SMEPOL Workshop programme

A Workshop to Promote Evidence-based Policy Making in the Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Egypt, 27th Feb - 1st March 2005, Cairo

Workshop Programme - click on the links to view presentations and other documents

Day 1 (27 Feb): Introductions and Policy & Evidence
09.30 - 10.30	Opening Address (Greg) the and Introduction to the course (John) (powerpoint presentation 117kb) and self-introductions by participants
10.30 - 11.00	Introduction to ODI, the RAPID Programme and Evidence-Based Policy (Julius) (powerpoint presentation 234kb)
11.00 - 11.30	Coffee / Tea
11.30 - 12.30	Group work: Factors influencing the uptake of research-based evidence in SME policy processes in Egypt
12.30 - 13.00	Snacks & Drinks & Break for Prayers
13.00 - 14.00	Presentation: The RAPID Framework (powerpoint presentation 1mb)
14.30 - 15.00	Groups: The Kenya Animal Health Services Case Study (adobe pdf 46kb)
15.00 - 15.30	Policy Context Questionnaire (powerpoint presentation 76kb) & questionnaire handout (adobe pdf 53kb). Wrap up of Day 1
15.30 - 17.00	Lunch

Day 2 (28 Feb): What Works: Overview of Approaches
09.30 - 10.00	Introduction to Day 2 (powerpoint presentation 1.1mb) Gathering results of homework - a list of issues
10.00 - 10.45	Introduction to Force-Field analysis (powerpoint presentation 63kb) & handout on FFA (adobe pdf 45kb) FFA to selecting 3 cases for further work
10.45 - 11.00	From analytical to practical framework (powerpoint presentation 438kb) Policy Entrepreneur Questionnaire (adobe pdf 40kb)
11.00 - 11.15	Coffee + Snacks
11.15 - 12.30	Introduction to Policy Context Mapping (powerpoint presentation 182kb) Mapping the Policy Context & Processes (adobe pdf 50kb) (formal & informal) for SMEs in Egypt
12.30 - 13.00	Coffee / Tea / Prayer Break
13.00 - 13.30	Range of other tools (+ examples) (powerpoint presentation 351kb)
13.30 - 14.30	Groups on Approaches to Policy Influence: What does SMEPOL already do? What works?
14.30 - 15.30	RAPID CEL Analysis of SMEPol Cases Introduction to approach Group work Feedback
15.30 - 17.00	Lunch

Day 3 (1 March): A Strategic Approach
09.30 - 10.30	Introduction to Day 3 (powerpoint presentation 1.4mb) Questionnaire Results (powerpoint presentation 371kb): - Political Context analysis & implications (adobe pdf 50kb) - Policy Entrepreneur Questionnaire (adobe pdf 40kb) & implications
10.30 - 12.30	Group Work continued (adobe pdf 38kb) Specific strategy development exercises for each issue (powerpoint presentation 59kb) (using results of RAPID (adobe pdf 40kb) + Forcefield Analysis (adobe pdf 45kb) + SWOT (adobe pdf 46kb)) Feedback
12.30 - 13.00	Coffee / Tea / Prayer Break
13.00 - 14.00	Programme strategy - is there anything SMEPOL should be doing differently?
14.00 - 14.30	Finding further information (CD Demo) (powerpoint presentation 3mb)
14.30 - 15.00	Personal Action Planning:
15.00 - 15.30	Overall Conclusions and Evaluation forms (adobe pdf 26kb)
15.30 - 17.30	Lunch