Policy Research Fund
Description
To make DFIDs Research agenda more responsive through the production of short term policy research that will address the needs of policy makers by providing them with primary evidence that can subsequently be used for policy analysis in such areas as Health, Education, Conflict, Cash Transfers, Aid Transparency, Tax Policy, Social Protection, Energy, Payment by Results, Economics and Innovation. Short term policy driver research studies will be commissioned in the following sectors and regions. A series of case studies will be developed for Higher Education covering Burma, Ghana, Pakistan and Sierra Leone. The information available on Electricity Access and Electricity Insecurity will be reviewed for India. A study will be undertaken on assessing the Cuban Model of Medical Education in sub-Saharan Africa. A review will be undertaken looking at Social Protection and Tax in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and Activity based Learning will be reviewed in Tamil Nadu, India.
Location
The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.
Status Completion
The current stage of the Programme, consistent with the International Aid Transparency Initiative's (IATI) classifications.
Programme Spend
Programme budget and spend to date, as per the amounts loaded in financial system(s), and for which procurement has been finalised.
Participating Organisation(s)
Help with participating organisations
Accountable:Organisation responsible for oversight of the activity
Extending: Organisation that manages the budget on behalf of the funding organisation.
Funding: Organisation which provides funds.
Implementing: Organisations implementing the activity.
- Accountable
- Funding
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Implementing
Innovations for Poverty Action South African Institute of International Affairs Sustainability Institute Ground Truth Solutions INASP Royal United Services Institute Leonard Cheshire Disability Overseas Development Institute Tearfund International Institute for Environment and Development Crown Agents Limited Integrity Research and Consultancy Ltd Development Pathways Oxford Policy Management Integrity Commission Practical Action Institute of Development Studies University College London University of Manchester, The University of Sussex University of Oxford Imperial College London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Ecorys Nederland B.V. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Columbia University National University of Ireland Galway United Nations University Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) World Health Organization (WHO)
Sectors
Sector groups as a percentage of total Programme budget according to the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) classifications.
Budget
A comparison across financial years of forecast budget and spend to date on the Programme.
Policy Marker(s)
ODA measures in relation to their realisation of OECD development policy objectives