This presentation was put together by CommsConsult for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop on Policy Engagement held in Mombasa, Kenya, November 2010.
How can NGOs and civil society organisations enhance their production and use...Sarah King
Ruth Mayne is Oxfam’s Senior Researcher on Influencing and its Effectiveness. She has an interdisciplinary background and a long experience working as a researcher, policy advisor and practitioner on humanitarian, development and environmental issues.
Peter Hazell and Frank Place
POLICY SEMINAR
Lessons from IFPRI Country Programs on Informing Policy Decisions and Strengthening Capacity
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
MAY 22, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Lines Of Argument Presentation at Insights to Impact MeetingODI_Webmaster
This is an introductory presentation about Lines of Argument given by Louise Shaxson at the Insights to Impact Meeting co-ordinated by ODI's RAPID group and held at King's College, London on 25 November 2007.
A strategic approach to policy engagement for research organisationsJames Georgalakis
This is the presentation delivered as part of a two day workshop held in Nepal in 2014 aimed at communications professionals or the point person for communication within fifteen South Asian think tanks. Participants explored how they could adopt a systematic approach to planning research or knowledge outputs for policy engagement and influence. They explored the types of influencing outcomes they are focused on and their individual and institutional capacities to deliver strategic communication and policy engagement work. By the end of the workshop it was hoped that each participating institution would have identified a clear set of steps towards the development of a strategic approach to policy engagement and research communication at an institutional or programmatic level.
This workshop formed part of the IDRC funded Think Tanks Initiative South Asia programme. http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Social_and_Economic_Policy/Think_Tank_Initiative/Pages/About.aspx
How can NGOs and civil society organisations enhance their production and use...Sarah King
Ruth Mayne is Oxfam’s Senior Researcher on Influencing and its Effectiveness. She has an interdisciplinary background and a long experience working as a researcher, policy advisor and practitioner on humanitarian, development and environmental issues.
Peter Hazell and Frank Place
POLICY SEMINAR
Lessons from IFPRI Country Programs on Informing Policy Decisions and Strengthening Capacity
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
MAY 22, 2019 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
Lines Of Argument Presentation at Insights to Impact MeetingODI_Webmaster
This is an introductory presentation about Lines of Argument given by Louise Shaxson at the Insights to Impact Meeting co-ordinated by ODI's RAPID group and held at King's College, London on 25 November 2007.
A strategic approach to policy engagement for research organisationsJames Georgalakis
This is the presentation delivered as part of a two day workshop held in Nepal in 2014 aimed at communications professionals or the point person for communication within fifteen South Asian think tanks. Participants explored how they could adopt a systematic approach to planning research or knowledge outputs for policy engagement and influence. They explored the types of influencing outcomes they are focused on and their individual and institutional capacities to deliver strategic communication and policy engagement work. By the end of the workshop it was hoped that each participating institution would have identified a clear set of steps towards the development of a strategic approach to policy engagement and research communication at an institutional or programmatic level.
This workshop formed part of the IDRC funded Think Tanks Initiative South Asia programme. http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Social_and_Economic_Policy/Think_Tank_Initiative/Pages/About.aspx
This presentation shares and reflects on the practical implications of the design choices made around standards of rigor, inclusiveness and feasibility in the impact evaluation of the IFAD-funded Root & Tuber Improvement and Marketing Program (RTIMP) in Ghana. The approach used in this evaluation was developed with support from IFAD and the BMGF to assess and explain the impact of program/project investments on rural poverty in a collaborative and participatory manner.
Reflection on the work of Global Integrity in 2016 including how we have implemented our strategy as well as how we are putting adaptive learning into practice
Skills training for civil servants and parliamentary staffOECD Governance
Face to face training and learning course
Finding, evaluating and communicating evidence.
Presentation by Annelise Dennis, Programme Specialist,
Capacity Development
Evidence-informed Workshop (OECD, 9-10 April 2018)
The failure of researchers to link evidence to policy and practice produces evidence that no one uses, impedes innovation, and leads to mediocre or even detrimental development policies. To help improve the definition, design, and implementation of policy research, researchers should adopt a strategic outcome-oriented approach.
Bridgingg the research policy gap influencing policy change-nairobiThe Scinnovent Centre
Presentation by Dr. Maurice Bolo, during the Scinnovent Centre' training on The Art of Influencing policy Change: tools and strategies for researchers, held on 12th -14th February 2013 at The African Academy of Sciences Campus Nairobi
October turned out to be a rather positive and optimism inducing month - with most positive global news coming in along with the adaptation of dovish stance by RBI.
Untangling some challenges and opportunities in water research on the African continent today – with focus on domestic and agricultural use
Presentation: Stella Williams,
Agricultural Economist, Professor
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
The International Forum on Water and Food (IFWF) is the premier gathering of water and food scientists working on improving water management for agricultural production in developing countries.
The CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF) represents one of the most comprehensive investments in the world on water, food and environment research.The Forum explores how the CPWF research-for-development (R4D) approach can address water and food challenges through a combination of process, institutional and technical innovations.
Strategies to enhance research impact: Six lessonsODI_Webmaster
John Young's presentation at the GDN workshop on 'Maximizing the Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa' held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2008. In his talk, he reviews and expands upon the six lessons that ODI's RAPID programme has learned about helping research inform policy and practice.
Within the framework of its Research Communications Capacity Building Program, GDNet produced, in collaboration with CommsConsult, a series of handouts with the aim to help southern researchers communicate their work more effectively. This series help understand policy processes and influencing policy with research; provide some tips for writing a policy brief, explains how to communicate effectively with your target audience through different communication tools, and presenting some useful online tools for data visualization.
Improving Research Engagement to Support Policy and Institutional ChangeIFPRI-PIM
Webinar recorded on 23 Sept. 2020, co-organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems, and Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe).
Too often, research aiming to inform public policies or strengthen institutions for effective policy implementation remains disconnected from the real political economy of policy and institutional reform. This webinar introduces a new rubric to assess opportunities for research partnerships that navigate this complex terrain of power and leverage sometimes unexpected spaces of engagement.
Full recording at https://bit.ly/2GFIdx1.
This presentation shares and reflects on the practical implications of the design choices made around standards of rigor, inclusiveness and feasibility in the impact evaluation of the IFAD-funded Root & Tuber Improvement and Marketing Program (RTIMP) in Ghana. The approach used in this evaluation was developed with support from IFAD and the BMGF to assess and explain the impact of program/project investments on rural poverty in a collaborative and participatory manner.
Reflection on the work of Global Integrity in 2016 including how we have implemented our strategy as well as how we are putting adaptive learning into practice
Skills training for civil servants and parliamentary staffOECD Governance
Face to face training and learning course
Finding, evaluating and communicating evidence.
Presentation by Annelise Dennis, Programme Specialist,
Capacity Development
Evidence-informed Workshop (OECD, 9-10 April 2018)
The failure of researchers to link evidence to policy and practice produces evidence that no one uses, impedes innovation, and leads to mediocre or even detrimental development policies. To help improve the definition, design, and implementation of policy research, researchers should adopt a strategic outcome-oriented approach.
Bridgingg the research policy gap influencing policy change-nairobiThe Scinnovent Centre
Presentation by Dr. Maurice Bolo, during the Scinnovent Centre' training on The Art of Influencing policy Change: tools and strategies for researchers, held on 12th -14th February 2013 at The African Academy of Sciences Campus Nairobi
October turned out to be a rather positive and optimism inducing month - with most positive global news coming in along with the adaptation of dovish stance by RBI.
Untangling some challenges and opportunities in water research on the African continent today – with focus on domestic and agricultural use
Presentation: Stella Williams,
Agricultural Economist, Professor
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
The International Forum on Water and Food (IFWF) is the premier gathering of water and food scientists working on improving water management for agricultural production in developing countries.
The CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food (CPWF) represents one of the most comprehensive investments in the world on water, food and environment research.The Forum explores how the CPWF research-for-development (R4D) approach can address water and food challenges through a combination of process, institutional and technical innovations.
Strategies to enhance research impact: Six lessonsODI_Webmaster
John Young's presentation at the GDN workshop on 'Maximizing the Impact of Agricultural Research in Africa' held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October 2008. In his talk, he reviews and expands upon the six lessons that ODI's RAPID programme has learned about helping research inform policy and practice.
Within the framework of its Research Communications Capacity Building Program, GDNet produced, in collaboration with CommsConsult, a series of handouts with the aim to help southern researchers communicate their work more effectively. This series help understand policy processes and influencing policy with research; provide some tips for writing a policy brief, explains how to communicate effectively with your target audience through different communication tools, and presenting some useful online tools for data visualization.
Improving Research Engagement to Support Policy and Institutional ChangeIFPRI-PIM
Webinar recorded on 23 Sept. 2020, co-organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems, and Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe).
Too often, research aiming to inform public policies or strengthen institutions for effective policy implementation remains disconnected from the real political economy of policy and institutional reform. This webinar introduces a new rubric to assess opportunities for research partnerships that navigate this complex terrain of power and leverage sometimes unexpected spaces of engagement.
Full recording at https://bit.ly/2GFIdx1.
What is the Media? What makes News? AERC Workshop, 2010CommsConsult Ltd.
This presentation was put together by CommsConsult for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop on Policy Engagement held in Mombasa, Kenya, November 2010.
This presentation was put together by CommsConsult for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop on Policy Engagement held in Mombasa, Kenya, November 2010.
This presentation was put together by CommsConsult for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) biannual research workshop on Policy Engagement held in Mombasa, Kenya, November 2010.
This presentation explores the roles of different types of media and the way they operate. It was put together by CommsConsult for the Global Development Network's "Strengthening Institutions to Improve Public Expenditure Accountability" workshop on "Technical Assistance on Communications and Analysis" held in June 2010, Mombasa, Kenya.
This presentation explores how to engage with the media and create compelling news stories.
It was put together by CommsConsult for the Global Development Network's "Strengthening Institutions to Improve Public Expenditure Accountability" workshop on "Technical Assistance on Communications and Analysis" held in June 2010, Mombasa, Kenya.
2. WHY COMMUNICATE AERC RESEARCH? IMPACT OF CHINA-AFRICA TRADE RELATIONS “ Articulation and analysis of appropriate country-specific and sector-specific policy responses and overall development strategies for maximising the benefits and confronting the challenges emanating from the economic relationship with China.” RELAXING EXPORT SUPPLY RESPONSE CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS IN AFRICA “ To provide a basis for recommending policies and programmes necessary to enable them to take maximum advantage of the existing and any new external market access opportunities that the ongoing trade negotiations and special preferential trade arrangements may provide.”
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6. PRINCIPLES RELATED TO EVIDENCE EVIDENCE MUST BE RELEVANT TO BE INFLUENTIAL It is most relevant when it forms a complete picture It needs to be of the appropriate type for the situation EVIDENCE EVIDENCE MUST BE CREDIBLE Credibility may need building over time with relevant policy process actors Credibility relates to both the individual researcher and the research institution in which they work
11. THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE INTERMEDIARIES Informing: disseminating content, targeting decision makers with information, making information easily accessible and digestible. Linking: linking expertise to need for a particular policy area, helping policymakers address a specific policy issue by seeking out the necessary experts. Matchmaking: matching expertise to need across issues and disciplines, helping policymakers think more broadly about a topic, finding experts with relevant knowledge from another discipline, helping them take a strategic overview to address the fullness of the issue. Focused collaboration: beginning to construct formal relationships to focus on a particular issue, contracting people or organisations to provide knowledge on an as-needed basis. Strategic collaboration: lengthening and deepening the collaborative process, strengthening relationships and moving to a situation where all sides jointly negotiate the questions to be asked Building sustainable institutions: deepening the collaborative relationship to the extent that all parties jointly frame the issue; broadening institutional capacity of institutions to respond to several issues simultaneously.
Editor's Notes
Informing: disseminating content, targeting decision makers with information, making information easily accessible and digestible. Examples include factsheets, research synopses, web portals, databases, end-of-project seminars Linking: linking expertise to need for a particular policy area, helping policymakers address a specific policy issue by seeking out the necessary experts. Examples include project or programme advisory committees, focus groups, LinkedIn Matchmaking: matching expertise to need across issues and disciplines, helping policymakers think more broadly about a topic, finding experts with relevant knowledge from another discipline, helping them take a strategic overview to address the fullness of the issue. Examples include Departmental expert advisory committees, general conferences, university internships in government, mapping the evidence base for an issue Focused collaboration: beginning to construct formal relationships to focus on a particular issue, contracting people or organisations to provide knowledge on an as-needed basis. Examples include contracted research programmes, electronic knowledge networks, working groups, wikis Strategic collaboration: lengthening and deepening the collaborative process, strengthening relationships and moving to a situation where all sides jointly negotiate the questions to be asked Examples include joint agreements where the emphasis is on equality in the relationships between actors such as MOUs, joint agreements, communities of practice Building sustainable institutions: deepening the collaborative relationship to the extent that all parties jointly frame the issue; broadening institutional capacity of institutions to respond to several issues simultaneously. The focus is on co-production of knowledge and joint learning from doing; the arrangements are self-sustaining in terms of both funding and function, with all sides contributing resources. Examples include co-management arrangements, local enterprise partnerships, self-sustaining consortia.