26th to 28th September 2016, London, United Kingdom.
The What Works Global Summit (WWGS) is an international culture-shifting event, putting evidence at the heart of policy and practice.
The conference will share experience from around the world and across sectors on measuring policy impact, use of evidence, promoting policy uptake, knowledge translation and critical appraisal of evidence, as well as discussions of new evidence and study methods.
- Evidence on people’s views and experiences of public services: Innovative approaches and lessons from guideline development
- What It Takes to be an Effective School Principal and How to Build One: A Synthesis of Recent Evidence
- Using Tablet Technology to Build and Monitor Financial Capabilities at the Base of the Pyramid: An Innovation and Impact Case Study from Colombia
- How can we engage teachers in effective research use? Lessons from international collaborations
- Moving from pilots to scale: the case of the CAS mHealth initiative in India
WWGS Evening Public Lectures
The WWGS evening public lectures are open to all. You do not need to be registered for the WWGS to attend. The lectures are at 17.30-19.00 on Monday 26th September and Tuesday 27th September, 2016.
Closing Plenary
Minister Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Performance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Administration, South Africa, is a confirmed keynote speaker for the closing plenary at Putting Evidence to Work for Better Policy, Programs and Practice: the What Works Global Summit 2016. The Minister has headed various ministries over the last 22 years, bringing a high-level policy perspective to the event. Read more about Minister Radebe here.
