Central Policy Unit and Research Grants Council

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Central Policy Unit and Research Grants Council

• Promoting Public Policy Research in Hong
• Kongs Higher Education Institutions
• Potential, Possibilities ad Policies
• Julia Tao
• City University of Hong Kong
• 6th November 2009

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Three Questions

• A. Informing Policy
• 1. Which Model to adopt?
• Commissioned Research Model
• Close/customer - oriented
• Think Tanks Model
• Loose/exchange oriented
• Knowledge Transfer Model Collaborative/partner
  ship - oriented

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Three Questions

• B. Realizing Potentials
• 2. What potential values will be realized?
• Outcome Values
• Pattern Values
• (Yehezkel
  Dror, 1968)

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Outcome Values

• To improve policymaking systems
• by uncover the underlying causes of
  policymaking inadequacies in the current system
  built in incapacities in the policymaking
  process
• To improve policy choices
• by supporting values researchers believe in
  and advancing their impact on policies
• To improve policy strategies
• by innovative thinking and challenging
  received
• ideas

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Pattern Values

• Promotes participation and open government
• Improve processes and institutions for
  policymaking

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Three Questions

• C. Realizing Benefits
• 3. How to design our infrastructural support?
• Administration oriented to administer
• Facilitation - oriented to coordinate
• Sustainability oriented to connect and to
  develop

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Final Thoughts

• Models of Knowledge Transfer for a Knowledge-
  driven Society
• 1. Commercial transfer of Knowledge
• Commercialization of research products, R D
  for industrial development, patents creation,
  etc.
• Bridge between academic world and commercial
  world
• 2. Non-commercial transfer of Knowledge
• Impact on policy, society, and governance
• Bridge between academic world and government