IFPRI/Badiane OUSMANE BADIANE Director for Africa International Food Policy Research Institute THE NEED FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION DATA, TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, PLATFORMS
Nov 12, 2014
IFPRI/Badiane
OUSMANE BADIANEDirector for Africa
International Food Policy Research Institute
THE NEED FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
DATA, TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, PLATFORMS
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY STEPS
I. DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE AND OBJECTIVE DRIVEN STRATEGY FRAMEWORK WITH LIMITED SET OF CLEAR TARGETS(e.g. CAADP / NAIPS)
II. EVALUATE BASELINE EFFORTS AGAINST DEFINED TARGETS CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF CHALLENGE AHEAD
III. SPECIFY ALTERNATIVE ACTION SCENARIOS AND OUTCOMESBASELINES - MILESTONES - ACTION TARGETS - TOOLS
IV. SET UP BENCHMARKING AND LEARNING MECHANISMS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE
V. ESTABLISH POLICY REVIEW AND DIALOGUE PLATFORMINCLUSIVE FORA AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
IFPRI/Badiane
LINKING ANALYSIS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND POLICY:
GOVERNMENTS AND POLICY MAKING ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
IFPRI/Badiane
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ROLES AND ACTIONS
LINKING ANALYSIS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND POLICY:
CARRIER POLICY PROCESSES
ANCHORORGANIZATIONS
OPERATIONAL ACTORS
GOVERNMENTS AND POLICY MAKING ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
IFPRI/Badiane
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ROLES AND ACTIONS
LINKING ANALYSIS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND POLICY:
CARRIER POLICY PROCESSES
ANCHORORGANIZATIONS
OPERATIONAL ACTORS
DEFINE CLEAR STRATEGY, PROGRAMS, AND ACTION
AGENDA
COORDINATE GOV ACTION,EMPOWER LOCAL ADM;
WORK WITH CSO
INVEST IN GOV EXPERTISE; BE INCLUSIVE OF NON STATE
ACTORS
GOVERNMENTS AND POLICY MAKING ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
IFPRI/Badiane
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ROLES AND ACTIONS
LINKING ANALYSIS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND POLICY:
CARRIER POLICY PROCESSES
ANCHORORGANIZATIONS
OPERATIONAL ACTORS
DEFINE CLEAR STRATEGY, PROGRAMS, AND ACTION
AGENDA
COORDINATE GOV ACTION,EMPOWER LOCAL ADM;
WORK WITH CSO
INVEST IN GOV EXPERTISE; BE INCLUSIVE OF NON STATE
ACTORS
ALIGN RESEARCH AND CD AGENDA WITH POLICY
AGENDA
ESTABLISH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
LEAVE YOUR DESK, AND LABS, GET OUT, ENGAGE
GOVERNMENTS AND POLICY MAKING ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
IFPRI/Badiane
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ROLES AND ACTIONS
You need data before you need them! What to do / How:
o Data clusters: production, trade, hh status, prices, costs, expenditures, etc
o Working Groups/Task Forces: bureau of statistics; NARs; data units in finance; trade, sector ministries
o Common platform: harmonized standards and exchange protocols
1. IMPROVED DATA SYSTEMS
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ELEMENTS
A serious policy maker has to have constant access to a high quality technical team. What to do/How:
o Network: build AND maintain a network of leading national centers of expertise
o Engagement: create mechanism with a plan to engage and use local expertise agreement on long term strategic research vehicle for ad hoc, short term technical input
2. READY-TO-USE TOP EXPERTISE
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ELEMENTS
Oil the system! What/how:
o Dream team: assemble qualified team, first from existing staff, later dedicated team
o Feed the beast: define demand for policy research and link to research networks
o Connect!: ensure access to evidence and its use in policy formulation
3. EFFECTIVE COORDINATION / BROKERING FUNCTION
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ELEMENTS
Cultivate knowledge. What/how:
o Infrastructure: create up-to-date IT platformo Knowledge base: build, maintain, and expand
knowledge base: start with collecting existing key data, reports, and policy documents
o Right to know: eliminate barriers to accessing knowledge
o Never Forget: build memory of actions, processeses, outcomes – lessons learning to avoid past mistakes
4. OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGEMENT MANAGEMENT
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ELEMENTS
Collective wisdom is bestWhat/how:
o Dialogue platform: institute broad, informed debate about key strategic issues and choices
o Review culture: evaluate and track commitments, performance and progress
5. INCLUSIVE POLICY DIALOGUE
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
KEY ELEMENTS
IFPRI/Badiane
Revamped web-based reviewand benchmarking tool
Published 2013 Annual TrendsAnd Outlook Report (ATOR)
Organized annual ReSAKSS Conference
Signed first 3 of 15 agreementsTo set up country SAKSS* platforms
2013
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
THE ReSAKSS EXPERIENCE
IFPRI/BadianeSource: Benin, S.
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
TRACKING CAADP INDICATORS
IFPRI/Badiane
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Malawi
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Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
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Rwanda
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AngolaBen
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Botswan
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Burundi
Camero
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can Rep
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Comoros
Congo, D
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Congo, R
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Côte d'Iv
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Djibouti
Egyp
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Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Biss
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Lesotho
Liberi
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Madag
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Malawi
Mali
Maurit
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Mauriti
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Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
STP
Seneg
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Sierra
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Sudan
Swazi
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Uganda
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Annual Average (1995-2003) CAADP 10%
target
CAADP 10% target
Annual Average (2003-2010)
Source: Benin, S.
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
TRACKING CAADP INDICATORS
LIBRARY OF MODELS
. 4 CGE (gbl., reg., country)
. 6 Partial Equilibrium
. Trade econometrics
. Poverty anallysis tools
. TASTE: Tariff simulation
DATA BASES
. 250 data sets
. >100 hh/ag surveys; SAMs
. Documentation
. Quality control .
TRAINING AND GRANTS
. 8 Training courses in 2013
. 20 grants in 2013 ~ research ~ Mentoring ~ Conferences ~ Publications
148 members
29 countries
~ 30% female
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATIONBUILDING EXPERTISE
IFPRI/Badiane
Policy Analysis
Units
Think Tanks, Central Bank
Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs
Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors,
Directors
MeetsDemand Supply
Strategic ResearchPolicy Analysis
KnowledgeBrokering
Oversight, Review and Policy Dialogue
•Identify and express knowledge gaps
•Synthesize knowledge•Mobilize and coordinate knowledge generation
•Facilitate training•…
•Link existing knowledge centers
•Develop analytical expertise
•Carry out research to fill knowledge gaps
•…
· Credence of SAKSS in CAADP process
· Governance · Channel knowledge
and evidence to policy makers
• …Source: Benin, S.
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
THE COUNTRY SAKSS
IFPRI/Badiane
Policy Analysis
Units
Think Tanks, Central Bank
Statistics Bureaus, Universities, FBOs
Parliament, PS, FBOs, Donors,
Directors
Knowledge use – generation continuum
Level 100
Rationale and Concepts
(Policy goals, inputs, outcomes, impact)
Level 200
Concepts and Application
(Policy Analysis; Outreach)
Level 300 …
Application and Modeling
(CGE, Econometrics, Data Work)
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
LINKING DATA TO ANALAYIS TO POLICY
• Strategic analysis: data, tools, and analysis for monitoring key growth and poverty-reduction priorities and assessing the impacts of interventions to address key questions
• Knowledge management– develop a common pool of up-to-date information on key
indicators to support policy planning, analysis, and dialogue– document lessons for improving future growth and poverty
reduction strategies
• Capacity strengthening and policy communication– collaborate and work closely with national and regional networks
of partners in doing above– facilitate access to and share results and knowledge with
policymakers and others through various media and interactions
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
MAIN ACTIVITIES OF COUNTRY SAKSS
IFPRI/Badiane
Benin, Burkina, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia,
1. Capacity Needs Self-Assessment2. Capacity Strengthening Strategy3. Action Plan4. Tors and Work Plan5. Sign agreement with ReSAKSS
KEY STEPS to set up country* Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support Systems (SAKSS)
CREATING THE CONDITIONS FOR EVIDENCE BASED POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRESS IN SETTING UP COUNTRY SAKSS
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