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GDN's new strategy document, "The Road Ahead | Strategy 2017-2022" envisions the following outcomes along each of the three pillars of work.
Pillar 1 | Capacity - Strenthening Research in Low-Capacity Environments
- Achievement of objectives by supported institutions (Qualitative estimates and %)
- More capable and empowered research institutions in least developed countries (proof of new research-based activities, of concrete research-based collaboration with governments).
Pillar 2 | Excellence - High quality, Global, Collaborative Research
- Establishment of working South-South collaboration channels
- Evidence of pursuit of research collaboration beyond the project
- Strong alumni base engaging in research to policy activities
- Scientific Impact through citations
- Policy impact through uptake (including in newspapers and other outlets
Pillar 3 | Outreach - Putting Research to Better Use
- Evidence better knowledge use by policy makers
- Density of research interaction on GDN’s platform and social media (webmetrics)
Each of the three pillars will contribute to the following envisaged impacts
- Through better knowledge of major development challenges, visible progress in a number of sectors related to sustainable development and poverty reduction
- More effective research capacity building assistance
- Policy is better informed in least developed countries, which contributes to better development policies and lives for citizens