Reiji Ikeda (Offender Rehabilitation Support Manager, Ministry of Justice Japan, and former Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Government Outcomes Lab), reflects upon the lessons and challenges for criminal justice social impact bonds.
Last updated 14 Mar 2023, 11:19 a.m.
In this blog, Srinithya Nagarajan shares the key insights from a recent INDIGO peer learning session on the topic of data ownership and access.
Last updated 7 Mar 2023, 5 p.m.
In this blog, Michael Gibson, Research and Policy Associate at the Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) highlights some of our key questions around trust and relationships in pursuit of better social outcomes, and how we might explore these at SOC23.
Last updated 7 Mar 2023, 10:37 a.m.
Laura Bonsaver draws on recent Engaging with Evidence session on the Village Enterprise Development Impact Bond (DIB) to explore the programme’s adaptations to Covid-19 and the core mechanisms of the DIB that helped make it resilient under stress.
Last updated 26 Apr 2022, 9:43 a.m.
Dr Chih Hoong Sin, Chairman at Traverse, has been advising the Abu Dhabi government on the use of social impact tools. In the latest of his series of blogs, he explores how a social incubator function can support outcomes contracting and investment.
Last updated 4 Apr 2022, 4:05 p.m.
Specialist procurement lawyers Kate and Elizabeth explain the UK Government’s latest measure designed to use the “power of the purse” to advance its climate change agenda and the implications for contractors and contracting authorities.
Last updated 4 Apr 2022, 3:58 p.m.
Laura Bonsaver highlights key learnings that emerged from our latest Engaging with Evidence session on the use and cost-effectiveness of outcomes-based funding in the education sector.
Last updated 9 Mar 2022, 10:30 a.m.
In this blog, Michael, Felix and Eleanor outline emerging GO Lab research on building local partnerships and coordination capacity to deliver complex public services, and consider its relevance to the social objectives of the UK's Levelling Up agenda.
Last updated 8 Feb 2022, 5:04 p.m.
Drawing on insights from GO Lab research and a recent Engaging with Evidence webinar, Tanyah Hameed examines the challenges of refugee integration and explores whether innovative financing and cross sector-collaborations can be part of the solution.
Last updated 8 Feb 2022, 11:28 a.m.
In this blog, Thomas Kenyon offers the World Bank’s perspective on how they are seeking to embed long-term sustainability within their Program-for-Results (PforR) financing instrument.
Last updated 11 Jan 2022, 3:31 p.m.
Read our Executive Director Nigel Ball's blog which reflects on Government Outcomes Lab's work this year and the pertinent debates we've sparked on the relationship between the private and public sectors.
Last updated 8 Dec 2021, 4:31 p.m.
In this blog, Oishee Kundu and Malcolm Harbour discuss the importance of moving away from strict procedures and developing research capacity to support a more strategic approach to public procurement for innovation.
Last updated 7 Dec 2021, 11:23 a.m.
Reflecting on a recent Engaging with Evidence webinar, GO Lab's Tanyah Hameed examines some cases in which combining ecosystem orchestrators with an outcomes focus has proved effective.
Last updated 10 Nov 2021, 10:33 a.m.