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Year: 2019
Developed a research agenda that sets out digital inclusion research priorities, key research questions, and suggested research projects. The research agenda will help the Department of Internal Affairs to support and build a strong body of New Zealand digital inclusion research.
Read moreYear: 2018
Developed guidance for government on how to support and create incentives for evaluation of digital inclusion initiatives. The guidance is accompanied by a set of case studies of good examples of evaluation of digital inclusion initiatives. These reports are being used by the Department of Internal Affairs to promote better and more consistent evaluation of digital inclusion, across the system.
Read moreYear: 2017
Developed guidance on how to evaluate machinery of government changes. This will be included in the State Services Commission’s updated suite of information on reviewing the machinery of government.
Year: 2016
Standards of evidence are rating scales against which evidence for the effectiveness of social interventions can be assessed. International best practice in the development and use of standards of evidence was reviewed, and follow-up work with Superu developed an evidence rating scale for New Zealand. The rating scale has been adopted for use in assessing the evidence supporting social investment budget bids in 2018.
Year: 2015
Produced several guidance resources on evaluation and critical appraisal of research and evaluation evidence, tailored for policy, funding agency, and NGO (non-government organisation) staff. Superu will use these resources in their work on lifting the standards of research and evaluation in the New Zealand social sector.
Year: 2012
Produced guidance materials on the evaluation of environmental policies, synthesising evaluation theory with state of the art techniques in environmental evaluation. The guidance was tailored for specialist and non-specialist audiences, and has been used by the Ministry as a reference document and an educational resource.
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