1. Lima ISPC meeting
May 2016
Prioritization

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3. ISPC charged to lead prioritization exercise to offer guidance all CG
stakeholders on best bets for investments across various research
streams. This would feed next SRF and shape next round of CRPs.
 Early days - ISPC’s role/responsibility still to be defined. Possible
donor WG on prioritization to be formed.
 Thinking on a) future integrated portfolio and b) Foresight requires
ISPC to consider longer term issues of research prioritization from a
CG perspective (i.e. not just advising donors ‘what to fund’ today)
 Jerry Nelson proposes quantitative model of Global Futures to assess
‘best bets’ for CGIAR investment; IFPRI-based work also relevant.
ISPC welcomes thoughts on appropriate methods for priority setting
and next steps, including how to build shared vision for setting
priorities across CGIAR.

4. Thinking so far….
1. Lit Review to examine methods used elsewhere in the public
sector to prioritize research agendas.
2. Possible quantitative modelling of expected value of CRP
research as a basis for prioritization (amongst others).
3. Determine relative weight given by stakeholders to non-market
value of research (e.g., risk reduction, biodiversity, ecosystem
maintenance, enhanced analytical capacity); also ii) the evolving
role of non-CG research (CA), iii) appropriate metrics of research
impact, and iv) ways to value CGIAR-generated public goods.
4. Political realities: how do donors make funding decisions; what
past links between ISPC recommendations and funding outcomes.

5. Next steps….
1. Lit Review – hire consultant under Secretariat oversight.
2. Engage with CRPs to assess viability of data sharing, modeling,
sensitivities.
3. Commission think-pieces from 5-6 thought leaders (outside CG)
on challenges, their priorities for CG research over 20 years.
4. Interview (or survey) donors on evolving research funding
concerns and priorities (CG and non-CG) over 10 and 20 years.
5. In context of ISPC-led WG on Foresight, host workshop for
experts/stakeholders to consider outputs and discuss i) shared
priorities, ii) best approaches to ongoing (rolling) prioritization,
and re-assess priorities for sub-IDOs/IDOs.