Strengthening Policy Development in the Public Sector in Ireland
The report analyses the policy development process in Ireland. It focusses on three main areas that shape policy development: evidence, implementation, and legitimacy. It also discusses the skills, capacities, methods and tools in the Irish public sector that support effective policy development. The report highlights Ireland’s strengths, identifies gaps, provides examples of good practices, and suggests a number of areas of opportunity and action to bolster the policy development system and improve policymaking.
Using Evidence, Data and Strategic Foresight for Policy Development and Long-term Policy Issues in Ireland
This chapter examines the availability and use of relevant evidence, data and strategic foresight for policy development purposes and includes an analysis of the public sector’s collaboration with academia. It highlights a number of progress areas in leveraging evidence and data for policy development and points to several areas that can benefit from further improvement.
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