Opinion Series

Using Evidence. Improving Lives

In September 2024, four members of IDS will be attending the Global Evidence Summit (GES) in Prague, and will be engaged in conversations about how best to translate and share evidence and knowledge for global public good.

Global Evidence Summit logo with multicoloured pillars leading to a triangular point
The Global Evidence Summit 2024 takes place 10-13 September 2024 in Prague.

This year’s theme of the summit is ‘Using Evidence. Improving Lives’, and this blog series will explore IDS’s findings and learnings on improving knowledge translation services and using evidence to inform development policy and programming.

Content in this series

Opinion

Meeting the need for speed

In this blog written from a meeting of thousands of knowledge brokers and scientists at the Global Evidence Summit, I ask how are we going to put the rapid into rapid evidence reviews? I was excited to attend a session…

12 September 2024

Opinion

How to understand alignment between scientists on contested policy issues

This week hundreds of policy researchers, implementation scientists, knowledge brokers, and donors gather in Prague to explore how to get research into action. Most of the Global Evidence Summit will be focused on research translation, building capacity for evidence informed…

09 September 2024

news

IDS Staff at the Global Evidence Summit 2024

IDS is thrilled to announce that we will be attending the Global Evidence Summit (GES) as a programme partner for the first time this year. This quadrennial event is a unique platform designed to facilitate collaboration and partnership across various…

29 August 2024

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