Public Services Delivery in Mali: A Manageable Problem
Guest blog by Fatim Haby Mariko, IPP ’25 When I first embarked on the Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program, my problem statement for Mali was ambitious and, as I would […]
Governance
Building Rights-Based Frameworks in Fiscal Decisions in Buenos Aires
Guest blog by Maria Agostina Cacault, IPP ’25 When I began the Implementing Public Policy program at Harvard Kennedy School in May 2025, I thought I understood my challenge: there […]
Changing Jobs and Changing Frameworks for Problem Solving
Guest blog by Brian Vandenberg, IPP ’24 When I first enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy (IPP) program, I had no idea how transformative the experience would […]
Using PDIA to Reduce Gun Violence in New York
Pablo Uribe thought he was done with fighting crime. That was his job as the deputy security director of his hometown of Cali, Colombia. He’d had success with reducing the […]
PDIA in the City of Helsinki
Blog written by Salimah Samji Over the past few years, we have been growing our PDIA engagements in cities. In late 2023 we were approached by Meri Virta and Piia […]
Navigating the Challenges of Diversity and Public Engagement in Wyoming
Guest blog by Amy Quick, LEG ’23 I had the unique privilege of being able to engage in the PDIA process and problem identification prior to beginning this fall’s Leading Economic […]
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 […]
Reforming Governance Process for Accelerating Economic Reforms in Azerbaijan
Guest blog by Vusal Shikhaliyev, IPP’23 The aspirations for accelerating economic reforms required a new approach in the reform governance process to enable a much faster process desired by the […]
Regulatory improvement and digitization of the government procedure service in Monterrey City
Guest blog by Cintia Smith, IPP ’23 I started the IPP program a year after beginning the analysis of the public issue we were addressing, which, in our case, was […]
Policies developed not having sufficient outcomes and impact on the African continent
Guest blog by Sheila Shawa, IPP ’23 My journey on implementing public policy I am only realising now, started in the early years on my career in the public sector. […]