G20 Development Working Group Submissions
KNOWLEDGE SHARING¹¹
Sharing development experience, including
through North-South, South-South and triangular
cooperation, helps build the capacity of developing
countries through the adoption and adaptation
of the most relevant and effective development
solutions.
In the 2010 MYAP on Development, the
G20 requested the Task Team on South-South
Cooperation (TT-SSC) and UNDP to recommend
how knowledge-sharing activity, including North-
South, South-South, and triangular cooperation,
can be scaled up. These recommendations were to
include measures to broaden knowledge sources,
improve brokering functions, strengthen the
dissemination of best practices and expand funding
options.
At a request of the DWG, knowledge sharing
networks or platforms have been established in
the areas of domestic resource mobilization, food
security, human resource development and social
protection.
In-Depth Assessment: Knowledge-sharing
platforms
Alignment with Core G20 and DWG Mandate
Knowledge sharing as a distinct tool for
development cooperation complements other forms
of development cooperation through the sharing of
experience and lessons learned. The established
platforms focus on facilitating collective action
between development cooperation providers and
actively draw on the expertise and resources of the
private sector.
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Implementation
The knowledge-sharing platforms are still at a
developing stage. An immediate priority is to bring
the number of knowledge products within the
platform to a critical mass, as well as to strengthen
outreach to make the platforms more visible to a
wider audience.
A secure platform (https://community.oecd.org/
community/eoita) under the framework of the
Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange
of Information (EOI) for Tax Purposes aims to
enhance cooperation between IOs and development
agencies working on tax assistance projects in
developing countries. Since its launch in February
2012, the Platform has proved to be a useful tool
in raising the awareness of the Global Forum's work
with technical assistance (TA) partners, providing
them with access to a wealth of information and
alerting them about upcoming events and training
opportunities. It has also fostered a number of one-
on-one discussions with TA partners on how they
might incorporate tax transparency and information
exchange into their existing programs.
A key objective of the TAP (www.tropagplatform.
org) is to foster partnerships between international,
regional and national organizations to create greater
coherence among capacity development initiatives in
LDCs with the aim of fostering agriculture innovation
systems. TAP partners are working on defining TAP
services, which will include a policy-dialogue space
between stakeholders, a marketplace to broker
demands and offers, and a TAPipedia offering
knowledge products in agricultural innovation.
The Global Public-Private Knowledge-Sharing
Platform on Skills for Employment (Global KSP)
(http://www.skillsforemployment.org) focuses on
collecting case studies, research findings, strategy
papers from policymakers, academic institutions, the
private sector and IOs interested in sharing ideas on
how to bridge the world of education and training
for decent and productive work. The website, which
was launched in January 2013, contains knowledge
products focused on 3 priority issues: skills for youth
11 Since 2010, Mexico and the Republic of Korea have co-facilitated
this work under the "Knowledge Sharing Pillar". IOs such as the UN,
World Bank and OECD have been major contributors to this work to
strengthen and broaden sources of knowledge for development and
growth and mainstream knowledge sharing into other MYAP pillars.
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