In the space of just a few years, the near ubiquity of mobile phones, improvements in connectivity, and the availability of new and cheaper digital technologies are providing policy researchers and policymakers with access to new sources of real-time information and new tools to understand social and economic trends.
These technologies are changing governance systems and the role of research and evidence in the policymaking.
Arnaldo Pellini had a published an article on these themes on Helvetas Mosaic, a Swiss civil society development organization working in skills development and education; governance, peace and migration; and gender and social equity in in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe.