I just wanted to thank you all for following this blog. I continue to work in Indonesia at the Knowledge Sector Initiative. I continue also to be the the ODI RAPID team member based full time in Jakarta. The highlight of the year for me has been the online course on PDIA set up by the team of the Building […]
One year on Demand4Evidence Read More »
Kenneth Benoit and Kenneth Cukier during a public lecture at the London School of Economics in February 2015 have mentioned that ‘the ubiquity of big data has the potential to transform the way we approach social science.’ In other words, the data revolution is challenging the social scientific model and how it informs policies and
I met with Raymond Struyk at the KSI office some time ago to discuss about think tank and management. I have written a blog about our conversation and linked to a video now available at the KSI website. \’It’s not often that you get one of the foremost experts on think tanks like Raymond Struyk
Do Think Tanks Underinvest in Management? A Conversation with Raymond Struyk Read More »
Michael Woolcock, the Lead Social Development Specialist at the World Bank, visited the Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI) office in Jakarta on August 18, 2015. He is one of the leading voices in the debate around new ways for approaching development problems and designing development interventions that are more flexible and context specific. With Lant Pritchett of CGD, Matt Andrews of Harvard, David Booth of ODI
Development 2.0: future or already reality? A discussion with Michael Woolcock Read More »
I have joined a group of people interested in the topic of innovation and development. We meet once a month. Here is the blurb of the meeting we had this week: \’One message emerging from the ongoing DDD discussion is that development is about taking many small bets. Some will succeed, get traction and can be
Interesting things I heard and read during the week linked to demand and use of evidence Read More »
I contributed with Widya Sutiyo to this review written by Jessica Mackenzie of different models of government think tanks. Key points from the paper: Government think tanks have several benefits over external think tanks, including their strong understanding of government programs and priorities (which helps them to tailor advice to actual needs) and an ability to coordinate across government departments. There is
Just published: Establishing Government Think Tanks Read More »
Here is the 10 minutes video that summarizes the key points of the Data Innovation for Policy Making conference held in Bali in November 2014. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6r811R_JlE&w=560&h=315]
Video of the Data Innovation for Policy Making Conference (Nov 2014) Read More »
ROMA, the RAPID Outcome Mapping Approach, has been providing for several years ideas and suggestions to policy researchers for structuring a policy influence process which is based on the production, communication and uptake of research evidence. ROMA does not describe (or prescribe) an A to Z series of steps that will guarantee the policy influence of a policy research project. There are no
ROMA: A guide to policy engagement and influence is available in Bahasa Indonesia Read More »