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Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in Latin America
In 2013, P&I, jointly with CIPPEC and GDNet, published the paper Lessons learned on promoting better links between research and policy in...
Leandro Echt
Sep 7, 20191 min read
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Enabling organizational change through adaptive and flexible management
[Editor’s note: This article originally appeared at the Think Tank Initiative’s blog, as the first in a series on lessons learned from...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Aug 14, 20194 min read
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Advocacy strategies of CSOs in the Southern Cone in Latin America: a path of many lessons
[Editor’s note: The role of CSOs has been overlooked in the evidence-informed policymaking field. However, these stakeholders have proven...
Leandro Echt
Aug 7, 20194 min read
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Working in a way that brings up the best of yourself, in a place of wholeness, purpose and freedom
I am in a call with my team, talking about ideas for the future. One of my colleagues mentions that a group of civil servants she met in...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Jun 24, 20194 min read
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The 4ir Is Here. Do We Need to Design Development Initiatives Differently?
[This article was written by Arnaldo Pellini from Capability and Vanesa Weyrauch from P&I and it first appeared in Helvetas Mosaic, a...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Apr 3, 20196 min read
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Knowledge, governance and the 4th Industrial Revolution
Developments in technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing and energy storage hold the potential to...
Jon Harle and Emily Hayter
Mar 22, 20195 min read
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State capability, policymaking and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Do knowledge systems matter?
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is already here… challenges are as huge and varied as opportunities: are we ready for them? Can...
Leandro Echt
Mar 7, 20191 min read
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Inclusive Knowledge Systems in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Three things to remember
[This blog post was produced by Clément Gévaudan as a generous and thoughtful contribution to ignite discussion around our paper “State...
Clément Gévaudan
Mar 5, 20195 min read
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‘Context Matters’ framework for improving evidence use: what do policymakers and practitioners think
In 2016, INASP and Politics & Ideas (P&I) produced the Context Matters Framework – a lens through which to examine the internal and...
Leandro Echt
Feb 27, 20192 min read
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The Fourth Industrial revolution is here: are knowledge systems ready? A paper to ignite discussion
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is already here… challenges are as huge and varied as opportunities: are we ready for them? Can...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Feb 11, 20192 min read
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Research impact in government – three crucial elements you will need for success
[Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared at Integration and Implementation Insights and is cross-posted here with the corresponding...
Anthony Boxshall
Dec 3, 20185 min read
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Knowledge Systems: are we ready?
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is bringing both aspirations and concerns in terms of governance, policy making, and the...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Nov 26, 20181 min read
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Government agencies and their use of evidence: A webinar to envision together a better future
How can government agencies improve the production and use of evidence to inform their policies? Is there a systematic way to move...
Clara Richards
Oct 16, 20182 min read
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The importance of integrated approaches to organizational change
Government agencies are increasingly committing resources and energy to improve the way they use knowledge to inform policy. These...
Vanesa Weyrauch
Oct 15, 20185 min read
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Supporting organizational change for evidence use at Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana has been working with Politics & Ideas and INASP to apply the Context Matters...
Leandro Echt
Oct 11, 20185 min read
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Context matters for organizational change—but how exactly?
Emily Hayter, Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt reflect on working with agencies in Peru and Ghana to help understand how they use...
Emily Hayter, Vanesa Weyrauch, Leandro Echt
Oct 11, 20185 min read
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Give voice to community within a community
[This blog post by Dr. Meena Nair, Head of Research and Dr. Annapoorna Ravichander, Head, Policy Engagement and Communication at Public...
Meena Nair, Annapoorna Ravichander
Aug 17, 20183 min read
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For effective evidence use in policy, go beyond individual skills development
[This blog post by Emily Hayter, INASP’s Evidence for Policy Programme Specialist, was originally published at INASP´s blog] Source:...
Emily Hayter
Jul 29, 20184 min read
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Capacity development in both evaluation & communication: proven benefits and future directions
[This blog post was written by Ricardo Ramirez & Dal Brodhead, Principal Investigators of the project Designing Evaluation and...
Ricardo Ramirez, Dal Brodhead
May 8, 20184 min read
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Advancing evidence-informed policymaking: What’s culture got to do with it?
[This blog post by Abeba Taddese, Executive Director of Results for All, a global initiative of Results for America, was originally...
Abeba Taddese
Apr 13, 20185 min read
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