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Oxford Policy Management

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Oxford Policy Management
Founded1979
FocusInternational development
Location
Region served
Global
Employees
600+ Globally [1]
Websitehttp://www.opml.co.uk/

Oxford Policy Management (OPM) is an international development consulting firm which aims to help low- and middle-income countries achieve growth and reduce poverty and disadvantage through public policy reform.

The company works with donor organisations (which have included UNICEF and the World Bank), governments and NGOs focusing on areas such as economic development, health, education, climate change and social welfare, with a strong focus on research.

OPM is headquartered in Oxford, UK, and has several hundred staff and a global network of offices.

Issues addressed

Examples of OPM's studies and policy work include:

  • Climate change: Action on Climate Today, a programme developing strategies to combat climate change impacts with South Asian governments [2]
  • Education: Education Data, Research and Evaluation in Nigeria (EDOREN)[3]
  • Financial sector development: Towards Impact-Oriented Measurement (IOM) Systems for the FSD Network (with FSD Africa, a financial sector development programme)[4]
  • Health: partner in Health & Education Resource & Advice Team (HEART)[5]
  • Natural Resources and Energy: the first global study of mineral dependence, Blessing or curse? The rise of mineral dependence among low- and middle-income countries[6]
  • Poverty and social protection: Public works programmes for protection and climate resilience: theory of change and evidence in low-income countries[7]
  • Social care services: development of palliative care services for the Republic of Serbia[8]

References

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/company/opmglobal/ [self-published source]
  2. Zoë Scott; Marcela Tarazona (March 2011). "Study on Disaster Risk Reduction, Decentralization and Political Economy" (PDF). PreventionWeb.
  3. "Edoren | Education Data, Research and Evaluation In Nigeria".
  4. "Towards Impact-Oriented Measurement (IOM) Systems for the FSD Network". FSDAfrica.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-11. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. "The free health care initiative (FHCI) in Sierra Leone: real gains for mothers and young children". heart-resources.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  6. "OPM study: Blessing or curse? The rise of mineral dependence among low- and middle-income countries | EITI". eiti.org. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  7. "Public works programmes for protection and climate resilience: theory of change and evidence in low-income countries". International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG). ipc-undp.org. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  8. "Project "Development of Palliative Care Services in the Republic of Serbia"". palliativecareserbia.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-24. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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