Popular Content from 2019 Informing Civil Servants to Make Better Decisions | Daniel Rogger & Ravi Soman, VoxDev “Informing public policy will require both better research as well as better public sector incentives.” An interesting study that highlights the important role organizational incentives play in building a culture of evidence use in government. The authors&ellipsis;Read the full post »
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What to Read this Month Are We Suffering from Obsessive Measurement Disorder? | Tiina Pasanen, From Poverty to Power “The term [obsessive measurement disorder] rejects the belief that counting everything (in government programmes and beyond) will produce better policy choices and improved management. It’s a disorder that increasingly affects the international development community.” ODI Research&ellipsis;Read the full post »
Upcoming Opportunity Celebrate evidence-informed decision making in Africa during Africa Evidence Week, happening September 9 – 13. This is an opportunity to host a virtual or in-person event, and with the support of the Africa Evidence Network, draw attention to the work being done to advance evidence use in Africa. Suggested themes include: what does the&ellipsis;Read the full post »
What to Read this Month Evidence Works: Cases Where Evidence Meaningfully Informed Policy | Bipartisan Policy Center “The case studies offer unique insights about the challenges that decision-makers face as they grapple with uncertainty, prioritize competing information inputs, and weigh the quality and credibility of available information.” A collection of 20 case studies at the&ellipsis;Read the full post »
What to Read this Month Reliable, Accurate Information Vital to Policymaking in Africa | Njiraini Muchira, The East African “The policies are often not implementation ready-they are big in citing evidence to justify why action should be undertaken but weak in using evidence to determine what cost-effective interventions to implement.” The Executive Director of the&ellipsis;Read the full post »
Contribute to a New Blog Series! How Do We Make Research More Useful? Results for All is partnering with the Global Development Network on a new blog series that aims to capture the point of view and voice of evidence users. See here for more guidance. We welcome all contributions. What to Read this Month&ellipsis;Read the full post »
Invitation to Contribute to a New Blog Series How Do We Make Research More Useful? Results for All is partnering with the Global Development Network on a new blog series that aims to capture the point of view and voice of evidence users. See here for more guidance. We welcome all contributions. What to Read&ellipsis;Read the full post »
What to Read this Month 7 Insights for Peer Learning Approaches in Evidence-Informed Policymaking | Abeba Taddese, Results for All Over the last year, our work at Results for All has focused on exploring how to facilitate opportunities for government policymakers to share knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned in accelerating the use of evidence to&ellipsis;Read the full post »
What to Read this Month Creating a Culture of Evidence Use: Lessons from J-PAL’s Government Partnerships in Latin America | J-PAL “Allocating even a small amount of resources and personnel to apply the lessons from data and impact evaluations in policy design and implementation, and setting up systems that facilitate this institutional learning, is a&ellipsis;Read the full post »
Top Reads from 2018 Happy New Year from Results for All! As we begin to launch our activities for this year, here are the most popular items from our 2018 reading lists: #1. Assessing the Demand for a Global Evidence Network: Mapping Existing Initiatives and Understanding Network Lessons and Opportunities | Ari Gandolfo & Abeba Taddese,&ellipsis;Read the full post »
