Future Leaders Programme 14: Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation in the Global South – YOA

Deadline: April 20, 2026

Applications are open for the Future Leaders Programme 14: Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation in the Global South. DLD promotes dialogue and mutual studying between the important thing actors that drive financial and social growth – governments, non-public companies, civil society organizations, worldwide organizations, commerce unions, academia, and others – and that usually function in separate spheres, understanding one another poorly, even seeing one another as adversaries.

The FLP is likely one of the key programmes of DLD, bringing collectively a small quantity of people that shall be in management positions within the subsequent 5 to 10 years in several sectors of the event neighborhood for a workshop of lectures, dialogue classes, and debates, led by audio system with a wealth of senior expertise in authorities, worldwide organizations, and academia.

The 14th Future Leaders Programme, ‘Industrial Policy for Structural Transformation in the Global South’, will discover a complete vary of points associated to industrial coverage within the Global South. They will talk about how industrial coverage, as soon as a taboo, has within the final decade or so come to be practised brazenly by the wealthy nations (although they’ve practised it behind the scenes on a regular basis) and to be contemplated by many nations within the Global South.

After discussing the historical past and the theories behind industrial coverage, they may take into consideration sensible challenges for industrial coverage – coverage design, institutional set-up, coalition constructing, implementation, and coverage studying (by monitoring and analysis). They may also discover the implications of the altering international coverage surroundings (together with South-South cooperation), new coverage instruments, and alignment with different associated insurance policies. They will look at the problems of sustainability, digitalisation, and restructuring of world worth chains (GVCs).

Cost

• The charge for the programme is GBP 3,000. Participants are additionally anticipated to cowl their prices of attending, journey, lodging, and subsistence in London. However, there are some full or partial scholarships obtainable, and candidates who need to be thought of for them ought to clarify their monetary circumstances and state clearly how a lot monetary help they’re looking for of their protecting letters.

Eligibility

• Applications are welcome from folks from completely different sectors – governments, the company sector, civil society, worldwide organizations, academia, commerce unions, and so forth.
• Applicants are usually anticipated to have at the least ten years’ expertise of their fields. If they’re from academia, they need to present proof that they’ve labored with growth practitioners – in nationwide governments, worldwide organisations, the non-public sector, or CSOs.

Application

The deadline for application is Monday 20 April, 2026.

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For extra info, go to Future Leaders Programme 14.