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Global Supply Chains in Times of Covid-19
The course consists of:
- Focused video lectures by international experts from academia, trade unions and civil society at large;
- Key readings selected by the experts;
- Discussion and quiz questions to help the course participants to reflect how the knowledge received through the lectures applies to their local context;
- Zoom workshops for each unit to enable course participants to engage directly with the course experts.
- Thematic webinars on the main topics of this course featuring international experts.
Course structure
- Chapter 1: Covid-19 crisis in global supply chains: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The house of Cards: The structural weaknesses of the global supply chain model
- Chapter 3: The impact of Covid-19 on garment supply chains: Labour’s response
- Chapter 4: The impact of Covid-19 on other global supply chains: Labour’s response
- Chapter 5: Looking Forward: A labour perspective on key demands, strategic response and policy proposals
International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)
This FREE online course provides unionists, scholars, and practitioners from around the world with critical knowledge on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on workers in global supply chains and labour’s response to protect workers. The course also explores some of the key questions in rethinking the global supply chains as well as labour’s proposals and policy measures to build them anew.The course consists of:
- Focused video lectures by international experts from academia, trade unions and civil society at large;
- Key readings selected by the experts;
- Discussion and quiz questions to help the course participants to reflect how the knowledge received through the lectures applies to their local context;
- Zoom workshops for each unit to enable course participants to engage directly with the course experts.
- Thematic webinars on the main topics of this course featuring international experts.
Course structure
- Chapter 1: Covid-19 crisis in global supply chains: Introduction
- Chapter 2: The house of Cards: The structural weaknesses of the global supply chain model
- Chapter 3: The impact of Covid-19 on garment supply chains: Labour’s response
- Chapter 4: The impact of Covid-19 on other global supply chains: Labour’s response
- Chapter 5: Looking Forward: A labour perspective on key demands, strategic response and policy proposals
International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD), Germany
Les Partenariats Public-Privé (PPP): Comment offrir de meilleures infrastructures pour les services publics
Partout dans le monde et en particulier dans les pays émergents, les gouvernements rencontrent des difficultés à mettre en place et à maintenir les infrastructures nécessaires à la stabilité économique et à la prestation de services publics de base pour les citoyens.
Les partenariats public-privé (PPP) se proposent de résoudre ces problèmes. Mis en place correctement, ils permettent non seulement de réduire les déficits d’infrastructures, mais peuvent aussi améliorer la prestation de service.
Ce cours en ligne gratuit présente une vue d’ensemble sur le rôle des PPP dans la mise en place des infrastructures de services. Les participants bénéficieront de l’expertise de praticiens ayant une expérience de terrain, de fonctionnaires d’Etat, et d’universitaires de renom, sur les opportunités et les défis que présentent la construction et la maintenance efficace d’infrastructures affectées aux services publics, en utilisant le mécanisme des PPP.
Le cours, qu'il est possible de commencer à n'importe quelle date, ouvre le 27 juillet pour quatre semaines de cours. Inscrivez-vous, c’est gratuit !
Programme du cours:
SEMAINE 1: Réduire le déficit d’infrastructure: le rôle des PPP
SEMAINE 2: Prendre les bonnes décisions: les cadres législatifs et institutionnels des PPP
SEMAINE 3: Susciter l’engagement du partenaire approprié: la passation des PPP
SEMAINE 4: Obtenir un partenariat réussi: la mise en œuvre du PPP
TRAVAIL REQUIS: 2 – 4 heures par semaine
AFD
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
L’AFD, associée à la Banque Mondiale, rejoue à partir du 27 juillet son Mooc sur les Partenariats Publics Privés (PPP). Inspiré du Mooc anglophone lancé en 2015, il est maintenant disponible en français.Partout dans le monde et en particulier dans les pays émergents, les gouvernements rencontrent des difficultés à mettre en place et à maintenir les infrastructures nécessaires à la stabilité économique et à la prestation de services publics de base pour les citoyens.
Les partenariats public-privé (PPP) se proposent de résoudre ces problèmes. Mis en place correctement, ils permettent non seulement de réduire les déficits d’infrastructures, mais peuvent aussi améliorer la prestation de service.
Ce cours en ligne gratuit présente une vue d’ensemble sur le rôle des PPP dans la mise en place des infrastructures de services. Les participants bénéficieront de l’expertise de praticiens ayant une expérience de terrain, de fonctionnaires d’Etat, et d’universitaires de renom, sur les opportunités et les défis que présentent la construction et la maintenance efficace d’infrastructures affectées aux services publics, en utilisant le mécanisme des PPP.
Le cours, qu'il est possible de commencer à n'importe quelle date, ouvre le 27 juillet pour quatre semaines de cours. Inscrivez-vous, c’est gratuit !
Programme du cours:
SEMAINE 1: Réduire le déficit d’infrastructure: le rôle des PPP
SEMAINE 2: Prendre les bonnes décisions: les cadres législatifs et institutionnels des PPP
SEMAINE 3: Susciter l’engagement du partenaire approprié: la passation des PPP
SEMAINE 4: Obtenir un partenariat réussi: la mise en œuvre du PPP
TRAVAIL REQUIS: 2 – 4 heures par semaine
AFD
New Open Online Course on the SDGs - Achieving the SDGs: Global Goals and National Interests.
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM)
The course covers a number of interesting issues such as financing, CSR, agenda-setting, and aid, with examples from countries such as China, Rwanda, India and Malawi.DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM), Norway
International Affairs: Global Governance
Countries across the globe are increasingly linked and dependent on each other. This can lead to tensions and confusion. This course will give you a compass to navigate our interconnected world. You’ll learn all about global governance, which aims for increased cooperation between nations, and why it’s vital. You will also explore the complex processes and institutions aiming at managing global challenges and issues, learning how the large variety of stakeholders can make global governance a tricky job.
What topics will you cover?
- The visible and invisible: international summits and norms of global governance.
- The global regulatory toolkit : hard law and soft law
- Blended governance mechanisms
- Beyond state to state solutions: public-private partnerships
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID)
Learn the importance of global governance and explore the processes and institutions finding solutions for global challenges.Countries across the globe are increasingly linked and dependent on each other. This can lead to tensions and confusion. This course will give you a compass to navigate our interconnected world. You’ll learn all about global governance, which aims for increased cooperation between nations, and why it’s vital. You will also explore the complex processes and institutions aiming at managing global challenges and issues, learning how the large variety of stakeholders can make global governance a tricky job.
What topics will you cover?
- The visible and invisible: international summits and norms of global governance.
- The global regulatory toolkit : hard law and soft law
- Blended governance mechanisms
- Beyond state to state solutions: public-private partnerships
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
An Introduction to Farmer-Led Irrigation Course
Global Development Institute (GDI)
Improving agricultural productivity is key to achieving food security, economic growth and rural employment in Africa – and irrigation plays a vital role. In the last few years, there’s been a growing recognition of the contribution and potential of farmer-led irrigation systems. Farmer-led irrigation development appears to exceed the extent of all public and corporate irrigation schemes. This free, online introductory course provides a summary of the many practical and policy questions which are raised by the phenomenon of farmer-led irrigation development in Africa. The course is aimed at practitioners, researchers and students interested in finding out more about the issues around farmer-led irrigation. It can be completed at your own pace and has been optimised to work in locations with low bandwidth. It features introductions to key concepts, interviews with farmers engaged in irrigation, practical advice and policy implications around farmer-led irrigation. Links to further reading and more information are included for those who wish to interrogate the topic more deeply.DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Global Development Institute (GDI), United Kingdom
Industrial Policy in the 21st Century – The Challenge for Africa
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) is launching its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Industrial Policy in the 21st Century – the Challenge for Africa, as a self-paced course.
This course is based on a decade of research by UNU-WIDER, in partnership with the Brookings Institute, inspired by three key questions: Why is there so little industry in Africa? Does it matter? Is there something we can do about it? According to the World Bank, Africa’s working-age population is expected to increase by nearly 70% by 2035. Without industrialization to create jobs, it will be difficult to achieve sustainable development. While manufacturing led to rapid industrialization in East Asian countries, there is doubt that it can have the same effect in Africa. The question is, if not through manufacturing, how can Africa promote economic growth? In this UNU-WIDER course, brought to you via the SDG Academy, you will hear from John Page and other leading voices in development economics about the range of activities known as ‘industries without smokestacks’, and learn how industrial policy that promotes the growth of these industries presents a win-win scenario for economic development in Africa.United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Finland
Upcycling for Change—a New Free Online Course Drawing on CUSP Research · CUSP
Type of recognition:Future Learn
Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)
Upcycling is a way to combine creative ideas with a passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship. On a new massive open online course, drawing on CUSP research course, people can learn how to apply the key concepts of upcycling to real-life practice, and explore the link between upcycling and the Sustainable Development Goals, and learn about successful international case study examples.Type of recognition:Future Learn
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), United Kingdom
Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development
Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. Whether you are from an industrialized or a developing country, whether you are employed in a company, an NGO, an international organization or a government. Whether you are an academic, an independent entrepreneur, or simply a passionate individual, this course is for you.
You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty. Through practical examples, we will demonstrate how you can take your initiative from a blank sheet of paper through to large-scale deployment of your technology innovation.
This course is not just about coming up with a nice idea, or designing a nice prototype, but more importantly, about sustainably deploying it at large scale. It fosters an entrepreneurial approach, as you will learn how to design business models that are relevant to address development-related challenges. It encourages co-creating the solution with the key stakeholders involved, including the affected populations.
Coming-up with solutions that are more affordable and more durable, that require less use of consumables and electricity while still being economically viable, concerns all of us, and not just the people living in poverty.
There is no previous knowledge required.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Learn how to use technology innovation as a tool to fight poverty and enable sustainable development.Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. Whether you are from an industrialized or a developing country, whether you are employed in a company, an NGO, an international organization or a government. Whether you are an academic, an independent entrepreneur, or simply a passionate individual, this course is for you.
You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty. Through practical examples, we will demonstrate how you can take your initiative from a blank sheet of paper through to large-scale deployment of your technology innovation.
This course is not just about coming up with a nice idea, or designing a nice prototype, but more importantly, about sustainably deploying it at large scale. It fosters an entrepreneurial approach, as you will learn how to design business models that are relevant to address development-related challenges. It encourages co-creating the solution with the key stakeholders involved, including the affected populations.
Coming-up with solutions that are more affordable and more durable, that require less use of consumables and electricity while still being economically viable, concerns all of us, and not just the people living in poverty.
There is no previous knowledge required.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Partnering for Change - Link Research to Societal Challenges: How Can We Address Societal Challenges With Research? Investigate the Principles, Processes, and Uses of Transdisciplinarity.
In today’s world, we face many complex societal challenges. Projects addressing these challenges often involve actors and stakeholders from different fields and disciplines bringing together their own perspectives or knowledge on a topic. Accordingly, collaborative transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for the success of a project.
On this course, you’ll explore how to meet the challenges of conducting effective transdisciplinary research. You’ll gain insights into a variety of case studies from different fields as you learn from the experiences of peers and experts.
What topics will you cover?
- Research skills needed in order to produce relevant outcomes for society and academia
- Transdisciplinarity: principles, research processes, and application
- Guiding questions, phases, and steps in transdisciplinary projects
- Pitfalls and opportunities in transdisciplinary projects
- Ethical implications of co-production processes
- Examples of transdisciplinary projects on sustainable development, migration, and health topics
The course will be mentored from 30 March to 10 May 2020. It is, however, possible to inscribe for the course until 21 June 2021.
Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE)
Discover the methods and tools of transdisciplinary research.In today’s world, we face many complex societal challenges. Projects addressing these challenges often involve actors and stakeholders from different fields and disciplines bringing together their own perspectives or knowledge on a topic. Accordingly, collaborative transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for the success of a project.
On this course, you’ll explore how to meet the challenges of conducting effective transdisciplinary research. You’ll gain insights into a variety of case studies from different fields as you learn from the experiences of peers and experts.
What topics will you cover?
- Research skills needed in order to produce relevant outcomes for society and academia
- Transdisciplinarity: principles, research processes, and application
- Guiding questions, phases, and steps in transdisciplinary projects
- Pitfalls and opportunities in transdisciplinary projects
- Ethical implications of co-production processes
- Examples of transdisciplinary projects on sustainable development, migration, and health topics
The course will be mentored from 30 March to 10 May 2020. It is, however, possible to inscribe for the course until 21 June 2021.
Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE), Switzerland
Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development
What you'll learn
- Determine how contextual factors influence technology development and deployment.
- Create innovative technologies that sustainably impact poverty.
- Lead a technology innovation process -from initial concept to product scale-up- maximizing impact and minimizing risk.
- Evaluate alternative business models for technologies intended to impact poverty.
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Technology innovation can be a great enabler for development in low and middle-income countries. This course presents a methodology and an approach to develop impactful innovations that have the power to foster sustainable development. Whether you are from an industrialized or a developing country, whether you are employed in a company, an NGO, an international organization or a government. Whether you are an academic, an independent entrepreneur, or simply a passionate individual, this course is for you. You will learn how, as an innovator, you can help solve important issues that burden those living in poverty. Through practical examples, we will demonstrate how you can take your initiative from a blank sheet of paper through to large-scale deployment of your technology innovation. This course is not just about coming up with a nice idea, or designing a nice prototype, but more importantly, about sustainably deploying it at large scale. It fosters an entrepreneurial approach, as you will learn how to design business models that are relevant to address development-related challenges. It encourages co-creating the solution with the key stakeholders involved, including the affected populations. Coming-up with solutions that are more affordable and more durable, that require less use of consumables and electricity while still being economically viable, concerns all of us, and not just the people living in poverty. There is no previous knowledge required.What you'll learn
- Determine how contextual factors influence technology development and deployment.
- Create innovative technologies that sustainably impact poverty.
- Lead a technology innovation process -from initial concept to product scale-up- maximizing impact and minimizing risk.
- Evaluate alternative business models for technologies intended to impact poverty.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
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