No one program design, no one donor, and no one building block of democratic societies has been or will be enough. Rather, a continued commitment to local capacity building and investment in institutions is what has been proven to make a difference in the long term.
The last several years have brought with them a deluge of data from sensors, satellites, cell phones, and digitized text that was unimaginable even 20 years ago. With it, the data brings amazing opportunities for public policy research on some of the world’s most pressing challenges.