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Applications for our Leading Economic Growth Executive Program are Open!

We are offering Leading Economic Growth online again from October 3 – December 9th 2022. Application deadline is September 12th, 2022. Stimulating growth is the top economic priority for many countries and localities around the world. Yet many are trapped, lacking the productive capability to solve problems and expand to new industries to drive development. New growth strategies…Continue Reading Applications for our Leading Economic Growth Executive Program are Open!

Paving the way for economic diversification in Iraq

Guest blog written by Rana Abbas Growing in a post-conflict country that faced enormous shocks and suffered drastic political, social, and economic changes over the past forty years, motivated me to enroll in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Implementing Public Policy course. Over the past five years, I worked with government institutions and leaderships to support…Continue Reading Paving the way for economic diversification in Iraq

A shortage of affordable rental and workers accommodation in Western Australia

Guest blog written by Rose Riley I was encouraged by my CEO to sign up for the IPP course. He had completed an economic complexity course at Harvard in 2018 and had shared some of the approach with me at that point. He was aware this approach would align well with my existing way of…Continue Reading A shortage of affordable rental and workers accommodation in Western Australia

Implementing good decisions in my life: Applying IPP to the judicial system in Colombia

National Capitol, Colombia

Guest blog written by Catalina Mesa Ramirez The best decision at the right time. When we felt that a pandemic had overtaken us, when we observed that despite scientific progress in the creation of the long-awaited vaccine against Covid 19, its different sub-classifications were still a threat to humans and even more importantly, becoming vulnerable…Continue Reading Implementing good decisions in my life: Applying IPP to the judicial system in Colombia

Sustainably managing hazardous and municipal solid waste management in Rwanda

Garbage on the ground

Guest written blog by Okechukwu Daniel Ogbonnaya In 2016 I was privileged to sit in a high-level government meeting where the policies and strategic direction of the government were discussed and decisions taken regarding the immediate, medium to long-term solutions to the challenges facing the country and the opportunities thereof. This meeting was a memorable…Continue Reading Sustainably managing hazardous and municipal solid waste management in Rwanda

How do you support a Community of Practice when the world economy is navigating uncharted waters?

A boat navigating stormy seas

Guest blog written by Amrita Deonarine, Liana Elliott, Perihan Tawfik, and Urkhan Seyidov 2022, a new year, the IPP Community of Practice (CoP) welcomes a new batch of IPPers, a new group of moderators to the CoP, and a new plethora of complex challenges. By January 2022, when our term as moderators began, the world…Continue Reading How do you support a Community of Practice when the world economy is navigating uncharted waters?

Traveling the World via the Building State Capability Blog

Guest blog written by Dana Radojević and Lauren Truong Four months ago, we set off on a journey across the world – though not in the way you might expect.  You see… we weren’t traversing the jungles of Peru, eating street food in Thailand, or admiring the ancient ruins of Greece. Nor were we running…Continue Reading Traveling the World via the Building State Capability Blog

Civil unrest and misinformation in South Africa

A fire burning in the middle of the street in South Africa

Guest blog written by Collin Mashile A few weeks before the closing date, I received an e-mail request from my then Authoriser (Acting-Director General) to consider applying for the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Implementing Public Policy Program (IPP).  Her exact words: “there is this amazing academic from South Africa, Professor Matt Andrews, he is offering…Continue Reading Civil unrest and misinformation in South Africa

Inclusion of youth in public and private decision-making bodies in France

Guest blog written by Fadila Leturcq “Le savoir est une arme” (“Knowledge is a weapon” in English) is a recurring punchline in French rap lyrics and one that resonates with me when I take the time to reflect on my journey through the IPP program. “Le savoir est une arme ” suggests that learning, acquiring…Continue Reading Inclusion of youth in public and private decision-making bodies in France