Transcript 2nd Meeting of the Project Advisory Committee

Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive
Growth (PROSAIG - II)
2nd Meeting of the Project Advisory Committee
(PAC)
Thursday, 08th December, New Delhi
Bipul Chatterjee, Deputy Executive Director
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Outline
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Project: Goal, Purpose and Tools
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Intended Beneficiaries
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Prosaig II: Projects
Project: Goal, Purpose and Tools
Goal
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Rapid, inclusive and lasting growth in the Indian economy
Objective
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Generation of awareness about ways and means in diverse fields for
achieving the mentioned goal so as to induce needed action by diverse
stakeholders
 Competition and Regulation
 Trade, Industrial development and Poverty
 Climate change and food security
Tools
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Research, awareness generation, advocacy and capacity building based on
research outputs
Intended Beneficiaries
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In India
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In Norway
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Government, especially policy makers
Research organisations, academics and civil society organisations
working on issues relating to the Indian economy
Ultimately Consumers and Producers
Research organisations and academics
Government especially development actors and policy makers
Existing and potential Norwegian consumers
Existing and potential producers/importers of goods/services to and
from India
Prosaig- II
Projects and Partners
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No
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Project Title
Duration
Norwegian Partners
1.
Climate Change, Food Security Three Years
and Trade Linkages in India
National Institute for
Consumer
Research
(SIFO)
2.
Trade, Industrial Development Three Years
& Poverty – In search of inclusive
growth in India
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Political
Economy
of Three Years
Regulation and Competition in
India
Norwegian Institute of
International
Affairs
(NUPI)
Norwegian School of
Economics and Business
Administration (NHH) &
SNF
Climate Change, Food Security and Trade Linkages in India
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Goal
Explore climate change, food security and trade linkages in India based on new research
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Objective
Increase new knowledge on climate change-food security-trade linkages in India
Develop capacity of Indian stakeholders to take advantage of the positive linkages
between climate change, food security, trade and develop adequate policies
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Major Activities
Research (macro level study focus on impacts of climate change on food production;
micro level study to investigate social and practical condition for household food
security & institutional studies with emphasis on local and national distribution system)
Advocacy (Reference groups, Media articles, engage with relevant policy makers)
Capacity building (Four evidence based capacity building at regional level)
Networking (Inception and launch meeting; exchange visits; national conference,
Evidence based meeting in Norway, etc)
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Overall Budget: NOK 14,991,600
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CUTS (NOK 7,497,600) & SIFO (NOK 7,494,000)
Trade, Industrial Development & Poverty
--In search for inclusive growth in India
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Goal
Explore linkages between trade, growth and poverty (TGP) in India
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Objective
Design and implement a network-based research and advocacy agenda on TGP
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Major Activities
Research (Three broad subjects – How India has been inclusive? ; Trade poverty links
in manufacturing & sectoral transformation and non-agricultural job creation)
Advocacy (National Reference group, engagement with Parliamentarians, media articles)
Capacity building (Regional level, exchange visits)
Networking (Inception and launch meeting; national conference, European Conference
in Norway, etc)
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Overall Budget: NOK 17,463,600
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CUTS (NOK 10,227,600) & NUPI (7,236,000)
Political Economy of Regulation and Competition in India
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Goal
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Objective
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Research and deliberate on political economy and governance constraints
Examine constraints faced by agencies in implementing their mandate
Undertake capacity building activities on competition and regulatory issues
Major Activities
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Generate knowledge and build capacity for better implementation of competition and
regulatory regimes in India
Research (02 research cycles – number of research papers will be produced; publication
of 02 research volumes)
Advocacy (Project advisory committee, outreach seminars, Parfore meeting, media
articles, etc)
Capacity building (Capacity building programmes at regional level, exchange visits,
study tours, etc)
Networking (Outreach seminars, Research Symposium, European Conference in
Norway and Regional Conference)
Overall Budget: NOK 16,074,000
Envisaged Outcomes from PROSAIG -II
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Generation of awareness among Indian stakeholders about the
requirements for inclusive growth in the Indian context
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Stimulation of an integrated approach which meets the above
requirements
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Enhancement of the capacity of Norweigan researchers to work
on developing country issues
Thank You