• Changes in Aid Architectcure (General
budget support), modalities of cooperation
and accessibility of knowledge, global
awareness,…
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Impeding factors for partnership &
cooperation
• Structural issues, limited career options for
scientists
• Lack of networking among Austrian
institutions in development research
• Capacities in Austria often inadequately
trained to meet the high and diverse
requirements: lack of training and capacity
development,…
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at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Impeding factors for partnership &
cooperation
• Lack of policy coherence
• Demand for experts / expertise in
development cooperation – a lot remains
still unclear !
• No tradition in Development Studies,
Development Policy Research,… - individual
initiatives struggle with structure and
limitations
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Impeding factors for partnership &
cooperation
• Resources:
– Lack of an adequately equipped
funding programme (ca 140 000
Euro/year KEF funding, Austria:ca
400 000 Euro/year )
– Sweden: 54 Mill. Euro (2005)
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Summary
• Is it the powerhouses of world science
we need?
• What kind of partnership can we offer,
are we willing to offer?
• Power & participation – what does it
mean?
• Are we ready to stop dividing,
categorising, classifying the world and
accept a new global concept &
understanding of science?
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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Contact
Birgit Habermann
Commission for Development Studies at the
Academy of Sciences (KEF)
Dr. Ignaz Seipel Platz 2 • 1010 WIEN
AUSTRIA
Telefon:++43(0)1 515 81– 3202
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef
Commission for Development Studies
at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kef