Download - Sprint policy fco
Embedding Open Policy Making and Digital in Foreign PolicyPolicy Unit
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What makes foreign policy ‘open’?
Aware of complexityAware of complexity
Engaging the full
range of views
• Consultation with experts
• User journeys• Social media• Multidisciplinary teams• Coproduction• Crowdsourcing
Gathering new
insights
• Behavioural Insights• Horizon scanning• Systems thinking• Mystery shopping• Data science• Scenario modelling
Testing solutions in the real
world
• Prototyping and testing• Randomised controlled
trials• What works
Open Policy
Making
Networked Networked and connected
and connected
Humble and curious
Humble and curious
Transparent
Transparent
Aware of interconnections
Aware of interconnections
CollaborativeCollaborative
AmbitiousAmbitious
Challenging Challenging own own assumptions
assumptions
Open to Open to
challengechallenge
Committed and
Committed and
persevering
persevering
FlexibleFlexible
Ask:
‘Why’?
external challenge sessions
‘how to challenge’
workshops
creativity training
alumni groups
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Building digital capability
• A clear framework for how digital can help policy-making in the
FCO context
• New case studies around that framework
• Dedicated policy capability in the new Digital Transformation Unit
Using digital to deliver better policy
• Following and predicting developments
• Formulating foreign policy
• Implementing foreign policy
• Influencing and identifying who to
influence
• Communicating and engaging on foreign
policy
sowing the seeds of change...
Digital: looking ahead
> Rolling out further training and guidance
> Setting up digital champions network for policy and comms
> Working with departments on particular pilots
> More joint events with the tech industry
> Looking at more advanced opportunities
Diplomatic Academy
International Policy Skills e-learning
Digital by default
Policy Profession
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