With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics.Dr. Uduak Akpan is an accomplished and versatile Development Economist with a strong research background and extensive professional exper...

With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics.Ha-Joon Chang has worked on a wide range of issues related to economic development, especially trade and industrial policies, productive ...

With Aporde 2024 having recently taken place, we are pleased to present a series of interviews with some of this year's lecturers and attendees.. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics.Dr. Arkebe Oqubay, endorsed by the African Union, is Africa's sole candidate for Director General of the United Nations Industrial Develo...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. Mwanda Phiri-Mwewa is an economist who serves as Africa Lead at the Charter Cities Institute (CCI), overseeing CCI Zambia. Previously, she led the...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. Dr Rendani Mamphiswana is an innovation expert and policy scholar. His research focuses on innovation (firm level and national), and policy (science,...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. Asma Othman is an aspiring Social Entrepreneur in providing technological solutions for Africa’s development. She has a BSc and MSc degrees in...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. Mwangi Wa Gĩthĩnji is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of Economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He co-directs the...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews with participants and speakers from Aporde 2023. These interviews are hosted and conducted by TIPS Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. Dr Shawn Cunningham is a process consultant working in the field of innovation and competitiveness improvement of the private sector. He supports...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews with participants and speakers from Aporde 2023. These interviews are hosted and conducted by TIPS Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. Seutame Maimele is an Economist: Sustainable Growth at Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). His work focuses on global climate change...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews with participants and speakers from Aporde 2023. These interviews are hosted and conducted by TIPS Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. The second interview is with Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Senior Economist at Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) and leads the...

In addition to the six main episodes of the Aporde Podcast Series, we are pleased to present a supplementary series of interviews. These interviews are hosted and conducted by TIPS Communications Officer Nondwe Majundana and feature a diverse range of specialists in the field of development economics. The first interview is with Antonio Andreoni is Professor of Development Economics at the Department of Economics, SOAS University of London. He is also Honorary Professor at the Institute for...

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). This first in a six part series will...

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). This second in a six part APORDE...

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). This third in a six-part APORDE...

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). This fourth podcast in a six-part...

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). This fifth podcast in a six-part...

The African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) is a high high-level training programme in development economics targeting policy-makers, researchers, academics and civil society representatives from Africa and other developing countries. The programme has been running since 2007 and is a joint initiative between the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS). In this 6th episode and last...