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Curriculum Vitae

Andrew Scott Research Fellow

Overseas Development Institute

203 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ, UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7922 8205 Fax: +44 (0)20 7922 0399 Nationality: British

Email: a.scott@odi.org.uk

KEY EXPERIENCE

Research and advocacy on energy policy for developing countries, including sustainable energy for all and transitions to clean energy.

Engagement in debate and analysis on environmental sustainability issues in relation to the psot-2015 development agenda.

Financial and socio-economic analysis, monitoring and evaluation, project/programme formulation and planning.

Research, analysis and advocacy on technology and poverty reduction, including technology innovation and use in small-scale production, small enterprises and the environment, the development impacts of modern new technologies.

QUALIFICATIONS

2006

MA Hons. (Economics)

University of Edinburgh

CAREER

Nov 2011 to date

Overseas Development Institute, London, UK Senior Research Fellow, Climate Change Environment and Forests Responsible for leading research and analysis on energy policy and practice in relation to economic growth, energy poverty, and energy for low carbon development. Research and analysis on sustainability and the post-2015 framework. Communication of research findings to policy makers and practitioners.

2003 to 2011 Practical Action (formerly ITDG), Rugby, UK

Policy and Programmes Director

Responsible for the development of policy research and advocacy capabilities, including setting priorities and direction of research and advocacy; ensuring overall strategic direction for international thematic programmes and management of programme leaders; development of restricted income strategy and systems for effective fundraising; and (until 2009) ensuring effective management of the Information Technology Unit.

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1998 to 2003 Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), Rugby, UK International Programmes and Policy Director

Responsible for the development of policy research and advocacy capabilities, including setting priorities and direction of research and advocacy; advising on overall strategic direction of the organisation; ensuring effective quality assurance systems; development of a knowledge management strategy; and line management of Country Directors in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan.

1996 to 1998 Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), Rugby, UK International Policy Research Manager

Responsible for economic and policy inputs into ITDG research, managing and providing economic inputs to UK-led research projects, disseminating policy research findings in publications and at international fora, particularly in the areas of ICTs, small enterprise development and environment.

1993 to 1996 Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), Rugby, UK Policy Researcher

Responsible for research and analysis on technology policy, dissemination of findings, and advocacy based on research; design and management of research and advocacy activities; advice to management team on technology policy and contributing to ITDG’s policy development. Principal researcher on project investigating the effect of enterprise scale on environmental impact in developing countries. Adviser on research into impact of structural adjustment on small-scale producers and technology change.

1983 to 1993 Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), Rugby, UK Project and Sector Economist

Responsible for financial and socio-economic appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of appropriate technology projects in the manufacturing, agro-processing, fisheries and energy sectors; providing socio-economic advice in relation to Appropriate Technology, and small and medium scale enterprise development; project formulation and planning, including procedures for project appraisal and monitoring and evaluation.

1979 to 1982 Ministry of Local Government and Lands, Serowe, Botswana District Officer (Development)

Responsible for the co-ordination of development activities in Central District; assisting and advising on the preparation of development proposals by the District Council, government field officers and NGOs; consultation with and training of Village Development Committees. Participation in inter-sectoral co-ordination and planning committees. District Census Officer (1981), including recruitment, training and deployment of enumerators and supervisors.

1978 to 1979 Ministry of Home Affairs, Gaborone, Botswana Planning Officer

Responsible for the design of projects in conjunction with Departments, preparing project memoranda, preparation and administration of Ministry’s development budget, preparation of Ministry’s sections of the fifth National Development Plan.

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1978 to 1979 Ministry Finance and Development Planning, Gaborone, Botswana Planning Officer

Responsible for appraisal of projects for the Ministries of Health and Home Affairs and for the Office of the President, preparation of the requests for funds, liaison with donor agencies and monitoring project progress.

OTHER POSITIONS

1977-1979 ODI Fellowship

1986-1987 ITDG Country Representative in Peru.

1995-1998 Member of the Executive Committee (board) of BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development).

1995-2006 Member of the Steering Committee of the Bretton Woods Project.

2000-2003 Member of the Council (board) of the Development Studies Association.

2002-2006 Member of the Board of the India Development Group (Jeevika Trust).

2006-2011 Member of the Advisory Committee, STEPS Centre, University of Sussex.

SELECTION OF PUBLICATIONS

Co-author with Prachi Seth, Infrastructure Services post-2015, ODI, 2012. Sustainable Energy for All: A balance of objectives, Development Progress Briefing Paper, ODI, 2012. Co-author with C Melamed and T Mitchell, Separated at birth, reunited in Rio? A roadmap to bring environment and development back together, ODI, 2012. Contributing author to Roads from Rio +20: Pathways to achieve global sustainability goals by 2050, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2012. Contributing author, The Poor People's Energy Outlook 2012, Practical Action, 2012. Co-author, The Poor People's Energy Outlook 2010, Practical Action, 2010. Practical Action and the changing face of technology in international development, in Engineering: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for Development, UNESCO, 2010. Practical Action, Ingenia, Issue 43, June 2010. Foreword to The Hidden Energy Crisis: How policies are failing the world’s poor, by Teo Sanchez (Practical Action Publishing, 2010). The Hidden Crisis of Energy Poverty, Energy Bulletin No. 5, June-July 2009. Access to Sustainable Energy Sources at the Local Level, report for Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2008. Small is Sustainable, New Statesman, 15 May 2006.

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Development and the Challenge of Globalization, edited with Peter Newell and Shirin Rai, ITDG Publishing, 2003. Gender, technology and livelihoods, with M. Foster, in The Companion to Development Studies, V. Desai and R.B. Potter, eds., Arnold, 2002. Understanding livelihoods that involve micro-enterprise: markets and technological capabilities in the SL framework, with M. Albu, ITDG discussion paper, November 2001. Technology, Poverty and the Future of the Developing World: Issues Overview, in Seminar Report, ITDG, September, 2001. Small-scale enterprises and the environment in developing countries, in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Environment: Business Imperatives, R. Hillary, ed., Greenleaf, 2001. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Sustainable Livelihoods: Preliminary Study, with C. O’Farrell and P. Norrish, ITDG/AERDD, 2000. Small-scale mining legislation and regulatory frameworks, with J. Twigg and E. Bugnosen, Minerals & Energy, vol.14, no.2, 1999. Occupational health and safety in small enterprises, Small Enterprise Development, September 1998. The environmental impact of small-scale industries in the Third World, Global Environmental Change Briefings, No. 19, May 1998. Appropriate Technology: is it ready – or relevant – for the millennium, Appropriate Technology, Vol. 23, No. 3, December 1996. Gender issues in agricultural technology development, with Helen Appleton, paper presented to meeting of FAO Panel of Experts on Agricultural Engineering, October 1994. Made in Africa: Learning from carpentry hand tool projects, with J. Leek and M. Taylor, IT Publications/VSO, London, 1993. Power to the people: aspects of micro-hydro, Waterlines, 10 (2), October 1991. Economists in Ecuador and Nepal – The Barefoot Approach to Rural Development Planning, in The Barefoot Book, ed. M.N. Carr (1989), IT Publications.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

The changing face of technology in international development, public lecture given at Newcastle University, 16 February 2006. Learning from experience and haring lessons, paper presented at China- UK Symposium on Appropriate Science and Technology for Rural Sustainable Development, Yang Ling, December 2005.

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Farmer participation and sustainable livelihood: building indigenous knowledge, paper presented at BAAS Festival of Science, Manchester, September 2003. TICS Y Medios de Vida Sostenibles, paper presented to Conference on Appropriation of ICTs in Latin America, Lima, March, 2002.