Improving Knowledge Transfer On Rural Topics Across The Three Devolved Governments

This project makes the case for the co-ordinated capture and delivery of socio-economic research findings from the three devolved Celtic countries to the policy community in the Scottish Government and others. It also argues for an in-depth appraisal of the scope for a new approach to the provision of rural socio-economic policy briefings that captures the expertise of Main Research Providers (MRPs) such as the Macaulay Institute, SAC (Scottish Agricultural College), university academics and consultants in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It asserts that similarities in conditions may make research findings in one country informative and useful to the policy community in other countries and that substantial value added may be gained by establishing such a practice of sharing.

The project recognises the need for effective dialogue between the research and the policy advisory and implementation communities. Especially how research findings can best be prepared to help meet government strategic objectives within the National Performance Frameworks.
 
By establishing a framework, implementing a pilot approach and then, subject to any necessary modifications, rolling out a value-for-money approach to socio-economic policy briefings that will give guidance to the three devolved governments on rural socio-economic research findings the project will help inform policy development and implementation.
 
The project outlines the argument for Scottish Government leadership of this initiative to establish a platform for effective delivery of socio-economic research findings from the MRPs and wider research community to the policy community in Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.
 
Bill Slee of the Macaulay Institute is the project co-ordinator. In addition to the Macaulay Institute, partners include SAC, the Universities of Ulster and Cardiff as well as the relevant ministries and directorates of the devolved governments.
 
Find out more from b.slee@macaulay.ac.uk

Published on 24 February 2009 in Sustainability and Communities



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