17th CGIAR System Council Meeting

Begin
02.11.22
End
03.11.22
Location
Brisbane, Australia

The 17^th CGIAR System Council meeting (SC17) was held in Brisbane, Australia on 2-3 November 2022 with associated events taking place from Monday 31 October, including the TropAg and the Harlan IV Conferences and an ACIAR-led fieldtrip on Friday 4 November.

SC17 Meeting – Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 November 2022

Agenda Item	Resources Note: A link will appear when the document is available
1- Meeting opening	Document SC17-01: Agenda as Adopted Resource: Update on actions agreed with the System Council Resource: Decisions of the System Council taken out of session since SC16
2 – One CGIAR – Our progress on the journey from inception to evolution	Document SC17-02: One CGIAR – Our progress
3- SRG Recommendation 1 – One Mission & SRG Recommendation 2 – Unified Governance	See background information resource SC17-02 above Document SC17-03: Proposal for a joint SB-SC task force
4- SRG Recommendation 3 – Institutional Integration	See background information resource SC17-02 above
5- SRG Recommendation 4 – A New Research Modality	See background information resource SC17-02 above Resource SC17-05: Funding the Genebanks
6- SRG Recommendation 5 – More, and More Pooled Funding	See background information resource SC17-02 above Resource SC17-06: A Window 3 & Bilateral Science Group funding modality
7- Spotlight on Gender, Diversity & Inclusion	Document SC17-07: GDI Two Year Progress Report Presentation SC17-07 – GDI Two Year Progress Report
8- Assurance Systems and Functions	Document SC17-08: CGIAR Ethics & Business Conduct Annual Report July 2021-July 2022 Presentation SC17-08 – CGIAR Ethics & Business Conduct
9- Deep dive on specific matters arising from Day 1 deliberations	See background information resource SC17-02 above
10- CGIAR’s Independent Advisory & Evaluation Service	Document SC17-10: Advisory Services 2023 Workplans/Budgets Document SC17-10a: ISDC Matters presentation Document SC17-10b: CGIAR Evaluation Policy implementation and IAES ISDC SPIA 2023 plan overview presentation
11- Independent Science for Development Matters	Document SC17-11a ISDC 2022 Outcomes Cover Paper Document SC17-11b QoR4D Initiative Review Lessons Learned Document SC17-11c ISDC Inclusive Innovation Technical Note Document SC17-11d ISDC Identifying and Using CGIAR Comparative Advantage Document SC17-11 Appointment to ISDC
12- Standing Panel on Impact Assessment	Document SC17-12: SPIA Discussion paper
13- System Council’s Standing Committees	Document SC17-13a: SC Standing Committee membership matters Document SC17-13b: Report from the AOC Document SC17-13c: Report from SIMEC
14- Capturing our messaging; Other Business and Meeting Close	ISDC Member appointment to be taken under item 11 Document SC17-14b: Renewal of two SPIA members

CGIAR Initiative Briefs now available
As agreed during SC15, ‘Initiative Briefs’ (replacing Initiative proposal documents) have been prepared following the 6-month ‘inception phase’ of all CGIAR Initiatives, and the content of these is now available at the following page: https://www.cgiar.org/research/cgiar-portfolio/initiatives-explorer/

Should a pdf copy of any of the individual Initiative Briefs be required, these are available for download via this link.

Additional Resources
Launch of CGIAR Evaluation Guidelines and Blog ‘Conducting and Using Evaluability Assessments in CGIAR.’
This guideline supports CGIAR to operationalize the “evaluability” standard in the CGIAR Evaluation Framework, leading to better evaluable projects and more cost-effective evaluations

CGIAR Results Dashboard

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System Council Decision Register

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17th CGIAR System Council Meeting

SC17 Meeting – Wednesday 2 & Thursday 3 November 2022