In this study on private influence on local governance, Ruth Puttick finds philanthropic foundations incentivize city governments with financial & non-financial resources to pursue new ideas, policies & ways of working to spur innovation #openaccess tinyurl.com/44dc84zd

Today's "challenges seldom adhere to administrative, departmental, or geographic boundaries and, as such, they compel cities to convene and nurture robust collections of partners to drive toward more effective solutions." Great article by James Anderson ssir.org/articles/entry…

Great to see this paper being read and discussed. Thanks for sharing, Andrew Leigh

How effective are evidence institutes around the world? A new report investigates Ruth Puttick @openinnovteam @prfoundation1 #ResearchImpact #EvidenceBasedPolicy

Living evidence will be an absolute game changer in how knowledge is curated and how decisions are made. Here's to a future of more robust, equitable, accessible and affordable evidence across social policy...

New blog on an exciting (and ambitious!) project from UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and Bloomberg Philanthropies to create a Public Sector Capabilities Index. It aims to understand where city governments have strong problem-solving capabilities, and where additional support is needed⤵️Comments v. welcome!

A new report that explores the landscape of frameworks, toolkits, and indexes that aim to measure government performance and it identifies the lessons to learn as we develop the Bloomberg Philanthropies and UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Public Sector Capabilities Index #government #Innovation #cities

New UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose research by Ruth Puttick explores 54 govt capacity frameworks & indexes, identifying lessons for the forthcoming Public Sector Capabilities Index (collab w/ Bloomberg Philanthropies) to measure & build critical skills in city govts worldwide. Read ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…

We're looking for local government leadership...yet we know many are ill equipped to dream and deliver bigger than ever before. Very excited for this partnership with UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and new work to measure & build critical skills in municipalities globally. ⬇️

IIPP's Ruth Puttick, Fernando Fernandez-Monge, & Rainer Kattel explain how the typology developed for the Public Sector Capabilities Index can aid peer-learning among city governments by actively accounting for specificities & context. Read their blog here➡️ medium.com/iipp-blog/crea…

Our Public Sector Capabilities Index (supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies) defines public sector capacities as 3 inter-connected layers: state capacities, organizational routines, & dynamic capabilities of public organisations. Read our blog for more ➡️ medium.com/iipp-blog/publ…

Federal infrastructure funds are flowing. My thoughts on how we strengthen the capacity of locals to use them. TIME time.com/6977919/americ…

How to map and understand city governments' connecting capabilities? A new blog by me and Fernando Monge UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose as part of the development of the Public Sector Capabilities Index with Bloomberg Philanthropies #cities #innovation #capabilities medium.com/iipp-blog/mapp…

New blog UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose exploring what we can learn from Blair's Capability Review as we try and improve the effectiveness of governments today. Lots of lessons for our work with Bloomberg Philanthropies to create a Public Sector Capabilities Index Cc James Anderson medium.com/iipp-blog/capa…

New Blog 🚨 Continuing IIPP's work developing a Public Sector Capabilities Index, our team explore what can be learnt from Blair's Capability Review, striving to improve the effectiveness of governments today. Read Ruth Puttick here ✍️ medium.com/iipp-blog/capa…