Andrew Barnett is an economist with over 25 years of experience of development. He is internationally known for his work on energy, research and technology policy in developing countries. He has experience of international development assistance as a government economist, commercial consultant, research manager, and policy researcher. In addition to consultancy he has worked at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) and the Institute of Development Studies at the Sussex University, and for the IDRC of Canada.
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Participation in Policy Practice Projects
Policy Practice Papers
Experience outside The Policy Practice
Moderator and member of the independent Technical Advisory Group advising the World Bank and the Consultative Group of bilateral donors on the strategy for their research under their Trust funded energy programmes including Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) and ASTAE - 1996 - 2007
- Paper: Andrew Barnett, with the assistance of Stephen McNulty ‘A Review of the Renewable Energy Activities of the UNDP/World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme 1993 to 1998.’
- Paper: TAG Annual Reports, 1996-2007
Provided advice on the provision of modern energy services to poor people profitably through small-scale enterprises in India through the Small Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund - 2000 - 2007
A number of evaluations of the work of the World Bank, the UK's ODA, The Swedish International Development Authority, the Danish aid programme, Norad of Norway, the OECD Development Assistance Committee, UNCTAD and the International Development Research Centre of Canada on various aspects of international technology into transfer, energy, the environment and research policy -1986 - 2006
Chaired the Supervisory Committee for DFID’s Engineering Knowledge and Research programme Review - 2004 - 2005
External assessor of bids on energy and poverty for DFID’s Knowledge and Research Programme - 2001 - 2005
Evaluation of Norwegian scientific exchange with South Africa - 2005
- Paper: Andrew Barnett, Prof Gansen Pillay, Dr Randi Søgnen, Dr Antje Klitkou, ‘Review Of The South Africa-Norway Programme On Research Co-Operation: Phase I And Appraisal Of Phase II’, NORAD September 2005
Developed thinking on innovation systems for poverty reduction - 2004
Specialist Adviser to the British House of Lords Select Committee on Development Assistance to Science and Technology (1989-90); Specialist Advisor to the UK House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology in their inquiry into The Use of Science in UK International Development Policy - 2004
Providing an intellectual framework for the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University research on energy, poverty and gender - 2003
- Paper: Andrew Barnett, Lucas, Henry, and Hillary Standing, ‘Energy, Poverty, and Gender; A Review of the Evidence and Case Studies in Rural China’, The Institute of Development Studies, The University of Sussex, U.K. with the assistance of Lu Yuelai, Susan Jolly, Winfried Rijssenbeek, Li Junfeng, Miao Hong, Zhu Li, Ding Shijun, Jiang Xin, Xu Feng, Feng Shiping and Wang Yu. Published by ASTAE, World Bank Washington, April 2003
Advice to the Shell Foundation on their strategy for funding research in and about energy and poverty reduction in developing countries - 1999 - 2002
DFID’s Policy Paper on Research (with others) - 2002
- Paper: Surr, Martin, Andrew Barnett, and Alex Duncan with Melanie Speight, David Bradley, Alan Rew and John Toye, ‘Research For Poverty Reduction: DFID Research Policy Paper,’ DFID, November 2002
Review of best practice for the World Bank in the area of micro hydro - 2000
- Paper: Khennas, Smail and Andrew Barnett, ‘A Synthesis of Best Practice for Micro Hydro Electrification Programmes in Developing Countries’, a report for the Department for International Development, UK and the World Bank, ESMAP Technical Paper 006, August 2000, World Bank, Washington DC.
Senior member of team to evaluate Danish assistance to research - 2000
- Paper: Dr Gerard Gill, Andrew Barnett, Dr Carol Priestley, Dr. Knut Wallevik, ‘Evaluation of Danida’s Bilateral Programme for Enhancement of Research Capacity in Developing Countries’, Final Report, November 2000, ITAD Ltd. in association with the Overseas Development Institute, London.
Director of research and international policy at the Intermediate Technology Development Group - 1994 - 1998
