research and development

More from the Series

Blog Post
The Way We Access Research Isn’t Working for Development. We Need to Fix It.
Tom Drake et al.
April 13, 2021
Research findings are most impactful when considered a global public good, accessible by anyone, and, for publicly funded research, there is no reason why this should not be the case. The current research publishing system—dominated by a number of large for-profit publishers—is expensive and ineffec...
Blog Post
Seeing the Wood for the Trees: What Does the “Science Say” on COVID-19?
Y-Ling Chi et al.
July 30, 2020
As the world battles COVID-19, practical investments are urgently needed to ensure that decision-makers consult the best and most relevant evidence on COVID-19 before making a decision.
Blog Post
This Is the Perfect Moment to Redesign UK Aid Spend on Research
Euan Ritchie
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Charles Kenny
July 23, 2020
A new ICAI report issued this week suggests that large parts of UK aid spending on research and development remain hampered by a design that favors British researcher interests over urgent research topics and capacity prioritized by the world’s poorest countries. The next few months are a perfect op...
Blog Post
Redesigning UK Aid for Research and Development
Euan Ritchie et al.
June 30, 2020
Directing innovation to overcome barriers to development in the world’s poorest countries is surely a good use of aid, then. But who should decide the barriers to overcome, and how should the research and development be supported?
POLICY PAPERS
Aid-Financed Mechanisms for Technology Development
Lee Robinson et al.
June 30, 2020
This paper outlines the broad rationale for approaches beyond patents to support the development of technologies specifically useful to developing countries and the role for aid-funded approaches within that
BRIEFS
Reforming UK Research and Development ODA for Maximum Development Impact
Lee Robinson et al.
June 30, 2020
Lee Robinson, Euan Ritchie, and Charles Kenny explore how the UK can heighten its R&D official development assistance spend.
CGD NOTES
Unpacking the Black Box of Payer Policy: A Demand-Side Approach for Equitable Uptake of Cost-Effective Health Innovation
Kalipso Chalkidou et al.
February 06, 2020
Over the past two decades, global health innovation has delivered important new tools for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and saved many lives. Nonetheless, the current innovation ecosystem suffers from significant limitations that are likely to worsen with aid transition.