SURE Guides

The SURE GuidesAbout the SURE GuidesSURE Guides mapQuick Start GuideIntroduction to the SURE Guides1. Getting startedWhat is a policy brief?What should be included in a policy brief?How can policy briefs be used?First steps and the policy brief writing teamBuilding capacity to prepare and support the use of policy briefsResponding rapidly to requests for research evidenceAdditional resourcesReferences2. Prioritising topics for policy briefsBackgroundWhich topics will be considered?Which criteria will be used to set priorities?Who will participate in setting the priorties?What process will be used to set the priorities?Additional resourcesReferences3. Clarifying the problemWhat is the problem and how did it come to attention?How has the problem been framed (described) and what are the consequences of this framing?How big is the problem?What is the cause of the problem?Additional resourcesReferences4. Deciding on and describing optionsBackgroundWhat policy options should be presented?What is known about the impacts of the different policy options?How confident can we be about the likely impacts of each of the options?How should information about the potential impacts of the different policy options be summarised?Additional considerationsAdditional resourcesReferences5. Identifying and addressing barriers to implementing policy optionsBackgroundWhat barriers are there for implementing each policy option?What strategies are available to address important barriers?What is known about the effects of relevant implementation strategies?How should information about barriers and the likely effects of strategies for addressing them be summarised?Additional resourcesReferences6. Monitoring and evaluationBackgroundAre there important uncertainties that should be addressed prior to making a decision?What should potentially be monitored and how?What should potentially be evaluated and how?Additional resourcesReferences7. Organising and running policy dialoguesBackgroundWhat are the objectives of the policy dialogue?Who will participate in the dialogue?How will the dialogue be organised?What needs to be done following the policy dialogue?Additional resourcesReferences8. Informing and engaging stakeholdersBackgroundWhich stakeholder groups should be informed and engaged in the preparation and use of a policy brief?What contextual factors might affect efforts to engage stakeholders?How will different stakeholder groups be engaged in the preparation and use of a policy brief?What difference will informing and engaging stakeholders make and how will this be evaluated?Additional resourcesReferencesLibrariesA form for evaluating the guidesA glossaryPdf files of the Contents and each of the guidesAppendices from the guidesChecklists and worksheets referred to in the guidesTemplatesExamples of policy briefsOther examples used in the guidesAudio and video recordingsThe SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed PolicymakingTeaching resources (workshop materials and Powerpoint presentations)