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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