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Institutionalising the use of data and evidence: lessons from ten Embedded Evidence Labs in the education sector
Sat, March 22, 2:45 to 4:00pm, Palmer House, Floor: 7th Floor, Clark 10Proposal
This paper presents findings from the Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Embedded Evidence Lab Programme, in how it assists governments in institutionalising the use of data and evidence in their policy processes. In doing so, IPA collaborates with government agencies to establish Embedded Evidence Labs within their organisations and currently supports 24 labs across 16 countries and 7 sectors, including environment, gender, crime, education, and social protection, among others.
Embedded Evidence Labs are teams within government agencies dedicated to making the policymaking process more impactful through data and evidence. They achieve this by identifying key policy challenges, implementing strategies to generate relevant data and evidence, and facilitating the application of this evidence to improve policy decisions and education outcomes. Co-designed by IPA and government partners, Embedded Evidence Labs are structured to be effective in promoting the use of data and evidence while being institutionalised to become an integral and sustainable part of the government.
Drawing on the programme’s experience with government education Labs in Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Ghana, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, the Philippines, Uganda, and Zambia, this paper will synthesise global lessons learned on how Labs connect education data and evidence with policymakers’ key priorities and decisions. It will summarise key mechanisms and channels for achieving policy impact, highlight common challenges, and provide insights for researchers, implementers, policymakers, and other education stakeholders. Additionally, the paper will reflect on the future of Embedded Labs, exploring unanswered questions that IPA's Embedded Evidence Labs programme aims to address in the coming years.