Training: Policy Design Studio
Learn to engage governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in policy formulation, the design of public policy content and policy implementation. Our evidence-based training equips current and future public service leaders with knowledge and skills for policy design, policy implementation and stakeholder engagement through short online and in-person modules, multi-day workshops and contract-basis opportunities.
Analysis: Policy Design Studio
Through technical analysis, we help governments and non-governmental organizations evaluate whether policies are effectively designed and carried out, as well as whether the stakeholder engagement processes they are using are effectively designed and run. Analyses are conducted on a contractual basis.
Siddiki Leads Workshop During Maxwell Online Executive Master of Public Administration Program’s Campus Immersion Weekend
Saba Siddiki, director of the Center for Policy Design and Governance, along with Scott Emery of M.S. Hall & Associates, led a policy design workshop during the Maxwell Online Executive Master of Public Administration (E.M.P.A.) program’s campus immersion weekend, which took place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2022. The workshop was divided into two sessions. Session I, “Designing Informed Policies,” covered topics such as goal setting, stakeholder engagement in policy formulation, and policy drafting. Session II, “Policy Implementation,” focused on implementation design, assessment and learning.
Policy Design and Implementation in a Global Environment
Professor Saba Siddiki, of the Center for Policy Design and Governance, led a policy design workshop, covering such topics as goal setting, stakeholder engagement in policy formulation, policy drafting, and implementation design and assessment. The workshop drew on examples from across the globe to illustrate how practitioners in different policy and political contexts engage in policy design and implementation. Participants engaged in exercises that allowed them to apply concepts and skills covered in the workshop to the different national contexts in which they were working.
Monday, April 24, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
City of Syracuse Procurement Transformation Project
In the summer of 2023, the Center for Policy Design and Governance partnered with the City of Syracuse's Office of Analytics, Performance and Innovation on a project that evaluated the design and implementation of the City's Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Participation Program. The center produced a report that offered a set of recommendations for recruiting and retaining MWBE vendors for City projects.
