NAVIGATOR

STEP BY STEP

Embark on a data-driven policymaking journey with the Data to Policy Navigator as your guide.

1

Define the problem & data need

Identify and define the policy issue from a data-perspective, understand the existing data ecosystem and diagnose data gaps.

2

Access the data

Learn how to collect trustworthy data and to build partnerships to access data.

3

Analyse the data

Gain insights on how to process, analyse, interpret and visualise data.

4

Design & evaluate the policy

Convert your data analysis into actionable policies, monitor policy implementation and evaluate policy impact.

1

Define the problem & data need

Define the problem

Identify the right policy questions, gain a deep understanding of the problem and define the information needs.

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Map your data ecosystem

Identify data sources, data stewards, data users, their roles and how they interact with each other to address your information needs.

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Identify Data Gaps

Find the (potential) data gaps specific to your problem that are impeding your policies to reach full potential.

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2

Access the data

Identify trusted data sources

Learn about new data sources that can help address your data gaps and ensure the data sources are trustworthy.

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Access & collect data

Get insights on making meaningful requests to data providers, budget & resource considerations and legislative frameworks.

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Build data partnerships

Explore different types of data partnerships and learn what to consider when setting up a partnership.

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3

Analyse the data

Prepare & process the data

Understand why processing data is essential for data analysis and how you can guide your technical team in this step.

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VALIDAte & Analyse the data

Gain an overview of the main considerations and common mistakes in analysing and interpreting data.

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Visualize the data

Learn about different ways of visualising the data for greater insights and impact.

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4

Design & evaluate the policy

Turn Data to Policy

Move to action and receive guidance on how to turn your data insights into policies.

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Monitor Policy Implementation

Learn how to leverage data when monitoring the outputs of a policy.

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Evaluate Policy Impact

Deepen your understanding in managing an (external) impact evaluation of a policy.

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ALL PHASE CONSIDERATIONS

Guide your progress through each phase using these essential insights.

Ensure Good Data Ethics and Governance

Learn about the basics of data ethics and data governance and understand how to (re-)use data in a well-thought-out, just and ethical manner.

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Build Data Capacities

Gain an overview of typical data roles and required skills, as well as understand how to assess what data skills gaps exist and how to address them.

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Foster a culture of using data in policymaking

Deepen your understanding of the importance building a data culture and of practical measures to achieve the required cultural change.

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Develop institutional mechanisms for continued use of data

Explore different regional, national and local institutional mechanisms to strengthen the integration of data into decision-making processes.

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