Development Intelligence Lab

One year ago, the Australian Government released the nation's first international development policy in a decade. The Lab’s Heather Murphy, Bridi Rice and Richard Moore have taken a look at what's happened since. This week, we’re launching a new brief: International Development Policy - One Year On. In it, we've highlighted progress to date, what's still to come, and what we’ll be watching for in the next twelve months – and beyond. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dAayQv47 Sign up to receive Lab analysis straight to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gZAUbChM

Once again great to see expert, local, non-government insights from the Lab's Pulse Check informing the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's latest Development Partnership Plans. 🔴 Timor-Leste: https://ow.ly/excm50UFPgq 🔴 Southeast Asia (Regional): https://ow.ly/lJhl50UFPgp At the Lab, we believe local intelligence and insights should be front and centre in policy decision-making. The Pulse Check x Southeast Asia asks 300+ Southeast Asian experts the choices and trade-offs they would make if they were in the shoes of Australian policymakers. The latest country reports are released on a rolling basis: https://ow.ly/vcf350UFPgs

It’s been a big year for the Lab’s Pulse Check x Southeast Asia! Dive into our interactive webpages for Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, & Cambodia here: https://lnkd.in/gFt539u9 And stay tuned in the new year for Pulse Checks from Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and a Southeast Asia Regional Brief. Get the next ones straight to your inbox: https://ow.ly/rYB250SavNo

Join our workspace! We now have availability for new organisations or individuals to join us in our office space in Manuka. Collaboration and partnerships are a big part of what the Lab is all about. That has always included sharing our office space with like-minded organisations and people. Our office space is carefully crafted to break down barriers and encourage frank conversations and collaboration. If you’re a small organisation, NGO, social enterprise or an individual looking to rent desks in a comfy space, then get in touch! For more details email us at hello@devintelligencelab.com

That’s a wrap! The Lab has published our final edition of the Intel for 2024. This year’s most read Intel editions were: 🔴 Performance evidence is essential, but are there better alternatives to the ‘MEL-industrial complex’? - with responses from Sarah Mak, Lucy Pennington, & Robin Perry Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gDw_wYfe 🔴 What’s the secret to a successful donor-implementer relationship? - with responses from Mat Tinkler, Vania Budianto, & Mark Moran Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gzTVnHNC 🔴 Didn’t meet the gender target… good news for transparency or bad news for gender? - with responses from Alice Ridge, Ashlee Betteridge, & Sian Wrigley Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g_pgm-Hs The Intel will be back in February 2025, to make sure you’re tuned in, sign up to the Lab’s email here: https://ow.ly/rYB250SavNo

Check out my final piece this year as a guest editor for The Intel, where our experts discuss how Australia's economic statecraft effectively balances national priorities and development outcomes. Wishing you all a joyful festive season!

Join our workspace! We now have availability for new organisations or individuals to join us in our office space in Manuka. Collaboration and partnerships are a big part of what the Lab is all about. That has always included sharing our office space with like-minded organisations and people. Our office space is carefully crafted to break down barriers and encourage frank conversations and collaboration. If you’re a small organisation, NGO, social enterprise or an individual looking to rent desks in a comfy space, then get in touch! For more details email us at hello@devintelligencelab.com

It was a pleasure to be part of the panel discussing Australian aid: statecraft, contest, and public opinion at AAC 2024. Melissa Conley Tyler, Dr Cameron H. and Jack Hennessy had a great discussion together with those attending the session, facilitated by Benjamin Day. My presentation on ‘The costs of contest: how geostrategic competition and fragility interact’ was based on the Lab’s analysis on a dynamic that is emerging in some low- and middle-income countries in the Indo-Pacific: the interaction between geostrategic competition and fragility. Read the full brief here: https://lnkd.in/gk-WRceD

The latest Intel asked Helen Mitchell "How can Australia’s turn to economic statecraft help the poor?" Helen’s experience as a Sir Roland Wilson Scholar, at NSC informs her response this week. Read her response here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gNbGk2Ak Sign up to get the Intel straight to your inbox 👉 https://ow.ly/rYB250SavNo

The latest Intel asked Melissa Conley Tyler "How can Australia’s turn to economic statecraft help the poor?" Melissa’s experience leading public policy think tanks across Australia and as the current Executive Director of AP4D informs her response this week. Read her response here 👉https://lnkd.in/gNbGk2Ak Sign up to get the Intel straight to your inbox 👉 https://ow.ly/rYB250SavNo