Guest blog by Pat Jacquez-Nares This was a journey that I was not prepared for, but I enjoyed the ride. I was given the opportunity from the mayor of the city that I work for, he also is my boss, to take this course, and I did not know what to expect. I was very…Continue Reading Appointing advisory board, youth council, and commission member vacancies in U.S. local government
Guest blog by Alex Fernandez Now that we have these pandemic times, at the beginning of this year I decided to continue my studies by studying something totally different from my professional and educational background, a program called Implementing Public Policies at Harvard Kennedy School. The reason of this decision was to understand how public…Continue Reading A learning year out of the comfort zone
Guest blog by Nohelia Navarrete Flores There is a phrase that reads “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link”. After 10 years of managing Public Health projects, I had realized that it was more than just a phrase; it was a fact, and I started reflecting on how to make that weak…Continue Reading Examining public administration and budget in Peru
Guest blog by Pablo Curat I am an economist and for 30 years I have worked in the regulation and supervision of financial, microfinance and fintech entities and in design and implementation of development policies related to access to financing for small and micro-enterprises, agricultural producers, etc. Either as part of the public sector (I…Continue Reading Lacking access to mortgage credit for family housing in Argentina
Guest blog by Santiago Creuheras When I signed up for this course I was eager to learn from Matt Andrews and his team about implementing public policies. I was hoping to meet a group of high caliber students from all over the world willing to share their experiences. My expectations were high, and I am extremely…Continue Reading Addressing Atoyac river pollution in Mexico
(aka The One with the Giant Marshmallow Monster) Guest blog by Mario Ivan Martija “Select a policy you would like to implement in the next six months” said the IPP program’s instructions. Easy. Having previously led programs that benefited a few Baja California’s industries, choosing another program for a successful short-term implementation would be a walk…Continue Reading Adventures in Public Policy Implementation: Confronting a Hero Complex in the Quest for the One True Goal
Guest blog by Aisha Allamin Daggash My expectations for the IPP Online Program when I signed up was to gain insight into strategies and frameworks that will support my work in getting government to be more effective and efficient in implementing innovative, integrated and sustainable solutions for health systems strengthening in Nigeria. However, this course has…Continue Reading Using PDIA approach for sustainable and integrated health system strengthening in Nigeria
Guest blog by Isabel Tarrisse da Fontoura “The flow of life envelopes everything. That’s life: it heats up and cools down, it tightens and then loosens up, it becomes calm and then unrests. What it wants from us is courage”. João Guimaraes Rosa 1. An act of courage The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) program Implementing Public…Continue Reading Promoting design for global business in Brazil
Guest blog by Lenka Galetova My journey in the Implementing Public Policy course has been full of changes, surprises and overcoming expectations. In the beginning, there was a nice announcement of by my chief – the mayor of the city of Bratislava, that he selected me as the member of his team to take part in…Continue Reading Public space usage in Bratislava
Guest blog by Abdu Nuru It was my director in my department who sent the email to us briefing us about the program. It specifically addressed those who were in a more senior leadership level as it would be more important. I read the whole email and I knew it wasn’t meant for me because…Continue Reading Using a problem-driven approach in Ethiopia
