Specific objectives

The specific aims of the DPRN are to:

• Create a climate which is open to debate and discussion;
• Strengthen the role of research-based knowledge in the national debate on development and development policies;
• Strengthen the contribution of research to policy formulation and the development practice;
• Align development policy and research agendas more effectively by channelling policymakers' and development practitioners' research questions into the research community;
• Stimulate joint analyses and the joint formulation of recommendations for research, policy and practice based on the aggregated experience of the three sectors;
• Provide access to development expertise in the Netherlands and Belgium via a searchable web portal.