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OPHI introduces Executive Education to train leaders in using the MPI as a policy tool

Publicado el: May 25th, 2021 Por MPPN

OPHI invites applications for its inaugural course Leaders Programme: Using the MPI as a Policy Tool. This five-day online programme will be held 23–27 August, and is aimed at senior government officials and top-level policymakers.

Consisting of 15 hours of interactive lectures, workshops, conversations with global leaders, and practitioners’ panels, the programme will leverage open discussions and high-level networking with fellow policymakers from around the world to share the successes and challenges of leading multidimensional poverty reduction.

The Leaders Programme will be conducted by senior experts in multidimensional poverty reduction and public policy specialists with experience in using the MPI to guide poverty reduction strategies. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with them during office hours outside the programme schedule to discuss topics of mutual interest.

OPHI Executive Education focuses on the practical policy uses of the MPI. Those wishing to delve deeper into the technical side of measurement and learn how to construct and analyse the MPI are invited to apply for the OPHI Summer School.

 

Further details on the ExEd Leaders Programme: Using the MPI as a policy tool and how to apply

Further details on the OPHI Summer School and how to apply

 

OPHI Executive Education

Publicado el: May 17th, 2021 Por MPPN

OPHI ExEd builds upon OPHI’s trajectory as a global referent in multidimensional measurements, and the rich experience of a growing network of global champions committed to poverty reduction, to inspire today’s leaders while also equipping them with the practical knowledge and resources to implement integrated strategies that consider the multiple and interconnected dimensions that affect people’s lives.

 

Leaders Programme: Using the MPI as a policy tool

August 23 – 27, 2021, from 13:30 to 16:30 BST | Online. 

 

“To turn a corner on poverty, commitments at the highest levels are essential.” 

Sabina Alkire, Director of OPHI & Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Former President of Colombia – Project Syndicate, July 29, 2020 

 

This inaugural OPHI Executive Education Programme focuses on providing senior government officials and high-level policymakers with practical knowledge and direct access to the world’s leading experts on multidimensional poverty reduction, to deepen their understanding of the MPI as a policy tool and many of its potential uses, as well as their driving strategies.

Through 15 hours of interactive lectures, workshops, conversations with global leaders, and practitioners’ panels, the 5-day programme will leverage open discussions and high-level networking with fellow policy makers from around the world. Discussions will be guided by practical cases that require analysis and presenting solutions to real-world problems. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with leading experts during office hours outside the programme schedule to discuss topics of mutual interest.

Learning objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

  • Confidently interpret and communicate MPI results
  • Set policy goals and lead strategies for poverty reduction
  • Coordinate multisectoral teams using the MPI as a tool for:
    – Planning, targeting, and budgeting
    – Strengthening governance
    – Reporting on SDG target 1.2 and other international/national goals
    – Responding to and recovering from the pandemic and other crises
  • Use the MPI as a tool to bridge technical and political efforts to accelerate poverty reduction
  • Share experiences from and with high level peers across the world

Special guests, lecturers and facilitators

We are delighted to be joined by:

  • Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics 1998; OPHI Advisor
  • Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan 2013–2018; Politician, environmentalist and cultural advocate
  • Sabina Alkire, Director of OPHI; Co-author of the Alkire-Foster method
  • James Foster, Co-director of the Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University; Co-author of the Alkire-Foster method
  • Gabriel Ferrero, Ambassador at Large for Global Food Security; Former Director General Sustainable Development Policies
  • Ana Helena Chacón, Ambassador of Costa Rica in Spain; Vice President of Costa Rica 2014–2018
  • Margarita Cedeño, Vice-President of the Dominican Republic 2012–2020, FAO Goodwill Ambassador
  • Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, Head of the Oxford Department of International Development; Specialist on political economy in Latin America
  • Luis Felipe López-Calva, UNDP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean; UN Assistant Secretary General
  • Pali Lehohla, Statistician General of South Africa, 2000–2017; OPHI ExEd Advisor
  • Michelle Muschett, OPHI Senior Policy Lead and ExEd Director; Former Minister of Social Development of Panama
  • John Hammock, OPHI Co-founder
  • Gonzalo Hernández Licona, Director of the MPPN; Executive Secretary of CONEVAL Mexico 2005–2018
  • Abdul Alim, Former Regional Advisor for Social Policy, UNICEF South Asia; Deputy Representative UNICEF Turkmenistan and Philippines 2006–2015
  • Xiaolin Wang, Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Leading Group on Poverty Alleviation and Development of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
  • Roberto Angulo, Co-author of Colombia’s MPI; OPHI ExEd Advisor and Special Contributor to Content Development

More info on special guests, lecturers and facilitators

 

Eligibility

The Leaders Programme is aimed at senior professionals with a strong interest in multidimensional poverty and a capacity for influencing public policy priorities at an international, national, subnational, and institutional levels. This includes decision makers in the highest levels of a ministry, secretariat, agency, commission, or multilateral organization, in roles such as minister, deputy minister, permanent secretary, director general, secretary general, executive director, department head, or equivalent.

The programme will be delivered in English, via Canvas and Zoom. Please see below the system requirements to run these platforms:

Canvas system requirements

Zoom system requirements

Programme fee

£1,500

The first cohort of the programme will receive a special rate of 1,500 GBP per person that considers the context of COVID-19 and financial constraints for countries and institutions.

The programme fee covers registration and programme tuition, all academic materials, continuous support throughout the programme, and upon successful completion, a digital Certificate of Completion from OPHI and Oxford’s Department of International Development.

Limited financial support will be available.

Application details

Applications for the Leaders Programme: Using the MPI as a Policy Tool will open late-May.

The application deadline for the Leaders Programme 2021 is 30 June 2021. Slots are limited and applicants will be evaluated on the basis of the information provided in their application.

OPHI Executive Education focuses on the policy uses of the MPI and implementation of the measure. Those wishing to delve deeper into the technical side of measurement and learn how to construct and analyse the MPI are invited to apply for the OPHI Summer School.

For questions or further information, please contact us: ophi-exed@qeh.ox.ac.uk

 

APPLY HERE!

 

OPHI Executive Education Brochure

Ibero-America recognises the importance of the Multidimensional Poverty Index as a key tool to strengthen governance

Publicado el: May 10th, 2021 Por MPPN

The event was co-hosted by the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), as the Secretariat of the MPPN, together with the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

In Article 14 of the Declaration, the Ibero-American Heads of State and Government

“Recognized the importance of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford, as a tool to guide public policies aimed at reducing poverty in all its forms and dimensions, taking into account the need to identify the differentiated impacts produced by the pandemic and the difficulty of measuring them only with instruments based on income level, which do not take into account the multiple deprivations faced by people living in poverty.”

During the event, Rebeca Grynspan, SEGIB’s Secretary General, Luis Felipe López-Calva, UNDP’s Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, and Sabina Alkire, Director of OPHI, celebrated the content of Article 14 of the Declaration and analysed its implications for public policies.

Next, H.E. María Inés Castillo, Minister of Social Development of Panama and Ivan Ojeda, National Director of Paraguay’s National Statistics Institute, shared their reflections on the challenges involved in moving from multidimensional poverty measurement to the implementation of integrated policies that favour the strengthening of governance within the countries of the region.

Rebeca Grynspan, who led the organization of the XXVII Ibero-American Summit from SEGIB, affirmed that ‘we can only eliminate poverty in all its dimensions in Latin America if we make it visible. First, we have to move from not measuring to measuring, and then from measuring to using this information to drive policy decisions.’

For his part, Luis Felipe López-Calva added that the MPI ‘beyond being an official statistic closely aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 1, is an instrument for improving governance, as it improves the coordination of public policies and the definition of priorities between sectors, favoring accountability and transparency.’

As of 2009, Latin America became the pioneer region for adopting the MPI at a national and subnational level. The 2010 publication of the Global MPI in the UNDP Human Development Report, together with OPHI, promoted the importance of multidimensional poverty measurement globally.

However, guaranteeing its use as a public policy tool is more urgent than ever in the face of the multidimensional effects of the pandemic. ‘To support the countries in this process, OPHI will soon be offering an Executive Education programme aimed at strengthening political leadership and developing the necessary skills to lead strategies for the reduction of poverty in all its forms and dimensions,’ said Sabina Alkire, recognizing in turn the outstanding role played by the General Secretary of SEGIB in the construction of economic, social and environmental proposals for the post-COVID recovery of the region.

The event, facilitated by Michelle Muschett, OPHI’s Director of Strategy and Public Policy, and Gonzalo Hernández-Licona, Director of the MPPN, concluded with the recognition of the importance of the MPPN as a South-South support platform for public policymakers in the region committed to the use of the MPI to reduce poverty in all its forms and dimensions, and thus come closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that make up the 2030 Agenda.

 

Watch El IPM como herramienta para la gobernanza en América Latina y el Caribe.

 

More information: contact maya.evans@qeh.ox.ac.uk