1. EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY MAKING IN EDUCATION REGIONAL CLUSTER OF KNOWLEDGE

2. Evidence Based Policy Making Decision MakersResearchers Practitioners Media Leaders Parents School Boards How to establish better cooperation? How to strengthen links? OECD

3. Why?  Transparency, Efficiency, Quality  Big influence of international researches (.. PISA, TIMSS)  Growing reporting requirements (governments, EU,UN Agencies, other international bodies)  Dilemmas in policy making process influence researcher’s agendas - growing demand side  Funding of researches aimed at definition of education policies - State institutions, international partners..  New niches for evidences based policy making  Research and analytical capacities – improvement needed – similar situation in all countries of the region  Regional approach – appropriate, more efficient in some cases..

4. Purpose of EBPM Cluster  To advance the mechanisms of regional cooperation in the fields conducive to the achievement of the following objectives:  enhanced communication and cooperation between the research community and policy-makers;  the identification of mechanisms for a better utilization of research findings by decision-makers;  advanced research practice in education policy creation;  mapping and launch of analyses relevant for education policy development;  a more efficient utilization of EU mechanisms and funds for enhancing evidence- based policy making in education.

5. Role of the EBPM Cluster  Important role in harmonizing regional initiatives with the new frameworks set by the ET 2020, EU 2020 and VET initiatives (Youth on the Move and the Agenda for New Skills and Jobs)  More effective planning of IPA funds for achieving the objectives set in the EU 2020 strategy  Transparency, Efficiency, Quality

6. Bases  ERI SEE Work Plan 2011/12  RCC Strategy and Work Programme 2011-2013: Building Human Capital – ERI SEE

7. Specific Tasks of the Cluster EBPM  Promote evidence-based policy making in education within the region  Identify priorities for further development of evidence based policy making in the region, adapted to national needs  Hub for regional projects - Develop regional projects/initiatives with the purpose to foster evidence-based policy making at regional level  develop mechanisms for regional cooperation in better use of evidence in policy and practice,  build capacity for implementation of different techniques and tools for progressive policy-making among policy makers, public servants and researchers in WBC,  strengthening of the institutional capacities for monitoring of educational policies and other priorities)  Use EU mechanisms and funds for enhancement of evidence based policy making

8. Partners  Initiative:  Serbia – Ministry of education and science  Social Inclusion and poverty reduction unit  Official Cluster members at the moment:  Serbia (lead)  BiH  Croatia  Romania  Moldavia  Evidence-based Policy Making Cluster is open for cooperation to all countries in the region and partner organizations.

9. EBPM Activities IMPLEMENTED  15 – 17 June 2011 Belgrade, Cluster Kick Off Meeting  15 – 17 June 2011 Belgrade - Turning research into practice – learning from PISA (regional meeting)  Identification of priorities for regional cooperation in the area evidence based policy making  Prepared Project for Danube Region Strategy “People and Skills” – Support to EBPM Cluster of knowledge  Prepared concept note for the regional project in the area of Evidence Based Policy Making as support and promotion of the Cluster activities.  Project preparation phase: Report based on mapping of major research institutions in the area, their capacities and current research projects; Regional Meeting: Regional Capacities in Evidence-based Policy Making in Education, December 2011  Regional conference: „Policy development and monitoring for quality and equity in education“, Focus on policy monitoring and evidence gaps in policy development, December 2011,belgrade

10. NEXT STEPS  Consultation on draft project concept note - develop regional projects/initiatives with the purpose to foster evidence-based policy making at regional level  Finalization of project proposal  TAIEX event: Decembar 2012, aimed at strengthening education statistics within the region  Monitoring education – data, indicators and challenges in education statistics – meeting with bodies responsible for data collection and monitoring of education systems

11. Funding At this stage:  Task Force Fostering and Building Human Capital  KulturKontakt Austria  ERI SEE  Government of Serbia  Office of the Deputy Prime minister for EU/Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit  Ministry of Education and Science  Potential sources:  EU funds (IPA,FP7,PROGRESS….)

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