1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Evidence-based policy: myth or reality? Dylan Winder Central Research Department DFID

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA DFID Overview 3 White Papers since 1997 Development Act Budget Increase to reach 0.7% GNI by 2013 Current Budget £4.5bn this year, £5.6 bn next More than 40 Country Offices International/Multilateral Policy Staffing Aid Effectiveness Communication

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA The DFID policy Environment Whitehall: science in Government DFID: our processes DFID PRD DFID Country Offices Reforming the international system Networks, relationships, opportunity, politics and power

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA A Case Study: DFID Science and Research. Pre-History Surr Report – outcomes not sectors Inherited old research (£75 million committed to 2005) CRT formed April 2003 as part of PD – think tank versus public good Needed decisions from SoS by Christmas

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Primeval Soup or big ideas? Web consultation – 600 +submissions (95% uk academics) Technical meetings: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; DSA; TAA 6 Background Papers Donor consultation (IDRC, Rockefeller) HoPs and advisory groups OSI

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Divine intervention? Sir David King UK lobby groups Lack of evaluation of previous programmes Publication of RFF Science Select Committee Implementation: models, Cap building, Comms, M&E

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Room for improvement Principles were right Developing country consultation Mapping against existing strategy (international, regional and national) DFID-wide ownership and consultation – delivering WP and S&I strategy Evaluation of past/current? Positive feedback/ownership from UK Big ideas Donor co-ordination Sir Gordon

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA How we do it in CRD (is our evidence used?) Modalities Commission bilateral research (Research Programme Consortia, etc.) Contribute to Multilaterals (core and extra budgetary) Product Development Partnerships (PPPs) Regional Programmes Collaborative programmes managed by partners (UK Research Councils) Joint-donor and multi-donor (IDRC, PERI, etc.) Process Communication of research International Influencing/co-ordination (including cross-Whitehall) Capacity building of Southern research institutes, researchers, and communication environment Monitoring, evaluation and learning

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Partnerships and Influencing Providing leadership and credibility through quality and volume with effective, efficient and impacting programmes Leveraging and influencing Multilaterals Whitehall Research Councils UK Private sector Foundations Empowering Developing country research institutions

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Suatainable Agriculture 4 key components Funding through multilateral routes (CGIAR, IARCs, Challenge Programmes etc) Regional research programmes Facility to take forward RNRRS achievements Responsive programme with UK- based Research Councils – linked to more applied research in Southern- based institutions Mile a minute

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Getting research used (as evidence) communication strategies in research programmes minimum 10% budget for communication Guidance Notes and Advisory support Research4Development Communications projects collaboration with international organisations advocacy with other international/regional research organisations Learning Capacity development Make research relevant & accessible Strengthen the context to use research

1 Palace Street, London SW1E 5HE Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 8EA Future Responding to the White Paper 3 priorities Science and Innovation Strategy Building a revised funding framework that doubles CRD spend Getting a 20 year vision Working in a more joined up way Building capacity Better use of research in policy decisions: The reality…..