scholarly journals Evidence-based narratives in European research programming

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Schepelmann ◽  
Susanne Fischer ◽  
Martin Drews ◽  
Ton Bastein ◽  
Jürgen Kropp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Societal Challenge ◽  
Market Diffusion

AbstractThe article introduces and exemplifies the approach of evidence-based narratives (EBN). The methodology is a product of co-design between policy-making and science, generating robust intelligence for evidence-based policy-making in the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission (DG RTD) under the condition of high uncertainty and fragmented evidence. The EBN transdisciplinary approach tackles practical problems of future-oriented policy-making, in this case in the area of programming for research and innovation addressing the Grand Societal Challenge related to climate change and natural resources. Between 2013 and 2018, the EU-funded RECREATE project developed 20 EBNs in a co-development process between scientists and policy-makers. All EBNs are supported with evidence about the underlying innovation system applying the technological innovation systems (TIS) framework. Each TIS analysis features the innovation, its current state of market diffusion and a description of the innovation investment case. Indicators include potential future market sizes, effects on employment and environmental and social benefits. Based on the innovation and TIS function analyses, the EBNs offer policy recommendations. The article ends with a critical discussion of the EBN approach.

Innovation System Linkages in Indian Hydrocarbon Sector

2010 ◽  
pp. 260-279
Author(s):  
Prashant Dhodapkar ◽  
Anup Gogoi ◽  
Medhi Agadh
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Technological Obsolescence ◽  
Thinking Tools ◽  
Oil Company ◽  
Stakeholder Communication ◽  
Regional Problems

With the liberalization of Indian hydrocarbon sector, the various organizations that comprise this sector face the challenge of becoming globally competitive. This chapter elaborates the concept of innovation system, that is, the formal or informal linkages between the policy makers, industry, academic and research institutions, etc. and its relevance for organizational effectiveness. Using creative and visual thinking tools, authors explore the reasons for the fragmentation of innovation system of Oil India Limited (OIL), a national oil company operating mainly in the northeast India. This fragmentation is evident from several issues such as stagnating oil production, technological obsolescence, continued impact of natural calamities and conflicts in the region and prolonged dependence on central government funding. The authors suggest a high impact solution consisting of policy-making directed at promoting entrepreneurship, strengthening the innovation system through improved stakeholder communication and prioritizing the science and technology investments to address the regional problems.

scholarly journals Deliberative Research for Deliberative Policy Making: Creating and Recreating Evidence in Transport Policy

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Murray
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Research Utilisation ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Interpretative Research

Despite promotion of evidence-based policy responses, there remains a knowledge gap between policy-makers and academia particularly in transport policy making, which is steeped in positivist traditions. A number of social policy academics have conceptualised research utilisation in relation to particular elements of social policy, but less attention has been paid to the integration of deliberative and interpretative research into transport policy. This article explores this through a study of the journey to school that used mobile and visual methods in an in-depth exploration of this element of everyday life.

scholarly journals Why policy needs history (and historians)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 369-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Berridge
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Time History ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Direct Relevance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Fresh Starts ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractPolicy makers like the idea of new initiatives and fresh starts, unencumbered by, even actively overthrowing, what has been done in the past. At the same time, history can be pigeonholed as fusty and antiquarian, dealing with long past events of no relevance to the present. Academic historians are sometimes bound up in their own worlds. The debates central to academe may have little direct relevance to the immediate concerns of policy making. The paper argues that history, as the evidence-based discipline par excellence, is as relevant as other approaches to evidence-based policy making. Case studies can show us the nature of that relevance. How to achieve influence for history also needs discussion. The relationship is not straightforward and will vary according to time and place. History is an interpretative discipline, not just a collection of ‘facts’. The paper discusses how historians work and why it is important for policy makers to engage, not just with history, but with historians as well. Historians too need to think about the value of bringing their analysis into policy.

Indicators as a Tool for Strengthened Monitoring

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-122
Author(s):  
Emma Lantschner
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
The Political ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Political Dialogue ◽  
Outcome Indicators ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Process And Outcome

Chapter 3 is dedicated to a discussion of the concept of indicators, since the use of such an instrument is not uncontroversial. To address critics of the concept, the chapter analyses not only the purposes for which indicators can be used and their related advantages, but also discusses the limitations and pitfalls connected with their use. This chapter also introduces the division into structural, process, and outcome indicators that measure the progress of implementation in different phases of the life cycle of a norm. It further looks at the use that is made (or not made) of indicators in monitoring procedures carried out by the Commission in the pre-accession phase to show that, to date, the concept has been used rather inconsistently. On the basis of the foregoing, it develops criteria for the development of indicators in the area of equality and non-discrimination. The main purpose of these indicators is to support consistent monitoring of the transposition and implementation of the EU non-discrimination acquis. They can, however, also be used as a tool in the political dialogue between the European Commission, civil society actors, and state institutions, as well as by policy makers to analyse the situation in view of evidence-based law and policy making.

scholarly journals INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THEIR EXISTENCE OF IN EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY MAKING BY GOVERNMENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1344-1348
Author(s):  
Revency Vania Rugebregt ◽  
M.J. Saptenno ◽  
J. Tjiptabudy
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Indigenous Peoples are a problem that is relatively unknown to the wider community because they are located in remote areas, and only certain areas have Indigenous Peoples problems. They are a very vulnerable group in our society and in the country in general. This happens because they lack access to development and even their rights tend to be neglected. Apart from that, the alignment of the constitution with them in the laws and regulations is not in line with the practice in the field. This research uses the normative research method where the conceptual and statutory approaches are used, but also the legal materials that are obtained in the field will also be input in this research. It is hoped that this research can contribute ideas to policy makers so that it becomes a recommendation for making policies based on conditions in the field or evidence (evidence-based policies).

scholarly journals Digital Transformations in Planning: An Australian Context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Kok Ming Ng ◽  
Christopher Pettit
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Data Repository ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Data Governance ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Planning Institute ◽  
Urban Problems

Australia is currently undergoing sweeping changes in transforming and digitizing its planning and development sectors. However, numerous challenges still exist in consolidating and making accessible essential data in the country to effect evidence-based development policy-making. This has been argued to have tangible consequences in formulating solutions to urban problems, such as housing delivery, and driving new urban innovations that are data-focused. In this chapter, we discuss a new urban data governance model in the context of the development of a novel single housing data and analytics platform, which has been formulated based on Australia’s current issues on data disparity, ownership, and interoperability. This platform, the Australian Housing Data Analytics Platform, seeks provide researchers with an integrated data repository and transparent analytical capabilities that hopes to drive collaboration, public participation, and data democratization across the country. In line with PlanTech principles developed through the Australian Planning Institute, this chapter describes how data in Australia can be made as a public good and integral commodity for policy-makers for the better planning for our cities.

Political Action, Error and Failure: The Epistemological Limits of Complexity

2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Little
Keyword(s):  
Complexity Theory ◽  
Complex Terrain ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Epistemological Obstacles

The trend in government and public policy towards evidence-based policy making has recently been the subject of criticism from authors such as Ian Sanderson who argue that the insights of complexity theory undermine the claims of evidence that these forms of policy design advocate. While taking on board the primary claim of this critique, this article examines the contribution of complexity theory in more detail to suggest that the epistemological obstacles that complexity science identifies also challenge the kind of pragmatic, deliberative model that Sanderson prefers. Instead, it examines the work of Michael Freeden on failure and Michel Foucault on error to demonstrate the ways in which approaches that are less wedded to epistemological certainty can enable policy makers to think more creatively about the complex terrain they must navigate and develop more innovative and less risk-averse forms of political action.

scholarly journals PENTINGNYA RISET KEBIJAKAN DALAM PEMBUATAN KEBIJAKAN PUBLIK UNGGUL DI INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Anugerah Yuka Asmara
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Economic Consideration ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research Results ◽  
New Public ◽  
Policy Making Process

A public policy in Indonesia tends to be implemented insufficiently good, although a public policy making process has been undertaken sequentially. One of factors is the neglected research results, particularly a social or policy research has not become yet as a main consideration for the policy makers. They tend using an intuition consideration and a personal experience rather than using the research results in determining a new public policy. Unfortunately, majority of policy makers use a political and economic consideration in each of stages of policy making process to fulfill the various elite interests, not for public as a whole. Important to be known that a evidence-based policy can create a sound public policy. It is a policy to resolve the recent problems, to minimize the mistakes/failures, and giving a bright wish for people in the future. The aim of this sound public policy is to hoist the image and trust of Indonesian Government in the perspective of Indonesian and foreign people currently.

scholarly journals Why do we need for timeliness of research in decision-making?

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J de Jong ◽  
J Hansen ◽  
P Groenewegen
Keyword(s):  
Policy Process ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Research And Policy ◽  
Support Evidence

Abstract Background Compared to the policy process, the research process is slow. As a result, research evidence is not always available when needed in the policy process. These differences in timelines between research and policy hinder the use of research evidence in the policy process. In order to support evidence-based policy making, timeliness of research is important. Methods Examples are provided, e.g. where research was on time to be included in the policy process and where research was too late to be included in it. These examples are described and analysed to provide for recommendations on how to better align both processes. Results It is shown that in order to create timeliness of research, policy makers and researchers should talk on a regular basis. This increases the chance that results from the research are included in policy making. Conclusions Timeliness of research is important for evidence-based policy making. In order to create timeliness of research, interaction between researchers and policy makers is important.

SYNTHESIS OF EVIDENCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT DECISIONS: A BAYESIAN REANALYSIS

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-445
Author(s):  
Willem Woertman ◽  
Rene Sluiter ◽  
Gert Jan van der Wilt
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Bayesian Approach ◽  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Informational Needs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
The Bayesian Approach

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare Bayesian methods with the standard methods that are used for evidence-based policy making.Methods: We performed a Bayesian reanalysis of the data underlying a reimbursement advice by the Dutch National Health Insurance Board (CVZ) regarding the anti-diabetic drug exenatide (an alternative to insulin). We synthesized evidence from various sources that was available when the CVZ advice was drafted: expert opinion (as elicited from internists), experimental data (from direct comparison studies), and observational data. Subsequently, the original frequentist results and the results from the Bayesian reanalysis were compared in terms of outcomes and interpretations. These results were presented in a meeting with staff from CVZ, whose opinions about the usefulness of a Bayesian approach were assessed using a questionnaire.Results: The Bayesian approach yields outcomes that summarize different pieces of evidence, which would have been difficult to obtain otherwise. Moreover, there are conceptual differences, and the Bayesian approach allows for determining probabilities of clinically relevant differences. The staff at CVZ were fairly positive with respect to the use of Bayesian methods, although practical barriers were also seen as important.Conclusions: The Bayesian outcomes are different and could be more suited to the informational needs of policy makers. The response from staff at CVZ provides some support for this statement, but more research at the interface of science and policy is needed.

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