R for Public Policy, Strategy & Evidence-Based Decision Making

 

Government leaders increasingly need to make decisions using large and complex datasets. The challenge is not simply knowing how to use analytical software, but understanding how data can be transformed into reliable evidence that supports policy, strategy and programme decisions.

This three-day executive programme introduces participants to R, a leading open-source analytical environment, through the lens of real-world public policy and government strategy.

Rather than focusing on programming for its own sake, the programme follows the complete policy analytics process:

Strategic Question → Data → Analysis → Evidence → Insight → Policy/Strategic Decision

Participants will work with realistic government datasets and policy scenarios to develop practical capabilities in data analysis, visualization, policy evaluation, forecasting and scenario analysis.

The programme is designed to enable senior officials to both use analytical tools directly and critically assess analytical work produced by technical teams, consultants and analysts.