The Elated PDIA Enthusiast: Minimizing Waste in Johannesburg
Guest blog written by Pinky Ferland, IPP ’24 Are you struggling with implementing your organizational or country policy? If your answer is yes, then read on and experience the journey […]
Africa
Navigating Complexity with Clarity: Mental Health in Kenya
Guest blog by Lynette Etemesi, IPP ’24 I recently had the incredible opportunity to attend Harvard University’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Program. This intensive course brought together policy professionals, change-makers, […]
Namibia’s Readiness to Support the Nascent Oil and Gas Industry
Guest blog by Ileana I. Ferber, IPP ’22 In the past seven years, I have been immersed and fascinated with local content policies related to the extractive sector (mining, oil, […]
New Podcast: Reflections on Applying PDIA to PFM in Africa
We have released a new episode in our podcast series A Decade of Building State Capability. In this episode, BSC Director Salimah Samji interviews Joana Bento and Danielle Serebro, Programme […]
Limited Broadband Infrastructure in Nigeria
Guest blog by Aliyu Aboki, LEG ’23 One of the best decisions I have made in a long time was applying for and gaining admission into the Harvard Leading Economic […]
Applying PDIA to Land Conflicts in Uganda
Guest blog by Smith T. Matsiko, IPP ’23 This article gives a practical application of Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) on the implementation challenge of deconflicting land in Uganda, providing […]
Expanding Affordable Housing in Lagos, Nigeria
Guest blog by Akinderu Fatai Moruf, IPP’23 In 2019, I was privileged to assume the role of Commissioner of Housing in Lagos State, the commercial capital of Nigeria with a […]
Rediscovering malnutrition in Angola through a PDIA lens
Guest blog by Achref Aouadi, Catalina Reyes Villegas, Gabriela Dutra, Mustafa Rasheed As we sat in our first PDIA class, we had no idea how experiential the course would be. […]
Improved Infrastructural Development in Lagos State, Nigeria
Guest blog by Dr. Oyeyemi Ayoola FCA, IPP’23 My expectation for attending this Implementing Public Policy (IPP) Course is a tip of the iceberg compared to the learnings and competency […]
InvestZambia and the Unknown Economics
Guest blog by Cindy Xin, Zeeshan Ali, Aleksandar Jakovljević, Kelly Jian The 6-week adventure of how four people who have never been to Zambia fell in love with the country […]