The Development Policy Research Unit and Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies is hosting a joint annual forum, in association with the World Institute for Development Economic Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER). The event is set to take place at Glenburn Lodge, Johannesburg.

The Forum is organised by Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies. It is an annual event bringing together members of the research, academic and policy communities to discuss economic policy issues of South African and regional interest.The 2005 event promises to continue developing these links and, indeed, to further strengthen the flow of relevant research into policy-making.