Workshop on the Socio-economic Impacts of Renewable Energy

Workshop on Maximising Socio-economic Value Creation 

Date: Monday, 19 January 2015

Venue: Capital Suite 14, World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Workshop Report : English version

Agenda

13:30-14:15	Welcome Coffee
14:15-14:30	Welcome and Introductory remarks on the report The Socio-Economic Benefits Of Solar And Wind Energy Rabia Ferroukhi, IRENA Anita Richter, GIZ
Session 1 14:30-16:30	Maximising socio-economic value creation through policies (e.g. deployment, investment promotion and technology transfer, strengthening firm level capabilities, education & training, research and innovation) Moderated by Ulrike Lehr, GWS
	Presenter		Overview on relevant policy fields and implementation, Ulrike Lehr, GWS and Barbara Breitschopf, ISI Fraunhofer– 20min Perspective on tradeoffs and priority setting for value creation policies, Steffen Erdle, GIZ – 10min
	Country experiences	Planned	Country experiences – 40 min Private enterprises – 20 min Regional experiences – 10 min
		Discussion	For county representatives What are the main elements of existing national strategies (e.g. renewable energy deployment, investment promotion and technology transfer, strengthening firm level capabilities, education and training, research and innovation) with regard to domestic value creation? How is the policy coordinated among different ministries and stakeholders? How and to which extent is the policy implemented and enforced? For private sector representatives From your perspective, which policy elements (e.g. renewable energy deployment, investment promotion and technology transfer, strengthening firm level capabilities, education and training, research and innovation) are most promising for local value creation? Which government activity helped to set up a good business environment for your renewable energy activities? Are there any elements which you see as lacking or would like to amend?
16:30-17:00	Coffee Break
Session 2 17:00-18:15	Methodologies for assessing socio-economic impacts and criteria for the selection of the right tool Moderated by Diala Hawila, IRENA
	Panelist		Ulrike Lehr, GWS Barbara Breitschopf, ISI Fraunhofer Alvaro Lopez-Peña, IRENA Natalia Caldes, CIEMAT
	Open Discussion
18:15-18:30	Concluding remarks Anita Richter, GIZ

Reference

This article is part of the RE-ACTIVATE project. RE-ACTIVATE “Promoting Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the MENA Region” is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).