Hi folks,

FYI.  And please pardon the cross-posting.

Katim

CIPE News wrote:

> More than 60 representatives of think tanks and other economic development
> institutions from 19 African countries gathered to discuss the
> institutional challenges they face and priority policy issues on the Sub
> Continent. The conference entitled, "Think Tanks As Policy Catalysts in
> Africa: A Capacity Building Workshop," was held in Harare, Zimbabwe, March
> 8-10, 1999. It was co-sponsored by the Center for International Private
> Enterprise (CIPE), Secretariat for Institutional Support for Economic
> Research in Africa  (SISERA), World Bank Institute (formerly the Economic
> Development Institute) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF).
>
> The first two days focused on operational issues such as board governance,
> think tank models and fund raising, while the third day addressed policy
> issues such as budget transparency, democracy and good governance. Alan
> Gelb, Chief Economist for Africa at the World Bank gave the keynote
> address, and case studies from Germany, Poland and Lebanon were presented.
>
> As a follow-up to the conference, a Web site has been established to post a
> number of documents related to the event including: agenda, participant
> list, speaker biographies, organization descriptions, conference papers,
> speeches, and eventually the conference report. The Internet address for
> this site is:
>
> http://www.cipe.org/events/conf/africa/index.html
>
> Three highlights of the site include:
>
> 1.) Erik C. Johnson - Mr. Johnson's paper entitled, "Nongovernmental Think
> Tanks in Sub Saharan Africa: Surveying the Landscape" encapsulates the
> findings of an extensive institutional capabilities survey of think tanks
> in Africa, the first of its kind. Mr. Johnson highlighted major trends in
> the work of African think tanks including comparative advantages, research
> priorities, and outreach strategies.
>
> 1.) Alan Gelb - In his speech entitled, "What Should Think Tanks Think
> About As Africa Enters the 21st Century?" Dr. Gelb outlined four strategies
> which African think tanks could concentrate on in the future: demography,
> savings and growth; conflict and poverty; the economic structure of global
> integration; issues surrounding institutions, transparency, accountability,
> and incentives.
>
> 1.) Crispin Gregoire - In his conference paper entitled, "Governance and
> Management Strategies for African Think Tanks," Mr. Gregoire focussed on
> the role of the board of directors in governing a nonprofit organization.
> He outlined ten major responsibilities of the board including selecting the
> chief executive, ensuring adequate resources, and recruiting and orienting
> new board members.
>
> In the future, CIPE will also be posting speeches and papers by other
> prominent reformers such as Sam Wangwe of the Economic and Social Research
> Foundation in Tanzania, Betty Maina of the Institute for Economic Affairs
> in Kenya and Prof. Akin L. Mabogunje of the Development Policy Center in
> Nigeria.
>
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