Closing the gap between policy and knowledge
Helping Indonesia's lawmakers navigate complex, groundbreaking regulatory reform
The regulatory reform underway in Indonesia is complex and consequential. But lawmakers have not had access to timely, accurate inputs; most policies fall short because of a lack of research and evidence. To improve the availability of knowledge for policy development, our Jakarta office has partnered with Indonesia and Australia to design a long-term initiative that will support original policy research, increase the interface between knowledge and policy, strengthen organizational capacity to conduct better and more timely research, and strategically engage policymakers. This includes working intensively with organizations on sharpening research methodologies, encouraging networks with policymakers, and providing support to develop organizations' internal capacity–from agenda creation to staffing, developing internal policies on finance, and building constructive relationships with their boards.