Thursday 16th November

Welcome and an introduction to the Research-Policy Symposium. A brief overview of ODI/RAPID's and INASP's work (Transcript)
(John Young and Sara Gwynn)

Two keynote presentations describing the practical reality, constraints and opportunities for more evidence-based policy in the North and South:

• Dr Syeda Tanveer Kausar Naim, Consultant, COMSTECH, Pakistan (Presentation (powerpoint 488kb); Transcript)
  
• Duncan Green, Head of Research, Oxfam UK (Presentation (powerpoint 779kb); Transcript)

Three plenary presentations providing an overview of current knowledge and state of the art approaches to evidence-based policy processes:

• Nicolas Ducote, Director of Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth, Argentina (Presentation (powerpoint 266kb); Transcript)
  
• Buhle Mbambo-Thata, University of South Africa Library Services (Presentation (powerpoint 147kb); Transcript)
  
• Dylan Winder, Department for International Development, UK (Presentation (powerpoint 376kb); Transcript)

Three case studies, discussed in a 'chat show' format, illustrating the challenges and opportunities to improving evidence-based policy:

• Dra. Concepción Díaz Mayans, Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (Presentation powerpoint 82kb)
  
• Bola Fajemirokun, Development Initiatives Network, Nigeria (Presentation powerpoint 73kb)
  
• Rashed Titumir, Unnayan Onneshan-Centre for Development Alternatives, Bangladesh (Presentation powerpoint 482kb)
  
• Host: Tony Dogbe, Participatory Development Associates, Ghana

Final Summary and round-up:

• Andrew Barnett, Director, The Policy Practice, Brighton (Presentation and Summary pdf 51kb)

Presentation giving an overview of evidence-based policy processes and identification of tools (Presentation (powerpoint 2.12mb); Transcript)
(John Young)

Three concurrent workshops providing an overview of issues, tools and other resources, an opportunity for participants to share their own tools and to apply a small number of tools to their own work:

• Tools to understand the political and policy context and engage with policymakers
  
• Research and project tools to generate convincing evidence which will convince policymakers
  
• Information management, communication and networking tools to get convincing evidence into policy processes

The workshops were repeated after lunch so that participants were able to attend two of the three workshops during the course of the day.

Further information:

• Full report with images ( 2.3mb) or text only ( 122kb)
• Symposium Outline and Agenda ( 59kb)
• Symposium Summary