Inge Kaul was the first director of UNDP’s Human Development Report Office(1989-1994) and director of UNDP’s Office of Development Studies (1995-2005). She is the author of numerous publications on international public economics and finance, and is lead editor of Providing Global Public Goods: Managing Globalization (Oxford University Press, New York, 2003) and The New Public Finance: Responding to Global Challenges (Oxford University Press, New York, 2006). Among her current research focuses is the provision of contested global public goods.

About the seminar:
The final report of the Consultative Expert Working Group (CEWG) on Research and Development (R&D) was presented in April 2012 and discussed at the World Health Assembly (WHA) 2012. In January 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board debated a draft resolution that includes, among other items, the proposal to establish a global health R&D observatory, to facilitate the implementation of health R&D demonstration projects, to review the existing coordination function for R&D, and to develop new proposals for effective mechanisms for coordination, including pooling resources and voluntary contributions. This will be discussed at the WHA in May 2013.

The purpose of the proposed seminar and workshop is to examine how to secure collective action to provide global public goods through R&D and innovation for the specific health needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Specifically, the event will explore how to learn from other sectors (such as agriculture, the environment and energy) in order to secure fair and sustainable contributions that ensure the provision of global public goods.
Following the introductory keynote address by Professor Kaul, a high-level panel, with policy-makers from HICs and LMICs, will discuss key issues relating to current efforts to organise the production of global public goods for health where the market has been failing. The public seminar is open to anyone and aims to attract, in particular, representatives of intergovernmental organisations, country missions, civil society and the private sector.    

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Mapping of available health research and development data: what’s there, what’s missing, and what role is there for a global observatory?John-Arne Røttingen, Sadie Regmi, Mari Eide, Alison J Young, Roderik F Viergever, Christine Årdal, Javier Guzman, Danny Edwards, Stephen A Matlin, Robert F Terry

Presentations

• John-Arne Røttingen on a global R&D framework

• Elizabeth McAllister on the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

• Liane Schalatek on the Green Climate Fund

• Aurelia Figueroa on the global governance of science and technology

• Expert Workshop Presentation on Priority Setting for Health R&D by Stephen Matlin   

• Expert Workshop Presentation on Governance Arrangements for Health R&D by John-Arne Røttingen

Videos

Welcome - Ilona Kickbusch

Welcome - Suerie Moon

Opening remarks - Marie-Paule Kieny

Keynote address - Inge Kaul

Panel - "Perspectives on th eProvision of Global Public Goods: Policy experiences and cross-sectoral learning"

Concluding remarks - Inge Kaul