Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe

The project "Building capacity for evidence informed policymaking (EIPM) in governance and public administration in post-pandemic Europe" supported seven European Union (EU) member states (Estonia, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia and the Netherlands) in building capacity to improve the effectiveness of their public administrations, through greater capacity for supply and uptake of scientific knowledge, evaluation, and evidence in policymaking. The expected long-term impact of this project is the reinforced institutional integration of the use of evidence, science and evaluation for policymaking. This report presents the results of the joint work of approximately 100 people from Estonia's public sector who participated in survey, numerous interviews, focus groups and workshop during 2023-2024. The final country report consists of three main parts in chronological order of the work: the diagnostic report (chapter 4), the needs and gaps assessment report (chapter 5) and the roadmap (chapter 6). Each preceding chapter is integral to the subsequent one; thus, the roadmap chapter is of particular significance, as it presents a detailed plan for implementing change. All chapters focus on the supply and demand side of the Estonian EIPM system as well as the brokerage level where supply and demand meet. The term 'supply side' refers to organizations supplying the evidence to be used in policy processes. 'Demand' refers to those using evidence and scientific knowledge in their policy processes.