Guest blog written Jorida Zeneli When I came to IPP my motivation level was at the lowest it had been in a decade. After two years of struggle to revamp the policies that underpin resource allocation, operating on the edge of the established processes, knocking on many doors, speaking to many people, pouring a lot…Continue Reading Disaster Resilience in Australia
Guest blog written by Andrew McIntyre Public policy is hard. Mitigating climate change as biodiversity continues to decline, tackling growing wealth inequality, and building a healthy, pluralistic society in the face of rising authoritarian populist movements across the world are just some of the most significant problems facing governments in 2019. These problems are complex,…Continue Reading Improving Roadside Ecology in Calgary
Guest blog written by Doris Akol My previous experience with public policy has hitherto been mainly as a formulator of organizational policies which are then implemented by other units and more recently as a first hand implementer of fiscal policies passed by the Government for revenue collection. Frankly speaking, I had never quite addressed my…Continue Reading Improving Tax Compliance in Uganda
written by Salimah Samji Reflection is a key part of the PDIA iteration process and as I have done in previous years (2017 & 2018) here’s a look back at what we @HarvardBSC achieved in 2019. Some highlights of the year include: training and engaging with 740 practitioners around the globe (incl. degree programs, executive education,…Continue Reading BSC 2019: The Year in Review
Guest blog written by Emmanuel Adedeji Animashaun, Sedoten Agosa-Anikwe, Olumide Gregory Adeboye and Eriifeoluwa Fiyin Mofoluwawo This is a team of development practitioners who work for the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in May 2019….Continue Reading Lagos Beats Plastic
Guest blog written by George Adam Sukoco Sikatan, Lanny Octavia, Sarah Ayu, Wahyu Setioko This is a team of development practitioners who work for INOVASI and DFAT in Indonesia. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in May 2019. This is their story. It is at last the final week of the…Continue Reading Local Problems, Local Solutions to the Indonesian Education Sector
written by Salimah Samji One of the core values of the Building State Capability (BSC) program is to make our tools and approach publicly available for use by development practitioners who are in the weeds of implementing public policies and programs. In the same vein, we have: Enabled an open access title of our Building…Continue Reading Introducing our new Practice of PDIA Podcast Series
Guest blog written by Maggie Jones Public sector work is not for the faint at heart. Over a 48-hour period, you may experience a rollercoaster of emotions including: Inspiring others about why they should pursue a career in local government Shutting the office down early due to a citizen threat Receiving one of your best…Continue Reading Why I Almost Left Local Government (and Why I Decided to Stay)
Guest blog written by Abiodun Samson Oladipo, Adeola Busola Olayinka, Camilla Esther Araoye, Ibikunle Peter Olalekan, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Oke, Titi Oyeola. This is a team of development practitioners who work for the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission in Nigeria. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in May 2019….Continue Reading The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN)
Guest blog written by Lara Khaled Abdullah Hussein, Mai Aziz Shafiq Elian, Rana Riad Al-Ansari This is a team of development practitioners who work as strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation specialists for the Ministry of Labour (MoL) in Jordan. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in May 2019. This is their story. We…Continue Reading Solving the Problem of Unemployment in Jordan
