Research influence on public policy : a case study

Meeting: Making the most of research : research and the policy process, 21 June 2004, Ottawa, ON, CAFrench version available in IDRC Digital Library: Recherche et politique évoluent en parallèle : mesurer l'influence de la recherche sur les politiques économiques du Viet Nam pose des défisAt head of title: Research influence on public policy : a case studyThe report was compiled through a literature review and interviews with Vietnamese researchers and senior government officials, in particular leaders of advisory and research bodies. A survey focused on three IDRC programs in Vietnam; IDRC encouraged the formation of inter-institutional networks capable of working cooperatively, and gradually a cadre of competent researchers has emerged. Since 1991, Viet Nam has pursued an ambitious program of economic reform and modernization called Doi Moi, or “reconstruction.