Presentations at the Collaborative Workshop on Evidence-Based Policy-Making in South Africa (19 & 20 Nov 08)

Imraan Patel Welcome and Some Thoughts

Global Change grand challenge provides an important platform for advancing evidence-based policy making (building the science-policy interface)

Jonathan Carter Getting Research Into Policy and Practice

A summary of the key themes to emerge from Day 1 of a two day seminar on Getting Research into Policy and Practice Second day was a series of case studies (difficult to summarise) Seminar was focused on HIV policy/evidence My rankings!

Louise Shaxson What is EBPM

1. What is an evidence base for policy? 2. Who owns it? 3. What makes it robust? 4. How should we use it?

Mapula Tshangela DEAT Concept for EBPM Strategy

Rationale • A need for a common evidence collection framework for DEAT’s policy decisions • A system that will ensure undisputed evidence based policy decision that stand up to intense scrutiny • A sound science and research informing DEAT policies and strategies • The quality evidence and the processes through which this evidence is put into policy options

Pat Manders Evidence-based Policy Workshop

Why are we here? • Your input will be used to make a difference in the way evidence-based policy is developed and implemented • We will develop the outline of a report that will detail practical recommendations to improve the uptake of evidence into policy • Your four case study groups will be vital in constructing this outline

Phil Callaghan SD Strategy Lesson Learned

Overview: Lessons Learned • Where had UK SD policy got to by 2004? • What was our approach to the new SD strategy? • What the 2005 SD Strategy seeks to do • 3 years on - how are we doing?

Rod Lamberts Science Policy and Sci Comm Australia-Pacific

-Some general ideas from (science) communication With a few brief Australian and Pacific examples -Getting scientists and politicians talking A case study from Australia -Science policy in the Pacific Elements I hope are relevant to South Africa

RSA Talk - Alex Bielak - Genesis of a KB Unit FINAL for distribution

Genesis of a Knowledge Brokering Unit: Lessons from a Canadian experience. Dr Alex T Bielak