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Presentation prepared by Luciano
Bonomo Giordano DellAmore Foundation, Milan
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Panel 17-10-2005 The Role of Research Topics
and Implications How are universities involved
in microfinance research? What can research do to
support the microfinance sector? What can be done
to support applied and academic research in this
sector? Focus Publications and Information
Dissemination
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• The role of research actors involved
• International Organizations
• Networks, research and training centers
• Universities and academic departments

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• The role of research information dissemination
• Single publications, working papers, reports
• Newsletters and bulletins
• Specialized reviews

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• Tab. n. 1 Specialized reviews
• Journal of Development EntrepreneurshipAn
  international publication devoted to issues of
  microenterprise development. Joint publication of
  Norfolk State University, Miami University, and
  University of Hawaii (USA)
• Journal of Microfinance Publishes articles,
  special symposia, and book reviews by
  practitioners, academics, government officials,
  donors, and development specialists. Published by
  Marriott School, Brigham Young University (Log-in
  necessary) (USA)
• Microcredit reviewArchived issues of occasional
  journal of the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation
  (PKSF), Bangladesh.
• Savings and DevelopmentPublished quarterly by
  the Giordano Dell'Amore Foundation (formerly
  FinAfrica) (Italy)
• Small Enterprise DevelopmentInternational
  journal of microfinance and business development,
  published quarterly by the Intermediate
  Technology Development Group (UK)
• (source http//www.microfinancegateway.org/sectio
  n/webguide/journals)

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Tab. n. 2 Universities and academic
departments some examples
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• The role of research Challenges
• Horizontal To link universities and research
  centres to strengthen their collaboration as well
  as to share relevant information and findings.
• 2. Vertical To link potential clients and
  the research industry possibly through a focal
  point that gathers all info about who is doing
  what and where expertise stands to guide the
  process from theory to practice.

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