Guest blog by Tabia Princewill As a Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria, I have experience working in a large, complex bureaucracy and I decided to take this course to learn how to deliver results within a space where state capability has been weakened over the years and where competing…Continue Reading Embracing flexibility to untangle longstanding policy issues in Nigeria
Guest blog by Rachel Osendo What were your expectations of IPP Online when you signed up? Covid-19 pandemic had just hit. Everyone had gone into a panic. We were scared. We were afraid of the unknown. The Government was also confused. The different Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney General and Parliamentarians moved with speed to develop legislation to…Continue Reading Reforming Kenya’s IP regime
Guest blog by Kyle Novak “Fall in love with the problem, not your solution.” It’s a maxim that I first heard spoken a few years ago by USAID’s former Chief Innovation Officer Ann Mei Chang. I’ve found myself frequently reflecting on those words as I’ve been thinking about the challenges of implementing public policy. I spent…Continue Reading Falling in love with the problem, not the solution
Guest blog by W. Lawrence Yealue, II Firstly, my expectation was to learn strategies and approaches to Implementing Public Policies. My expectation was exceeded by this program. The manner in which the program was conducted, the peer learning approach and Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA). The logical pathways and the appreciation for contextualization the learning acquired…Continue Reading The Lack of Decentralization of Power: Delivery of Public Service in Liberia
Guest blog by Artem Shaipov Having earned in 2018 a certificate for successful completion of the online series “The Practice of PDIA: Building capability by delivering results” offered by Building State Capability at the Harvard Center for International Development, I learned about the Implementing Public Policy Program (IPP) from the PDIA Community’s first newsletter. I jumped…Continue Reading Keys to Unlocking Policy Locks: Legal Education in Ukraine
Guest blog by Boris Owona, Senior Civil Administrator at the Cameroon Prime Minister’s Office I started this IPP program after completing the Emerging Leaders and Public Financial Management programs with a solid foundation of what public policies can look like in a bureaucratic setting. In fact, coming into the course, I felt quite satisfied with my…Continue Reading The case for a New Development Strategic plan in Cameroon
Guest blog by Florida P. Robes Enrolling in Harvard Executive Education, specifically availing the “Implementing Public Policy Online” certificate course is one of the best decisions I have made in my entire life for three main reasons. First, it made me strong amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, being able to virtually interact with like-minded people interested in…Continue Reading Resiliency amidst adversity: Applying PDIA in the Philippines
Guest blog by Kevin Schilling COVID spread within three months of my first term on Burien City Council. When I ran for the office a few months prior to that, my expectations for policies to implement focused primarily on improving coordination between our city’s robust social service providers and the city’s administrative capabilities. However, these priorities…Continue Reading Food security in Burien, WA during COVID-19 pandemic
Guest blog by Mustapha Samateh After 11 years of public service- 7 years at the Central Bank and 4 years as Director at Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, I joined the private sector a year ago serving as the Deputy Managing Director at the Investment and Commerce bank. My experience in public sector made me…Continue Reading Understanding the problem is critical to policy implementation
Guest blog by Jean-Francois Roussy Here we are at the end of our journey, 22 weeks later! When I applied to this program, the lock-down was starting, we were wondering what was going on in the world, how long it would last and learning to telework. I am now graduating and, while we are still teleworking,…Continue Reading The Pandemic Cannot Stop Us!
