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Indonesia is growing fast, so is the demand for social welfare: but is evidence keeping pace?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 February 2013

'We often assume that policy and political decisions move fast and by instinct, while the research evidence moves slowly. Yet policy makers are under constant pressure to mange the agenda they have promised to implement. How does that fit with the time required to generate empirical evidence to inform the policies they put in place?'

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Information overload: how to navigate the maze of monitoring and evaluation methods and approaches

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 30 January 2013

'In the development sector there is increased focus on effectiveness and accountability... [so the challenge is] more and more people have to understand the technicalities of the evaluation field without the formal training or experience.'

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Technical assistance: how to get value for money

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 29 January 2013

'Until now much of the debate and action on TA has focused on the 'input' aspect of value for money... However, little has been said or done on the 'output' side: ensuring that TA can deliver the maximum possible developmental impact.'

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Research uptake and impact: are we in danger of overstating ourselves?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 24 January 2013

'Is the pressure to demonstrate concrete impacts on public policy encouraging researchers to overstate their claims about what we are likely to achieve?'

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Knowledge, policy and power in international development: a practical framework for improving policy

Publication - Discussion papers - 21 January 2013

Harry Jones, Nicola Jones, Louise Shaxson and David Walker

This ODI Background Note explains how to incorporate an analysis of the dynamics around knowledge, policy and power (KPP) in order to improve the content, process and inclusivity of policy-making.

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Providing practical guidance for in-country programming: the value of analysing knowledge, policy and power

Publication - Discussion papers - 16 January 2013

Harry Jones, Nicola Jones, Louise Shaxson and David Walker

This ODI Background Note argues that in-country programming decisions should incorporate an analysis of the dynamics around knowledge, policy and power (KPP) to improve their effectiveness and value for money.

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The 2012 ODI online awards – and some insights they offer into ‘success’

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 8 January 2013

As inexorable as the New Year is the set of retrospectives on the year before that will accompany the calendar change. A new short-hand for the digital age in this arena seems to be the top 10 blog posts of the year, based on the number of views.

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Corporate websites are ‘in decline’: so why the refresh of the ODI site?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 2 January 2013

Back in May last year, I wrote a post for OnThinkTanks.org on the decline of the corporate website (and rise of a social internet).

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Altmetrics are the central way of measuring communication in the digital age but what do they miss?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 17 December 2012

'We shouldn’t be arguing that altmetrics are a better way to measure reach ... altmetrics are the central way to measure the more varied forms of scholarly communication of the digital age.'

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Expanding our understanding of K*: concept paper and case studies

Publication - Research reports and studies - 26 October 2012

Louise Shaxson et al

This short paper represents the beginning of a process to elucidate the core principles shared by K* component functions and processes. Furthermore, it suggests an overarching framework for thinking about K*, which will make sharing approaches and lessons learned easier.

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