Savoirs Eco en Tunisie - Economic Knowledge in Tunisia

Team

Vianney DEQUIEDT
Scientific Director, FERDI
Professor of Economics at the School of Economics, CERDI, Université Clermont Auvergne,
Head of Training at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Sustainable Development (IHEDD–FERDI)
Scientific and Technical Director, Labex IDGM+
Audrey-Anne DE UBEDA
Coordinator of research programs, FERDI
Axel GASTAMBIDE
Technical Director "Savoir Eco Project in Tunisia, Expertise France
Coline REAL
"Savoirs Eco" Project Manager, FERDI

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IHEDD Trainings
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Events
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Press review

The “Savoirs Éco en Tunisie” project aims to strengthen the production and dissemination of economic knowledge to inform public debate and policymaking in Tunisia. As part of this initiative, FERDI supports the development of analyses that are both rigorous and policy-relevant, and contributes to structuring discussions on key economic and sustainable development issues.

A project serving public debate

Implemented by Expertise France and funded by the European Union under an agreement with the Tunisian government, the project runs from 2023 to 2026.

Its objective is to support economic knowledge-producing structures (SPSEs) — including public decision-support bodies, research laboratories, and think tanks — in order to enhance their role in informing public policy.

The project is built around three complementary components:

capacity building;
support for the production of policy briefs;
dissemination and outreach of the work produced.

FERDI, a partner in the project

As a main partner in the project, FERDI leads a programme dedicated to supporting economic think tanks in Tunisia.

This programme is structured around two main components:

methodological and thematic training, designed and delivered by IHEDD, FERDI’s training institute, aimed at strengthening stakeholders’ expertise on major economic policy issues;
support for knowledge production, through mentoring schemes for Tunisian economic think tanks.

Launch of the “Savoirs Éco en Tunisie” project

The project was officially launched on 17 October 2023 at IHEC Carthage, bringing together over a hundred participants, including Tunisian public institutions, research centres, think tanks, technical partners, and representatives of civil society.

This event marked the starting point of a collective effort to strengthen the ecosystem for the production of economic knowledge in Tunisia.

Mentoring programme

FERDI is implementing a mentoring programme designed to support the production of policy briefs on economic and sustainable development issues in Tunisia.

This programme aims to:

strengthen the analytical and communication capacities of SPSEs;
support the production of accessible and rigorous content (policy briefs, articles);
promote the dissemination of analyses to inform public decision-making and foster public debate.

Over a period of seven months, selected organisations receive comprehensive support covering the production, promotion, and dissemination of their work.