From: Yona Maro
This paper highlights areas of bridging the gap between research and development policy and practice and discusses some pertinent issues and relevant role for the Bank as a “Knowledge Broker” as it mainstreams its knowledge management strategy to institutionalize a knowledge and learning culture in the Bank. In Africa, a wide gap exists between the producers and consumers of knowledge, and research could have a greater impact on development policy than it has had to date. Researchers as “knowledge makers” cannot understand why there is resistance to policy change despite clear and convincing evidence. Policymakers as “knowledge consumers” bemoan the inability of many researchers to make their findings accessible and digestible in time for policy decisions.
There are a number of gaps between research and policy that must be bridged such as (i): Limited policy relevant research; (ii) Insufficient access to research; (iii) Ineffective communication by researchers; (iv) An under-emphasised but very important area is the limited understanding by policy makers, politicians and incapacity of overstretched bureaucrats to absorb research and (v) improving the demand for evidence in a systematic and rigorous way.
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