Three core ideas for people-centered evidence-based policy-making and implementation in the post-2015 era. Presented at the UNDP Dialogue on Data and Accountability for the Post-2015 Development Framework.

1. Muchiri Nyaggah
@muchiri
Citizen
Participation
in the Data
Revolution
Three core ideas for peoplecentered evidence-based policymaking and implementation in
the post-2015 era

2. OPEN INSTITUTE
We work every day to build an
open society managed by
informed fact driven citizens

3. THE DATA REVOLUTION
The integration of statistics into public and
private sector decision-making
Building trust between society and state
through transparency and accountability

4. PUBLIC POLICY LIFE CYCLE

5. ANTI-MALARIA DRUG POLICY
Andy Langager / flickr

6. KENYA CHARCOAL POLICY
Selling charcoal for cooking | Energy for All 2030/flickr

7. CHALLENGES OF EVIDENCE-BASED
POLICY MAKING & IMPLEMENTATION
Inadequate supply of policy-relevant research
Lack of access to research, data and analysis for both
researchers and policy makers
Poor policy comprehension of researchers towards both the
policy process and how research might be relevant to it
Ineffective communication by researchers about their work
The societal disconnection of both researchers and decisionmakers
Ignorance of politicians about the existence of research
Stone, D., Maxwell, S., Keating, M. (2001) Bridging research and policy: an international workshop funded by
the UK Department for International Development. Warwick University. Retrieved from
http://www.golnet.org/pdf/Bridging.pdf

8. Three core ideas to keep central to
the policy-making process

9. THREE CORE IDEAS
Evidence
should be
evident
Counting referendum ballots in El Fasher (North Darfur) | UNAMID / flickr

10. THREE CORE IDEAS
Policy-making
should be
participatory
@muchiri

11. THREE CORE IDEAS
Implementation
should be
accountable
@muchiri

12. “To take part in the African
revolution it is not enough to write
a revolutionary song; you must
fashion the revolution with the
people”
Ahmed Sékou Touré

13. Thank you
Muchiri Nyaggah
@muchiri
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