11 MARCH 2014 NILS BOESEN, PROCESS CONSULTANT

PROJECT OUTLINES FROM SOUTH - THEMES UNIV. OF GHANA: MALARIA; CLIMATE; FOOD; POVERTY MONITORING KNUST, GHANA: WATER AND NAT.RES. MGMT.; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HEALTH CARE SOKOINE, TANZANIA: AGRO-BUSINESS, AGRO-ECOLOGY, AQUACULTURE ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, ICT IN EDUCATION KCMC, TANZANIA: REPROD. HEALTH; RE-EMERGING INFECTIONS, NEGLECTED DISEASES GULU, UGANDA: STABILITY, DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS; EDUCATION; CULTURE & EDUCATION KATHMANDU, NEPAL: URBAN FUTURES/URBAN HEALTH; RENEWABLE ENERGY

PROJECT OUTLINES FROM SOUTH - OUTPUTS RESEARCH CAPACITIES: RESEARCH CAPACITY (GUIDELINES, PROTOCOLS, QA, METHODOLOGIES) PHD SCHOOLS (COURSES, SUPERVISION STANDARDS, PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING) COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH, ACTION RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH: GRANT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIBRARY SERVICES, ACCESS TO E-RESOURCES LABORATORY UPGRADING AND MANAGEMENT ICT

PROJECT OUTLINES FROM SOUTH - MEANS PHDS FOR STAFF (LIMITED IN NUMBER) JOINT RESEARCH PROPOSAL PREPARATION, PILOT RESEARCH, SMALL RESEARCH GRANTS JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES, PROTOCOLS, PROCEDURES; PILOTING, TOT

HOW TO READ THE PROJECT OUTLINES INVITATIONS FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND DIALOGUE, NOT BLUEPRINTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION DIFFERENT UNDERLYING QUALITY AND DRIVE BEHIND OUTLINES THIS IS NOT RESEARCH, BUT RESEARCH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT BUDGETS ARE VERY TENTATIVE THE PROOF IS IN THE INCEPTION PHASE – …AND IN THE SUBSEQUENT MONITORING

PARTNERSHIP PROPOSALS - BASICS PURPOSE: ENABLE SOUTH PARTNERS TO GET THE BEST TEAM AS PARTNERS NOT A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE “WHY” AND “WHAT”, BUT IDEAS ABOUT THE “HOW” NEW KNOWLEDGE CAPABLE OF ALLEVIATING DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS AND THE RIGHT TO A BETTER LIFE IS DRIVING DANISH SUPPORT, NOT ACADEMIC TITLES AND PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES – MANAGE TENSION ROLE AND FUNCTION OF RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE FOUR COUNTRIES VARY RADICALLY FROM OECD SITUATION

CONSORTIA OR INDIVIDUALS JOIN FORCES! RATHER A FEW GOOD PROPOSALS THAN MANY NOT SO GOOD… YOUR CAPACITY TO DELIVER MAY BE SMALLER THAN YOU THINK… BUILD ON EXPERIENCE – BSU II IS A CONTINUATION OF BSU 1 NOT RESEARCHERS ONLY. ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY IS ALSO REQUIRED, SO IS UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION EXPERTISE

PARTNERSHIP PROPOSALS - CONTENT OVERALL APPRECIATION AND POSSIBLE COMMENTS TO THE PROJECT OUTLINE METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH, INCLUDING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH AS RELEVANT. HOW YOU WILL APPLY A HUMAN RIGHT BASED APPROACH AND ATTENTION TO GENDER EQUALITY MANAGEMENT SET-UP BY THE DANISH APPLICANT(S) CAPACITY STATEMENT INCLUDING ABILITY TO USE RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES. OVERVIEW OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH SIMILAR ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW OF KEY PERSONNEL TO BE ENGAGED SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO THE PROCESS ACTION PLAN AVAILABILITY FOR A WORKSHOP ON MONITORING IN JUNE-JULY COMMENTS TO THE DRAFT OUTLINE BUDGET INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT OUTLINE.

EVALUATION CRITERIA APPROACH, METHODOLOGY, RESPONSIVENESS OF PROPOSAL…ETC RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, INCL. FROM BSU 1. RELEVANT TEAM COVERING THE DEMAND – UP TO 25% CAN BE FROM OUTSIDE THE 8 DANISH UNIVERSITIES AVAILABILITY FOR THE INCEPTION PHASE PROCESS CONSULTANT ASSESSES AGAINST CRITERIA, PARTNERS CHOOSE, DANIDA APPROVE

THE MONEY, THE MONEY READ THE “ELIGIBILITY LIST” – VERY CAREFULLY. PARTNERS WILL APPROVE YOUR REQUESTS FOR FUNDS. HELP PARTNERS TO GET RIGHT WHAT THEY CAN DO. AND WHAT NOT. THE SENSITIVE PARTS: INCENTIVES TO PERFORMANCE, FOR PARTNERS AND FOR YOU.