Welcome to Owen's website
I am a development economist. This website is about my interests, which include reducing global poverty, running, cycling, computers, philosophy and current affairs. You might also be interested in my podcast about development, Development Drums, or my Running For Fitness website.
You can contact me here.Latest blog posts
- End of year reflections
The Guardian development blog is running a series of end of year reflections on development, including one by me. Many of the articles are upbeat about ...
Posted on December 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm
What happened in Busan?
Busan was an expression of new geopolitical realities, but despite high level representation, it has done little to shape the future of development cooperation. I ...
Posted on December 11, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Dilbert on Skype
h/t @ithorpe On which subject, I’m amazed by how many international development organisations do not make effective use of video conferencing, either by using commercial systems ...
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Warming to the Open Government Partnership
This joint post with Stephanie Majerowicz first appeared on the Views from the Center blog at the Center for Global Development “The defining division these days ...
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 5:24 pm
Twitter: society’s new dial tone
This blog post first appeared on the Media and Government site. The Institute for Government is hosting a panel debate on ‘Policy by Twitter’ today with ...
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 5:21 pm
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