Question 01
How can public agencies use evidence at the point where policy is designed, revised and evaluated?
Research centre · GPG · Priority portfolio
Global Public Policy & Government Research Center
Connect policy evidence, public administration research and institutional reform to better public decisions.
Mandate & purpose
Why this centre matters.
Connect policy evidence, public administration research and institutional reform to better public decisions. The Global Public Policy & Government Research Center is a priority centre mandate within GRS Group. Its purpose is to connect credible research on public policy and government with the decisions, institutions and communities that can use it.
Portfolio status: Priority portfolio. This describes the centre’s research direction and does not claim a staffed programme or completed projects.
Research agenda
Priority questions to investigate.
Question 02
Which institutional arrangements improve coordination, accountability and implementation?
Question 03
How should emerging government capabilities be assessed without relying on technology promises alone?
Thematic scope
Seven interconnected domains.
The themes below provide a starting scope. Individual studies would narrow their questions, populations, geography and methods in a written project brief.
- Evidence-to-policy systems
- Public administration
- Government innovation
- Policy evaluation
- Institutional reform
- Future government
- Governance and accountability
Evidence programme
How the centre would work.
Map the evidence
Comparative policy research, decision briefs and evaluation frameworks for public institutions. The first step is to establish what is known, where evidence is weak and which decisions require better information.
Build meaningful indicators
Identify data sources, definitions and limitations relevant to public policy and government. Any comparison should account for local context and avoid unsupported rankings.
Translate into action
Co-develop practical options with governments, universities and public policy institutes; specify who can act, what resources are needed and how outcomes could be reviewed.
Knowledge products
Outputs matched to the question.
Depending on a project’s scope and review requirements, possible outputs include evidence briefs, comparative studies, indicator notes, policy briefs, institutional guidance and research reports. Outputs are added to the publications section only after completion and approval.
See the Group publication approachPartnership & participation
Build the agenda with relevant institutions.
Potential collaborators include governments, universities and public policy institutes. Partnership proposals can focus on a defined evidence gap, a comparative study, a joint publication or a practical research system. Researchers and reviewers can register their interest through the central GRS network.
Governance & quality
One shared standard of care.
A project would be scoped, scientifically reviewed and assessed for ethics, data protection, conflicts of interest and publication quality before external release. Sensitive, human-participant or sector-specific work requires safeguards and permissions suited to the study.
Governance and institutional trustWork with GRS
Build evidence in public policy and government.
Discuss a research, strategy or institutional challenge with the Group, or join the expert network supporting its specialised centres.
General enquiries: info@grsgroup.org