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Nine practices, one discipline of evidence.
Policy Oracle offers an integrated set of consultancy services. Clients engage us for a single, well-defined deliverable or for an end-to-end programme that runs from diagnosis to delivery.
AI Governance and Responsible Technology
AI policy, risk and impact assessment, data governance, assurance and adoption strategy for institutions putting AI to work.
Explore the practice Core practiceMonitoring, Evaluation and Indicator Verification
M&E system design, third-party indicator verification, baselines to endlines, field and remote monitoring, and impact evaluation.
Explore the practice Core practicePublic Finance and Devolution Economics
Revenue mobilisation, PFM review, devolution impact, cost-benefit analysis, health financing and economic business cases.
Explore the practice Specialised practicePublic and Social Policy Design
Human-centred, costed and testable policy, from baselines and evidence through priority mapping to impact assessment.
Explore the practice Specialised practiceResearch and Capacity Building
Baselines, data modelling and analytics, macro-economic forecasting and competitive intelligence, with skills transferred as we go.
Explore the practice Specialised practicePolicy Research, Analysis and Review
Policy evaluation and review, research, strategic communications, partnerships, inclusion and public polling.
Explore the practice Specialised practiceKnowledge Management
Knowledge organisation, AI-enabled KM systems, KM strategy and the habits that make institutional memory survive turnover.
Explore the practice Specialised practiceClimate Policy and Governance
Climate risk management, climate in government policy, resilience training, impact assessment and enterprise risk.
Explore the practice Specialised practiceUrban Policy and Development Planning
Responsive and resilient infrastructure, needs forecasting and urban storytelling for fast-growing African cities.
Explore the practiceSectors
Where the practices meet the work.
Our practices combine differently in each sector. Choose a sector to see the practices, engagements and courses that apply.
- Health and Public Health
- Education and Skills
- Agriculture and Food Security
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Energy and Environment
- Financial Services and Public Finance
- Technology, Data and AI
- Public Administration and Governance
- Climate and Disaster Risk
- Infrastructure and Transport
- Urban Development
- Trade, Industry and Enterprise
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Security and Justice
- Social Protection and Inclusion
Our approach
The same logic in every engagement.
We follow a disciplined, evidence-led method that carries clients from the underlying problem to a result they can sustain. Every engagement is tailored to context, but the logic stays consistent, and each stage produces an output the client can use in its own right.
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Understand
We begin with the real problem, not the presenting symptom. We map stakeholders, incentives, context and constraints, and agree with the client on the exact decision the work must serve.
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Evidence
We collect and analyse robust qualitative and quantitative data, from surveys and independent field verification to administrative data, economic modelling and structured evidence review, and we document everything so the analysis can be scrutinised.
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Design
We craft practical, human-centred solutions and translate them into clear policy, strategy or programme design. Priorities are mapped, trade-offs are explicit and options are costed, so decision-makers choose with their eyes open.
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Deliver
We support implementation with actionable roadmaps, institutional arrangements, capacity building and knowledge systems, so the client can carry the work forward without permanent dependence on us.
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Evaluate
We assess impact before and after, measure what works and what does not, and feed the learning back into better decisions. Evaluation is a source of improvement, not a compliance exercise.
Methods and tools
- Stakeholder and political-economy analysis
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Survey and sampling design
- Independent field verification and record audits
- Remote sensing and GIS
- Econometric and statistical modelling
- Difference-in-differences and impact evaluation
- Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis
- Public expenditure and fiscal analysis
- Theory of change and results frameworks
- Data analytics and visualisation