A comment on DFID’s evidence survey
I finally got around to reading the recent DFID evidence survey which I commend them for carrying out and for...
An enabling environment for evidence-informed policy making
Question – what exactly does an evidence-informed policy look like (and who should be able to recognise it as such)?...
The role of the researcher in policy making – thoughts from the recent PLAAS conference
I attended the Politics of poverty research symposium organised by PLAAS. It was a great space to discuss some of...
Is it a needs assessment if you have already decided on your intervention?
At INASP we provide small grants to support capacity building activities in many areas. In all areas including mine, the...
In which we try to identify success
We were recently reviewing the activities of the evidence-informed policy making team at INASP and trying to identify the success...
Do journalists need to understand the scientific process to write good science stories?
Since returning from a workshop on science communication for journalists I have been thinking a lot about science journalism both...
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