Good science doesn’t eliminate uncertainty: it explains it.
- Professor: Evidence-Informed Decision-Making, University of Johannesburg
The African evidence community has built strong relationships across traditional boundaries. This has allowed researchers to mobilise quickly and effectively to improve policy outcomes.
Africa has a real challenge when it comes to using academic research and evidence to design policies.
Researchers and policymakers need to talk to each other. If they don’t, important research will merely gather dust and policies might do more harm than good.
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- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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