BACKGROUND
The workshop aimed to contribute to a better understanding of different modes and instruments of evidence-based policy-making. It will examine recent developments in evidence-based policy-making, data science and policy evaluation, including various tools of impact and implementation assessment, scientific evaluation, strategic foresight, the policy-oriented use of large data resources and data visualization. The main purpose of this workshop is to provide fresh ideas on how to develop a convincing toolbox for providing evidence for policy-makers, including critical assessments of the limits of empirical and data evidence in defining new policies. Through presentations, case studies, and ‘hands on’ work, participants will gain a greater appreciation and understanding of main issues related to evidence-based policy-making
Target group
Mid and senior level policy makers
Structure of the Event
The workshop will as address three core objectives:
- What are the skills needed for obtaining evidence?
This will include the skills needed to frame questions, understand what evidence is, data literacy, commission and select evidence, and ensure appropriate stocktaking.
o TIME REQUIRED: 1 hour 30 minutes - What are the skills needed for the appraisal of evidence?
This will include the skills needed for reviewing evidence such as data analysis, quantitative assessment, systems thinking. It will also explore critical appraisal skills, including assessing the risk of bias and application of standards of evidence. It will also cover feedback from policy implementation and monitoring. It will include how to debunk untruths and to interrogate critically evidence given by interest groups.
o TIME REQUIRED: 1 hour 30 minutes - What are the processes, institutional set-up and skills needed for incorporating evidence in policy-making? This will include how to incorporate evidence and other inputs to the policy-process, including stakeholder consultation, the role of emotions and values and the role of co-production. This will include fostering an understanding of how facts and evidence can support decision making, but also how political decision making has to integrate other political constraints, and be combined with emotions and values.
o TIME REQUIRED: 1 hour 30 minutes
Workshop Facilitator
Dr. Monzur Hossain
Research Director, BIDS
Monzur Hossain obtained his Ph.D. in International Economics in March, 2007 from the National Graduate Institute for Policy studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. With extensive research focus on evaluating and analyzing development interventions and economic policies, his area of interest mainly concentrates toward macro-financial domain. In particular, macroeconomics, international economics and financial economics are his core areas of interest. He has also interested on some emerging development issues pertaining to SME development, ICTs and knowledge economy, green finance and renewable energy. He has participated and served as team leader in numerous professional research projects. He served as consultant for the UNDP, ADB, UNCTAD, EU, World Bank, JICA, International Growth Center (London School of Economics) etc. Before joining BIDS in 2008, he worked for Bangladesh Bank (central bank), Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, and taught Economics in some leading public and private universities in Bangladesh.
He has held several visiting positions, such as Visiting Scholar at Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan (in 2010) and visiting Research Fellow at IDE-JETRO, Japan (during January-March, 2020). Currently he is a member of Executive Board of the American Committee on Asian Economic Studies (acaes.us). He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Bangladesh Development Studies” and the “International Journal of SME Development”. He also serves as a member of various committees of the government of Bangladesh under different Ministries and institutions. Dr. Hossain has published extensively in internationally accredited journals including Economic Modelling, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Applied Economics Letters, Journal of Asian Economics, Local Government Studies, Asian Economic Papers, Bangladesh Development Studies, so on. He has also to his credit numerous other publications in the forms of research reports, and edited books. Recently he edited a book titled “Bangladesh’s Macroeconomic Policy” which was published by Palgrave Macmillan, in February 2020. He presented papers in many national and international academic conferences held in the USA, UK, Japan, Finland, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Hong Kong, and in other countries.
About Conclave Director
Md. Nuruzzaman, Ph.D.
Director (Research and Publications)
National Academy for Planning and Development (NAPD)
Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA)
Dr Md. Nuruzzaman is holding A doctoral degree in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Dhaka and having 30 years of Capacity Building and M&E experience at home and abroad. He served various national training and research institutes including Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), National Institute of Local Government (NILG), Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy as a faculty and consultant. He is the Current and Founding President of Bangladesh Evaluation Society. He is the founding and current President of Bangladesh Evaluation Society. He is actively contributing in various regional and international evaluation forums.