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What does data innovation mean for traditional social science research?

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Pulse Lab Jakarta posted today on Medium a blog I have written with Andrew Thornley about the implication for social science research of data innovation. Hope you enjoy reading it. Data innovation and data analytics offer an unprecedented opportunity for expanding the sources of evidence that can inform policy-making. But is data innovation threatening traditional […]

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More is emerging about the role of the scientists in the event of the earthquake at L\’Aquila

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The newspaper La Repubblica is conducting a investigation about the responsibilities within the Department of Civil Protection in the event of the earthquake at l\’ Aquila. Here is what is emerging from the  investigation and analysis of the documentation (now public) collected by the judges: ‘It \’s the end of March 2009, the city of Abruzzo hostage for four months of shocks measuring up to 4.1 on the Richter scale

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Just published with the World Bank – Assessment of the delivery of the Vietnam development report 2010 : modern institutions and its impact on policy debates around institutional reforms in Vietnam – final report

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Download the report at the World Bank website: http://bit.ly/LNOJZ1 The Vietnam Development Reports (VDR) is a series of reports, which have been published by the World Bank resident mission since 2002, and focus on key development issues for Vietnam. The VDRs aim at tapping into existing knowledge, achieving an \’upstream harmonization\’ so that donors can engage with

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Just published with ODI – Assessing the policy influence of research: a case study of governance research in Viet Nam

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Download to the Backgrund Note at ODI: http://bit.ly/LNLHE0 As development processes become ever more complex, there is a growing demand for knowledge products that provide the necessary information to implement evidence-based policy change. However, the practice of monitoring the impact of knowledge products, often produced by international donors, is relatively new. This Background Note describes a case study of one attempt to

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Just published – Capacity, complexity and consulting: lessons from managing capacity development projects

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Datta, A., Shaxson, L., Pellini, A. Capacity, complexity and consulting: lessons from managing capacity development projects Working Paper 344, March 2012, London: Overseas Development Institute This paper reflects on some of the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme\’s capacity development work in recent years and draw implications for future practice for both consultants and

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Just Published – Technically sound and politically achievable? A taxonomy of knowledge types and their influence on governance in three South-East Asian countries

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Technically sound and politically achievable? A taxonomy of knowledge types and their influence on governance in three South-East Asian countries ODI Background Notes, February 2012 Arnaldo Pellini, Maria Dolores Alicias, Nguyen Thi Thu Hang and Palmira Permata Bachtiar This Background Note classifies different types of knowledge that aim to influence policy, which is then used

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Holland’s Total Football and Pixar: what can they tell us about team work?

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Published in ODI\’s internal Blog Holland’s Total Football and Pixar: what can they tell us about team work? So, Holland lost yet another World Cup final at Soccer City in Johannesburg. Their third final, 32 years after the loss against Argentina when Mario Kempes scored two unforgettable goals to defeat Holland 3-1. In South Africa

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