Delta Partnership is currently working in East Africa, the UK and the Caribbean to deliver better public services across multiple sectors. If you would like to learn more about any of the assignments described below please do not hesitate to contact one of our regional business managers. (more…)
Social Frameworks and Outcome Mapping: A Working Paper
Delta director, Louise Shaxson has written a thought-provoking working paper on the use of social frameworks and outcome mapping. In the paper Louise discusses how these can be effective tools for designing, delivering and monitoring policy via distributed partnerships.
To view Louise’s paper please click here.
For further information on any of the concepts discussed in this paper, or to discuss the ideas with Louise herself, please contact louise@deltapartnership.com
Conference to Improve the Impact of Development Research through better Research Communications and Uptake
The communication and uptake of research is complicated, and there is no clear formula, though it is clear is that routes to impact need to be improved. Without a greater focus on getting research into use, that potential for improving lives through research and innovation will not be fully realised. Research funders have a role to play in encouraging maximum impact from the research they fund, including its influence on their own policies and programming. This is particularly important as funding gets tighter.
This conference was held in London in 2010 and was funded by the Department for International Development (DfID), the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS). (more…)
Support to the Development of Science and Evidence Strategies for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Delta consultants facilitated a series of workshops to improve the functional engagement of a wide range of stakeholders in scoping the evidence base. For the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Delta piloted an evidence mapping process in three core areas, before stepping back and providing light-touch support to Departmental staff to run their own workshops. This ensured that evidence needs were clearly scoped in relation to the business goals of the HSE, with the overall aim of increasing the efficiency with which it will procure its evidence in future.
Improving the Alignment of Research Council-funded Research with Policy needs for England’s Natural Environment
This project had 2 distinct parts: the first part involved the review of the research landscape, and the second part analysed the degree of alignment between policy goals directed towards achieving the UK’s Public Service Agreement relating to the natural environment. (more…)
Evidence and Innovation Strategy for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Delta worked with Defra over the whole of 2005 to help design, develop and consult on their first ever Evidence and Innovation Strategy. Better evidence is required to track progress towards the achievement of the Department’s objectives and to assess how efficient and effective its policies have been. The strategy sets out needs that relate to scientific research, modelling, surveillance, social research, consultation processes, economic analysis, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms of each of the 15 strategic objectives of Defra. (more…)
Cost Effective tools for Managing the SCP Evidence Base
Sustainable Consumption and Production is a complex area of policy requiring new approaches to managing the evidence base. This project developed and applied new tools for scoping, assembling, procuring and interpreting evidence for policy. The tools can be implemented over various parts of the SCP programme to develop and make use of a better policy evidence base.
Support for the Strengthening of Science Evidence Plans in the UK
Delta supported the Office of the Chief Scientist to improve the way in which scientific evidence needs are identified and procured. The project focused on three pilot areas – multi-skeletal disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and slips and trips – these are major cause of injury / ill health in the work place.
Improving the evidence base for Macmillan, UK
Macmillan Cancer Care is keen to improve its use of evidence in the provision of cancer care services. Delta is facilitating a series of strategy and evidence workshops to support the work in Macmillan headquarters and in its regional offices.
Training in evidence-based policymaking for the Equality Commission, Northern Ireland
In 2010 Delta Partnership delivered a short training course in the principles and practice of evidence-based policymaking to the Policy & Development Division of Equality Commission, Northern Ireland.
