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PageTe Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi analysis applies the terms and concepts in the texts of the Treaty to policy development and implementation.How the Policy Project can help you
PageAs well as the many tools and resources we provide on these webpages, we also offer a range of services to help the New Zealand government improve its policy performance.Policy skills
PagePolicy capability
PagePolicy agencies need to keep pace with current issues and prepare for the challenges ahead. Investing in continuous improvement enables maintaining their capability to produce good policy advice.Policy frameworks
PageWe've created three frameworks to help government agencies deliver great policy advice. They promote a more joined-up and consistent approach to improving individual’s policy skills, organisational capability, and the quality of advice.Ways to connect to the policy community
PageThere are lots of ways for you to connect with your policy colleagues across the New Zealand Public Service and overseas.On this page:New Zealand policy communityPolicy community
PageGreat policy advice is the foundation of effective government decision making. Improving the quality of policy advice across government requires a policy community that is committed to upping its game, including by sharing good practice.Commissioning worksheet for policy papers
Publication or ResourceIssue date:ContextWhere did this request come from?MinisterManagerSenior leadershipOther (please specify)Why this task? Why now?Better public policy through community engagement
Publication or ResourceIssue date:Why does community engagement matter when creating policy, and how do we make sure it’s done well? Across the public sector, we recognise that community engagement is no longer an optional extra.Long-term Insights Briefings, Policy Stewardship and Futures Thinking: What you need to know
Publication or ResourceIssue date:Long-term Insights Briefings, Policy Stewardship and Futures Thinking: What you need to knowGovernment departments have started work on their inauguralPeer-review worksheet for policy papers
Publication or ResourceIssue date:Context – explains why the decision maker is getting this and where it fitsThe paper:Policy Quality Framework: Checklist for panel administrators
Publication or ResourceIssue date:Decide the process the agency will use (e.g.Long-term Insights Briefings: Overview of steps
Publication or ResourceIssue date:Step 1: Gather information about the future Indicative timeframe: April to May 2024Long-term Insights Briefings: Checklists
Publication or ResourceIssue date:The Briefings development process Development steps Indicative timeframeLong-term Insights Briefings
PagePolicy quality
PageEvidence and evaluation
PageGood policy advice is underpinned by good evidence. Good evaluation of policy decisions is important because it helps inform future decision-making.Policy Quality Framework: Paper-scoring template
Publication or ResourceIssue date:This paper-scoring template can be used by policy quality panel members to record their preliminary assessment of each paper they read. This PDF is editable and be completed electronically, or printed blank and filled out by hand.Policy Quality Framework: A guide on panels and processes for assessing policy advice papers
Publication or ResourceIssue date:A guide on panels and processes for assessing policy advice papersPolicy Quality Framework – Independent Review of Papers
Publication or ResourceIssue date:This report presents the findings of an independent panel set up in November 2022 to assess whether the Policy Quality Framework is fit for purpose and being applied consistently in the Public ServiSystem-wide review of the process for the first round of Long-term Insights Briefings
Publication or ResourceIssue date:The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet undertook a review of the first round of Long-term Insights Briefings (Briefings) in July and August 2023.The Policy Project
PageIf you're a government agency or an individual that provides advice to decision makers, you'll find a wealth of tools, advice and information here to help you.Innovation
PagePublic problems are increasingly complex and connected, which requires policy practitioners to tap into creative answers.Policy Skills Framework | Te Anga Pūkenga Kaupapahere
Publication or ResourceIssue date:The Policy Skills Framework describes the mix of knowledge, skills, practices, and behaviours required by a modern policy practitioner to be able to deliver quality policy advice. Each element of the Framework is described at varyPolicy Community Engagement Tool
Publication or ResourceIssue date:In December 2020, a report was released by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch Masjidain.Community engagement
PageOpen Government Partnership
PageMap your policy skills profile with the Policy Skills Framework
Publication or ResourceIssue date:The Policy Skills Framework describes the knowledge, applied skills, practices, and behaviours policy practitioners require to be able to produce quality advice.Map your team’s policy skills profile with the Policy Skills Framework
Publication or ResourceIssue date:The Policy Skills Framework describes the knowledge, applied skills, practices, and behaviours expected of policy practitioners. This tool has been designed to help policy managers assess the skills of their team against the Policy Skills FrameworkHorizon Scanning
PageAssumption Testing
PageFutures Wheel
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