Najam at YDI Policy Experts Meeting
Dean Adil Najam of the Boston Univeristy Pardee School of Global Studies was invited to speak to a high-level panel of policy experts on the development of a global Youth Development Index (YDI). The meeting was organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat at its headquarters at Marlborough House in London (January 27-29, 2016), and brought leading experts from across the world to discuss how best to design such an index.
The Youth Development Index, a research initiative of the Commonwealth Secretariat, seeks to address a global gap in data on young people’s development in areas such as health, education, employment, and civic and political participation. The second iteration of the index will be published in Spring 2016.
A video report of the meeting, including an interview with Dean Adil Najam, can be viewed here.
Dean Adil Najam presented on the experience of developing a YDI for Pakistan, a process that he has led as the lead author of the Pakistan National Human Development Report. He highlighted the importance of making such a process youth-led and of wide consultation with young people during such a process.
Dr. Adil Najam is the inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He is also a Professor of International Relations and of Earth and Environment. Earlier, Prof. Adil Najam served as Vice Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan. His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development.