Data for effective policymaking—Data2Policy
From social protection and health to climate and nutrition – effective policymaking depends on data that reflects the real needs of people. Many policymakers face incomplete data, limited skills, or lack guidance and examples on how to use data effectively. This is where Data2Policy comes in.
With hands-on support, global peer learning, and practical tools such as the Data to Policy Navigator, the initiative identifies data gaps, strengthens capacities, and integrates data into everyday policy decisions—turning gut feeling into evidence-informed action.
A single voice alone often remains unheard. 10,000 voices can change a system. Hours on the bus every morning, first to daycare, then to work—across Mexico City. For Claudia Navarro, this is everyday life, and her story is not an isolated case. 10,000 women have shared their experiences and are showing how data can make policy fairer.
Our Approach
Data2Policy promotes data use in policymaking by supporting partner governments on their data journey, improving data capacities in public administration and fostering global learning between policymakers. This ‘learning from experience’ approach also includes transferring global learnings back to the German data ecosystem. The project understands data as a sector agnostic challenge—any project and sector can benefit from a data-based approach.
Our goal
Data2Policy’s goal is to improve the use of data in the policy cycle thus making it fairer, more inclusive and efficient as well as adapted to real needs.
Our activities
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With its use cases, Data2Policy aims to support governments in various stages of the data integration process. Activities include mapping data ecosystems, identifying data gaps, capacity building for policy makers and designing roadmaps for data integration.
The project also supports the development of tools such as role-based dashboards or collection tools for citizen data in cooperation with local partners.
