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Where can we look for new ideas?
This approach looks good in other countries - but does it really
work? And would it work here?
We think we have the answer to the problem, but has anyone else
already tried it out?
These are just a few of the questions that might be prompting you to look more at closely at how we how use evidence from other countries in policy making. Perhaps you already have experience of this, but are wondering whether there are any tips that might help you find and interpret the information you need more easily, and use it to shape practical policy proposals. Perhaps you have been asked to find out what lessons can be learnt from what other countries do in your policy area, and want to know how to get started. Perhaps you are simply aware that the Government has stressed the need for policy making to become more outward looking, and are interested in what this means in practice.
Whatever your starting point, it is certainly the case that across the world governments are facing many of the same challenges, and that there are huge potential benefits in sharing experiences. We might gain new insights into the root causes of policy problems, or into the interconnections between them. We might be inspired by exciting, innovative policy solutions that nobody here has yet tried, or by new ways of implementing familiar solutions. We might avoid re-inventing the wheel - or repeating the mistakes that others have already made.
At the same time, there are undoubted risks in seeking to learn lessons from other countries. How can we be sure that our information is reliable, and that we properly understand both the policy we are looking at and the context it was developed in? How can we be sure that it does actually work, and that it will work here?
This highly participative course is designed to help you maximise these benefits and minimise the risks. Its aim is to raise your awareness of the potential scope for drawing on international examples, to increase your familiarity with relevant sources of information, and to help you become more effective in learning lessons from the experiences of other administrations.
Its content includes:
Course Code: ICPM Length: 1½ days Dates: 4-5 July 2002, 2-3 December 2002
Venue: Civil Service College London Centre Price: £425
11 Belgrave Road, London SW1
Programme manager/enquiries: Gill Nash
(Tel: 01344 634293, GTN 3803 4293)
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