knowledge to policy

1) Limit your work-in-progress; 2) Visualize your work. These are the two simple rules that are suggested in a very enjoyable book I read by Jim Benson and Tonianne De Maria Barry titled Personal Kanban. Mapping Work, Navigating Life. When I first came across the book, I found the second part of the title a

Knowledge taxonomies: a literature review Arnaldo Pellini and Harry Jones Taxonomies are part of our daily life and this is particularly apparent today. The explosion in the volume of information and knowledge available though information technology and especially through the internet today has made it more urgent than ever to adopt systems, processes, and technology

The work I conduct for the Research And Policy In Development programme at the Overseas Development Institute is based on the hypothesis that evidence-informed policies are better policies, more objective, less influenced by the personal interests of policy makers. This hypothesis highlights the divide that exists between the research world and the policy making world.

Taking Research into Account by Arnaldo Pellini and John Young (ODI) published by InWent in Development + Cooperation 12/2009. Available at D+C Taking research into account “Is international aid value for money?” This is a question many people around the world ask, especially as the budget deficits of some of the world’s largest donors are growing due to the global financial crisis.