Professor Raphael Kaplinsky
job title: Emeritus Professor
research overview: Raphael is the author of numerous books on technology, industrialisation, and globalisation. These include studies on globalisation, industrial policy, industrial organisation, global value chains, the international automobile sector, computer-integrated automation, computer aided design, the impact of microelectronics on employment, appropriate technology and on the resource sector. During the 1990s he pioneered research on changing patterns of organisation in manufacturing in developing countries and on global value chains. In 2005 he published a widely-cited book on globalisation, utilising micro-, meso- and macro-data to examine the generalised consequence of upgrading in the global economy (Globalization, Poverty and Inequality). More recently he has researched the impact of China and India (“The Asian Driver” economies) on Africa, and the implications of their growth for the global commodities sector (The Impact of China on Global Commodities, 2012). His current research is focused on the contribution of Emerging Economy innovation on pro-poor innovation and growth strategies in low income economies. During the course of this research he has over the years worked with enterprises, government-departments and other organisations in Japan, the USA, Western and Eastern Europe, Central America, Brazil, sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Central Asia. Operational experience: Raphael Kaplinsky has participated in numerous UN and EU Missions, providing advice to a large range of countries, particularly on industrial and technology policies. He has led teams of advisers in Central America, Cyprus, South Africa and Kazakhstan and has participated as an adviser in a number of other countries. Between 1991 and 2003 he worked intensively with the South African government on Industrial Policy, and has been deeply involved in the development of industrial strategy in the post-Apartheid era. He has also provided advice on strategic focus and on manufacturing organisation to tr…
has membership: faculty-of-arts&social-sciences
biography: Engaging with African Policy Makers Amongst other engagements, Raphie Kaplinsky: Participated in the World Economic Forum’s Metal and Metals industry Partners Strategy Meeting in November 2011 Presented to various meetings on industry and policy stakeholders organised by the Common Fund for Commodities and UNCTAD 2010 and 2011 Presented to various meetings with Ministers of Industry at UNIDO. addressed the African Chief Executives Forum on the role which benchmarking can play in supply chain development. Together with Esko Aho (former Prime Minister of Finland, and subsequently CEO of Nokia) was the keynote speakers at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference of the Global Competitiveness Institute and was on the Closing Panel of Speakers. His presentation addressed the impact of China on Africa’s development strategies. Presentations to various meetings organised by the World Bank and ILO on Global Value Chains and the Impact of China on SSA.
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family name: Kaplinsky
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name: Raphael Kaplinsky
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name: Raphie Kaplinsky
work info homepage: http://www.open.ac.uk/people/rmk54
description: Engaging with African Policy Makers Amongst other engagements, Raphie Kaplinsky: Participated in the World Economic Forum’s Metal and Metals industry Partners Strategy Meeting in November 2011 Presented to various meetings on industry and policy stakeholders organised by the Common Fund for Commodities and UNCTAD 2010 and 2011 Presented to various meetings with Ministers of Industry at UNIDO. addressed the African Chief Executives Forum on the role which benchmarking can play in supply chain development. Together with Esko Aho (former Prime Minister of Finland, and subsequently CEO of Nokia) was the keynote speakers at the opening of the 11th Annual Conference of the Global Competitiveness Institute and was on the Closing Panel of Speakers. His presentation addressed the impact of China on Africa’s development strategies. Presentations to various meetings organised by the World Bank and ILO on Global Value Chains and the Impact of China on SSA.
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