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Policy Adaptation and Governance Lag

Weak governance lag measurement can lead to unsafe deployment, unlawful or unauthorised action, wasted public resources, loss of rights, poor accountability and declining institutional trust.

8 canonical Subtopics in this Topic.

Governance Lag Measurement

Governance Lag Measurement is the systematic design and evaluation of governance lag measurement within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, e

Policy Adaptation Speed

Policy Adaptation Speed is the systematic design and evaluation of policy adaptation speed within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, evidenc

Institutional Learning

Institutional Learning is the systematic design and evaluation of institutional learning within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, evidence

Adaptive Regulation

Adaptive Regulation is the systematic design and evaluation of adaptive regulation within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, evidence and ri

Policy Experimentation

Policy Experimentation is the systematic design and evaluation of policy experimentation within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, evidence

Evidence-to-Policy Translation

Evidence-to-Policy Translation is the systematic design and evaluation of evidence-to-policy translation within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as techn

Crisis Governance

Crisis Governance is the systematic design and evaluation of crisis governance within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, evidence and risks

Policy Obsolescence

Policy Obsolescence is the systematic design and evaluation of policy obsolescence within the speed and quality with which institutions update policy as technology, evidence and ri

Stories from Policy Adaptation and Governance Lag

Scenario narratives — not empirical findings.

Governance Lag Measurement

The project began properly only when the community asked who had defined the problem, who would hold the data and who could stop the work. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen governance lag measureme

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Policy Adaptation Speed

The organisation could reach more people with automation, but Anika worried that reach was becoming a substitute for relationship. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen policy adaptation speed so that

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Institutional Learning

The family called it “the second shift”: the hours spent reconciling what different services believed about the same person. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen institutional learning so that governa

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Adaptive Regulation

Owen had already told the story three times before the appointment began. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen adaptive regulation so that governance claims are supported by live controls, evidence an

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Policy Experimentation

The ward was not short of data. It was short of quiet moments in which somebody could decide what the data meant. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen policy experimentation so that governance claims

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Evidence-to-Policy Translation

The lesson plan looked personalised on screen. In the classroom, Thomas saw that personalisation and understanding were not the same thing. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen evidence-to-policy tran

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Crisis Governance

The prototype impressed every investor in the room. The unanswered question on the whiteboard was whether it improved a human outcome. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen crisis governance so that go

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Policy Obsolescence

The prototype impressed every investor in the room. The unanswered question on the whiteboard was whether it improved a human outcome. Institutional systems show a material need to strengthen policy obsolescence so that

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