Public Policy Institute for Wales explained

Public Policy Institute for Wales
Abbreviation:	PPIW
Successor:	Wales Centre for Public Policy

The Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) was an independent policy research institution based in Cardiff, Wales.

It was established in January 2014,^[1] and was co-funded by the Economic and Social Research Council^[2] and the Welsh Government.^[3] Its administrative base was at Cardiff University, Wales. It was a member of the UK’s What Works Network.^[4]

The PPIW’s key activities included:

• Stimulating policy-maker demand for evidence by working directly with Ministers to identify their evidence needs and make connections across policy areas.
• Improving the supply of evidence by making policy-maker evidence needs know and generating independent authoritative advice and analysis.
• Supporting interaction between evidence suppliers and policy-makers by developing networks.
• Facilitating knowledge exchange between Wales, the rest of the UK and beyond.

Professor Steve Martin^[5] was the Director of the PPIW. The PPIW had an independent Board of Governors,^[6] whose role it was to oversee the work of the Institute; safeguarding its independence and ensuring the quality of its work.

In June 2017 the PPIW was awarded £6m^[7] by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Welsh Government to establish the Wales Centre for Public Policy^[8] (WCPP). The WCPP builds on the work of the PPIW, combining it with a broader approach which involves working with public services and as part of the UK-wide What Works initiative. The PPIW was absorbed into the WCPP in October 2017.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Public Policy Institute for Wales set up to improve public services. 2014-01-27. BBC News. 2017-02-13. en-GB.
2. Web site: What Works Centres - Economic and Social Research Council. www.esrc.ac.uk. en. 2017-02-13.
3. Web site: Welsh Government. gov.wales. EN. 2017-02-13.
4. Web site: What Works Network - GOV.UK. www.gov.uk. en. 2017-02-13.
5. News: Professor Steve Martin. Cardiff University. 2017-02-13.
6. Web site: Board of Governors – Public Policy Institute for Wales. ppiw.org.uk. en-US. 2017-02-13.
7. Web site: £6 million centre to help tackle major policy challenges - Economic and Social Research Council. esrc.ukri.org. 2019-04-17.
8. Web site: WCPP. www.wcpp.org.uk. en-US. 2019-04-17.