Think tank state of the sector 2020-2021
Drawing on data from 3,107 think tanks worldwide registered on the Open Think Tank Directory, the State of the Sector report offers evidence-informed policy community data and analysis on...
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Actions to increase Southern-led development
International development debates focus on countries in the Global South (broadly, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean) yet the field seems to be dominated by experts from the Global North. In 2020-21,...
School for Thinktankers 2022
The School for Thinktankers 2022: a three-week programme 24 January - 11 February. Participants join the learning space daily from 12:30 GMT to 14:30 GMT. The programme is designed to deepen your think tank...
Influencing a post-COVID-19 e-commerce policy: lessons from Rwanda
Post-COVID-19, the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)-Rwanda is running a project to provide timely evidence and policy recommendations to support Rwanda’s...
Evaluation of IDRC’s strategy to scale research results
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)’s 2015–2020 strategic plan included a strategic objective to ‘invest in knowledge and innovation for large scale...
What Works? Developing a global evidence base for public engagement
In 2020, the Wellcome Trust commissioned OTT Consulting to recommend the best approach for enabling public engagement communities to share and gather evidence on public...
Young Thinktankers Forum: A new generation of researchers forging a sustainable and just future
Background As the world responds to the urgent impacts of the current COVID-19 crisis, it is important that we continue to look towards preparing for the future and securing our place in it....
Six lessons from think tank directors on preparing for leadership roles
One of the interesting things we learned from a recent study with 45 think tank founders and directors from across Latin America, Asia and Africa, was that it’s common...
Understanding the roles and functions of think tank executive directors: implications and recommendations
A new OTT working paper offers insights into what think tank directors do, how they achieved their role and what challenges keep them busy. The analysis focuses on the...
How can think tanks support the production and use of gender data?
This is a summary of the 10th working paper of the On Think Tanks Working Paper Series: How can think tanks support the production and use of gender data? Gender data:...
How can think tanks support the production and use of gender data?
Abstract Better data on women and girls’ status can guide policies, leverage financial resources, and inform global priorities. In most policy circles, the notion of...
Paul Wang and Krishanu Chakraborty from IDinsight (video)
Paul Wang and Krishanu Chakraborty from IDinsight talked to Andrea Baertl about the challenges for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, what can be done to...