The Evidence-based Policy-making in Education conference began on June 23.This 2-day event was hosted by the Tanzanian Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and coordinated by Twaweza and Innovations for Poverty Action-Tanzania.

On June 21st, in collaboration with the International Growth Centre (IGC), IPA hosted an event on electricity and water utility provision research.The overall objective of the event was to create a forum to discuss how research could help inform policies on utility provision in Zambia.To motivate this discussion, case studies of projects recently supported by IPA and IGC were presented, and a panel of policy-makers in Zambia shared their views.Professor Kelsey Jack (Tufts University) and Mr.