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EPRN ActivitiesMost activities have been in Public panels and Training only
-The role of Civil society organizations in the policy process in Rwanda
EPRN BackgroundIn 2008, the year the Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN) was established. EPRN is a joint partnership of; IPAR, World Bank, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, and the National University of Rwanda. EPRN aims to build a community of economic policy practitioners in Rwanda. It brings together researchers and analysts working in economic policy, poverty reduction and related fields through collaborative training, research and policy debate. The EPRN is hosted by IPAR, which coordinates all the network’s activities. This creates a good opportunity for IPAR to engage government and other stakeholders in debates and dialogue about policy issues. What is Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN)? What is its Goal? |
EPRN EventsThe latest event EPRN Collaborative Meeting with High Education Institutions (HEIs)
INTRODUCTION The collaborative took place at Top Tower Hotel, on 3 June 2010, with the purpose of building a robust partnership with HEIs, to achieve the creation of a critical mass of researchers in Rwanda, for sustainable development and poverty eradication. After the introduction of all participants, the Agenda of the meeting was discussed and adopted with amendments. Participants raised their concern on various issues, from assessment of the partnership to viability, but all were upbeat on the initiative and expressed readiness to work within the network to influence its achievements. CROSS CUTTING ISSUES The participants highlighted very important issues that may act as barriers for HEIs involving in active research · Private sector involvement in research and the process of development. · Giving a great attention to research in the development agenda · How policy research can contribute to setting new standards, and influence policy on all levels The session adopted to break in working groups to effectively undertake the task on the agenda, the opted chairperson divided participants in three groups to further elaborate on · Practicalities/ approaches · Constraints / bottlenecks · Resources / opportunities  
EPRN TrainingTraining on Econometrics IPAR delivered a one week training in econometrics for poverty analysis for twenty young economists from six institutions through the(EPRN)
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