5 December, 2016 17:30 – 19:00 GMT This public event in London is free, and is also streamed free online. Watch a recording of the…
What drives the use of evidence within government?
18/11/2016
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Evidence-based policymaking in health systems is a myth
17/11/2016
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By Devaki Nambiar, Research Scientist at the Public Health Foundation of India and a Member of the Social Science Approaches for Research and Engagement in Health…
Science and Research in the Public Interest – the Role of National Academies of Science
10/11/2016
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National academies of science are a central actor in any country’s knowledge sector. When they are well-resourced and well-managed, they play an important role in…
Africa’s community of evidence-informed policymakers is growing fast
28/10/2016
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Last month, 180 delegates from twenty African countries spent three days in Pretoria, South Africa debating how evidence can be more widely used in decision-making….
Building commitment to evidence-informed development policy and practice: sharing knowledge and ideas
11/10/2016
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As part of the WWGS2016, John Young and Jessica Mackenzie of ODI’s RAPID programme hosted a ‘knowledge café’ on building commitment to evidence-informed development policy and practice.
Approaches to Capacity Building for Evidence-Informed Policy Making
06/10/2016
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35 researchers, practitioners and policymakers from 12 countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 October 2016 to discuss approaches to capacity building for evidence-informed…
The dynamics of development communications
06/10/2016
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Visibility in the digital era In the current digital era, even development organisations need visibility. Development organisations in their ‘must-have’ lists also now have cameras…
Lessons learned from hosting policy dialogues with government assemblies in Ghana
14/07/2016
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Over the last year, the Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS) has organised a series of policy dialogues on the use of research-evidence in…
Five strategies for raising the profile of researchers and end-users of research
30/06/2016
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I still remember the first article I ever wrote as a science communicator. Entitled Saving the Cabbage, this 1000-word piece was a strenuous output that…
Sharing the whole research map
23/06/2016
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This blog, written by Bruno Paschoal, Director of OndaPolitica, originally appeared in the May edition of CSTEP‘s Aditi bulletin. In any social science or policy research project,…
When we say evidence – what do we mean?
09/06/2016
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Physical activity policies need to be evidence informed, but what is actually behind the term evidence and how does it inform? During the last decades…
Want to know how research contributes to policy? – Join INASP’s free webinar
19/05/2016
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INASP are excited to announce that they are ready to launch their VakaYiko Evidence-Informed Policy Making Toolkit via a webinar on Tuesday, 24th May, 2016….
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