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Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on DevelopmentOverview

• Awards research proposals in the three themes – Inequality, Social Protection and Inclusive Growth

• About 248 proposals received; more on Inequality

• Greatest promise for improving our understanding of development issues • Puts forth clear, articulate and well researched policy implications to address

development problems• Substantive merits of submission• Potential for completion and development of proposal

• Completed research published, Petar Stankov, Bulgaria (2010) as working paper and submitted for journal publication

• Presentation of findings in international conferences: Chandrasekhar (2011)

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Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP)Overview

• Development project proposals that are innovative and have an original and innovative approach to an important development need

• Ovver 420 proposals received this year

• Creativity/Innovativeness: what approach is different from existing ones?• Objective and Measuring Results: What development idea is the project addressing

and presence of clear, measurable results that will have impact on improving lives?• Social Impact and Sustainability: Does the project contribute to social development?

Is it sustainable? Local ownership?• Replicability: How easily can the project be replicated? Expanded?• Cost efficiency: What are the measurable impacts compared to cost of project?

• Brings recognition for further funding• Bachpan Bachao Andolan (MIDP winner 2010) put 65 children back in school and assigned a

student tracker in villages where child labour is very rampant.

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Medals for Research on DevelopmentOverview

• Completed research papers; recognize and acknowledge path breaking approaches in addressing development issues; in three themes

• 254 papers in total; Over 90 papers in each• • Originality of research topic• Innovativeness of methodology• Quality of content• Relevance of research in context of theme• Clarity • Significance of policy implications

• Recognition awards – more funding; career opportunities• Speaking in plenary for first time!

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