Hewlett Foundation: How non-governmental organizations can help institutionalize government use of evidence
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama (C, L) delivers his State of the Nation address at the Parliament on February 25, 2014 in Accra, Ghana. The president of resource-rich Ghana, seen as a beacon of democracy in a turbulent region, unveiled economic reforms on February 25, as a free-falling currency sparks frustration over living costs. AFP PHOTO / CHRIS STEIN (Photo credit should read Chris Stein/AFP via Getty Images)
How non-governmental organizations can help institutionalize government use of evidence: Four possible paths
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This is the third in a series from the Hewlett Foundation Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP) team on institutionalizing evidence use. We first described how we expected African policy research organizations could help make government use of evidence more routine. We then recommended focusing on government agencies’ routine decisions and the tools and practices that inform them. In this piece, we share what a number of our grantee partners are doing to help strengthen the capabilities, incentives, and systems for evidence use within government, as well as the external communities of practice that engage with government partners to facilitate more routine evidence use. This piece is also a companion to the EIP team’s recent open letter to grantees, Learning about Impact.
