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I head Ethiopia’s Society for Technology Studies (STS), which pursues its mission through science, technology and innovation (STI) policy research, training, policy advocacy, and knowledge dissemination seminars. I am also working with Ethiopian Academy of Sciences as Director of its Science Center. I have knowledge and experience in science, technology and innovation policy issues and consulted for international and regional organizations. I hold a BA in Economics from Addis Ababa University and an MSc in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
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Fajar B Hirawan is a senior researcher in the department of economics, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Mr. Hirawan has worked with CSIS for more than 15 years. He was appointed head of the economics department in January 2022. Mr. Hirawan received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Indonesia and a master’s degree in development studies from Sapienza University of Rome. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Sydney.
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Phal is Senior Research Fellow at CDRI. Before joining CDRI, he worked as consultant for the World Bank, as research fellow at Kobe University, and as adjunct researcher at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Japan. He also actively involved in joint projects between UNESCO Bangkok and Kobe University, conducting several educational research projects in Cambodia. His research interest includes economics of education, education finance, higher education, learning assessment, and field experiment.
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A researcher with research interests on training and skills development, entrepreneurship education, STEM education, early childhood care and education, and gendered issues in education.
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Dr. Abdul Ghani, Ph.D. in management and planning, I work as a professor, academic, researcher and trainer, and a member of some regional and international platforms. My experience is 15 years. I participated in conferences, seminars, and workshops on policies, plans, education development and community service, and I published a number of research and studies on ensuring the quality of education. Scientific research and sustainable development goals in Yemen.
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Protiva is a development professional with over ten years of experience in public policy analysis. She currently works as the ‘Thematic Lead - Social Sectors’ at the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA), a think tank based in New Delhi. At CBGA Protiva’s work includes financing of education, public financing for women and children, gender responsive budgeting in education, early childhood education, education equity and child protection. She has a Ph.D. and an M.Phil. degree in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Oudom Hean is an Assistant Professor of Finance at North Dakota State University and a faculty scholar at the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth.
He is an applied economist whose interests lie at the intersection of regional economics, urban economics, and public economics.
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Professor of Political Science at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Public Administration from Gazi University, Ankara. Beriş received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Ankara University in 2006. He was appointed to the Department of Public Administration at Gazi University in 2002 as a Research Assistant. He was promoted to Professor in 2016. Beriş, served as the Deputy Undersecretary of the Undersecretariat of Public Order and Security between 2014-2018, and as the Vice President of the Police Academy since 2018.
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I am a Programme Manager at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) in Kampala, Uganda. I possess a combination of cross-cutting skills and experience in communications, policy engagement, monitoring and evaluation, and information management. I have undertaken several consultancies in communications and advocacy strategy development within Uganda and the Eastern Africa Region. My current focus is on strengthening Evidence Informed Decision Making in policy processes in Uganda.
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I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. I graduated from the University of Montreal with a Ph.D. in economics. My research interests are at the intersection of development economics, digital economics, gender economics, and economic history. I have a particular interest in understanding how access to and adoption of different technologies have on the evolution and persistence of social norms and cultural values, with particular emphasis on norms and values related to gender roles.