NOVA Data-Driven Public Policies Lab

• Evidence based public policies;
• Identification and framing of new policies;
• Impact assessment;
• Policy and programme evaluation;
• Governance, accountability & quality;
• Research design and data analytics;
• Data governance and database management;
• Survey based research;
• Training/knowledge transfer.

To promote the development of better, more efficient and more effective public policies.

• To promote the development of public policies based on evidence;
• To promote a culture of evidence-based policy making and policy impact;
• Scientific development for policy ecosystems;
• Promote the use state-of-the art methodologies for policy evaluation and impact assessment;
• Promote accountability and transparency of public policies;
• Promote the use of data analytics and data science methodologies at the service of better public policies;
• Contribute to more effective decision making and the optimization of public resources and their allocation.