Data, Policy and Inclusive Development
Policy and Governance
Policy analysis, institutional and capacity assessments, decentralisation and local government research, and service-delivery studies.
When clients come to us
- A policy is being drafted, reviewed or evaluated and needs an evidence base.
- An institution needs an honest assessment of its capacity before a reform or a grant.
- A district or municipal assembly needs a local development profile it can plan against.
- Citizens' actual experience of a public service differs from the administrative record.
What the work covers
- Policy research, analysis, and policy and programme reviews
- Institutional, organisational, capacity and governance assessments
- Decentralisation and local government research
- Public service delivery and citizen-experience research
- Stakeholder mapping
- Public-sector performance assessments
- Local development profiling
- Evidence-based policy briefs
What you receive
- A policy or institutional assessment report with prioritised, costed-where-possible recommendations
- A stakeholder map and influence analysis
- A local development profile with the underlying data
- A short policy brief written for people who make the decision
Professional boundaries
- Policy analysis is technical advice. It does not substitute for the legal drafting or legal opinion work of qualified practitioners.
Next step
Discuss your project
Send a short note of the decision you need to make, the geography, the deadline and any donor or statutory rule that applies. You will get back a scoping note rather than a generic brochure.