Fundamentals of PUBLIC POLICY | An Online Spring School Program | A Four-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | March 2023 | IMPRI#WebPolicyLearning
IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online Spring School Program
A Four-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course on
Fundamentals of PUBLIC POLICY
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: March (3, 4, 10,11, 17, 18, 24, 25), 2023
Every Friday and Saturday, March 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom
Course Fee: INR 5000 (inclusive of GST)
Discounted Fee: For Professionals: INR 4000 | For Students: INR 3000
Additionally, Bulk Discounts can be availed for groups of more than 5 participants
Registration Form
Link to Registration Form: https://forms.gle/uWHHutg1xNsfMSji8
Payment of Course Fee
For Professionals
Payment Link for Professionals: https://rzp.io/l/imprippi
For Students
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NOTE: Please don’t proceed to pay without filling out the registration form given above.
For queries, write to: learningatimpri@gmail.com
About
Unknowingly and knowingly, public policy interacts and intervenes in all of our lives. Understanding policy becomes convoluted because it operates in such a vast realm; this course aims to declutter it by expounding public policy’s warrants, caveats, and numerous facets. Emphasizing the impact of policies on the stakeholders, their intended and unintended consequences and analysis thereof.
This course will focus on public policy in India and its warrant, caveats, facets and its impact. Participants in these eight sessions will gain a unique understanding of the complex challenges of contemporary governance from a variety of perspectives, such as economics and agriculture, foreign policy, urban management and policy, climate change, environmental policy and disaster management, the role of media and civil society, and contemporary threads such as feminism in policy making. This provides the tools and know-how to comprehend and handle India’s critical public policy issues.
This course will be conducted by expert resource persons comprising civil servants, politicians, civil society activists, professionals, and academics.
For whom
This course is for anyone with a keen interest in the nuances and impact of Public Policy. This course would benefit students, working professionals, researchers, faculties, journalists, civil society members, activists, lawyers, interested learners, and post-graduate and undergraduate students.
The course hopes to deliver expanded thinking and enhanced understanding to be able to make formidable contributions to public policy.
Benefits of taking the Course
Participants would:
• Learn from globally and nationally renowned thematic experts and practitioners
• Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities
• Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning
• Get access to session videos for 15 days
• Receive a certificate of completion
• Have the opportunity to publish their essays on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features the articles of eminent people from around the globe.
Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
Program Experts
Week 1 Day 1
Chair: Prof Mukul Asher
Former Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore; Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI
Topic: Introduction to Public Policy
Experts:
Dr Nivedita P. Haran
Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala
Topic: Bureaucrats’ Reflections on Public Policy
Week 1 Day 2
Ms Urvashi Prasad
Director, Office of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
Topic: Practitioners’ Experiences of Public Policy
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay
Associate Professor, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Visiting Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Topic: Data & Public Policy
Shri Bhartendra Singh Baswan
Former Secretary, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
Topic: Public Policy Drivers
Week 2 Day 3
Dr A. Amarender Reddy
Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics), ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
Topic: Agriculture, Rural & Economic Policy
Mr V. Ramkrishnan
Managing Director, Organisation Development, Singapore
Topic: Enhancing Productivity & EoDB
Dr Munawer Khwaja
Fiscal Economist, Former Technical Advisor, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, USA
Topic: Relevance of Tax Policy for the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Week 2 Day 4
Prof Jandhyala B. G. Tilak
ICSSR National Fellow; Distinguished Professor, Council for Social Development, New Delhi; Former Professor & Vice-Chancellor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration
Topic: Education & Public Policy
Mr T K Arun
Senior Journalist and Columnist
Topic: Political Economy & Public Policy in India
Week 3 Day 5
Dr Amar Jesani
Independent Researcher and Teacher (Bioethics and Public Health); Editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
Topic: Health & Public Policy
Prof Rafiq Dossani
Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy; Senior Economist; Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School, RAND Corporation, USA
Topic: Climate Change Mitigation & Role of the USA & China
Week 3 Day 6
Ms Ingrid Srinath
Philanthropy Expert; Former & Founding Director, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy (CSIP), Ashoka University
Topic: Philanthropy & Public Policy
Mr Sandeep Chachra
Executive Director, ActionAid Association, India and Ex Co-Chair, World Urban Campaign, UN-HABITAT; Advisor, IMPRI
Topic: Social Security & Public Policy
Prof Vibhuti Patel
Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI; Former Prof, TISS, Mumbai
Topic: Gender & Public Policy
Week 4 Day 7
Mr Manoj Misra
Former Indian Forest Service; Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan
Topic: Environment & Public Policy
Mr Tikender Singh Panwar
Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla; Senior Fellow, IMPRI
Topic: Cities, Local Governance & Public Policy
Mr Yash Agarwal
Founder, Public Policy India
Topic: Early Careers in Public Policy
Week 4 Day 8
Ambassador Shashank
Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Topic: India’s Foreign Policy
Mr Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Editor (Political & Current Affairs), New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV India)
Topic: Media & Public Policy
Conveners:
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI, New Delhi
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Participants List & Details:
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| A Four-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | |||
| March 2023 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | |||
| Name | Designation | Organisation | Location |
| Aadi Sardesai | N/A | The HDFC School | Pune |
| Aaron C | Assistant Manager-Strategy & Ops | SRM Group | Chennai |
| Aastha | Research Assistant | Lokniti -CSDS | PhD scholar |
| Aastha Jain | Communications Associate | SEWA Bharat | Delhi |
| Aayushi Dhawan | Associate Manager | QCI | Delhi |
| Abhinandan Sethi | Student | IIT, Madras | Chennai |
| Abhinav Pandey | student | South Asian University | New Delhi |
| Abhishek Kumar | Urban Planner | Indian National Trust For Art And Cultural Heritage [INTACH] | New Delhi |
| Abhishek Kumar Upadhyay | Environmental Specialist | Indian National Trust For Art And Cultural Heritage [INTACH] | New Delhi |
| ADITI DAS | Student | IIT, Madras | Chennai |
| Aishwarya Jojo | Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow – Angul, Odisha | IIM Bangalore | Angul, Odisha |
| Ajeet Singh | Project Manager- Climate Smart Agriculture | Environmental Defense Fund | Patna, Bihar |
| Alokita Jha | Program Officer | Organic and Fairtrade Cotton Secretariat | Noida |
| Amit Roy | Student | Jaypee University of information technology | Himachal Pradesh/Solan |
| Anita MC | Data Scientist | Accenture | New Delhi |
| Anusha Pinto | Assistant Product Manager | WaterScience | Bangalore |
| Anushin Ray | B.Sc. Environmental Science (Hons) | The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda | Howrah |
| Arushi Kohli | Student | Ryan International School | New Delhi |
| Atma Deep Dutta | Student | Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad |
| Avantika Sharma | Student | Maharishi Dayanand University | Delhi |
| Bagavanidhi M | Additional Programme Coordinator | Keystone Foundation | Kotagiri |
| Bhagavan B R | Student | KSOU | Mysuru |
| Bhama A B | Student | Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi |
| Bhanukiran Madakasira | General Manager | Bennett Coleman Company Ltd | Hyderabad |
| Britikah R | PhD (Research Scholar) | Jawaharlal Nehru University | New Delhi |
| Chandrasekhar Subramaniam | Director and Publisher | HAPPIEST HEALTH SYSTEMS PVT LTD | Bangalore |
| Charu Agrawal | Researcher/Lecturer | – | Bangalore |
| Denipreet Kaur | Final year master’s student | Ravenshaw University, Cuttack | Bhubaneswar |
| Devaraj Balappagari | PhD scholar | Jawaharlal Nehru University | Delhi |
| Dhaval Negandhi | Programme Manager | Living Landscapes | Vadodara |
| Divya Jadhav | Student | Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Tuljapur |
| Divya Kohli | | | |
| Elango Stanislaus | Faculty | Samvada Baduku | Bengaluru |
| Garima Panigrahi | Student | IGNOU | Delhi |
| GARIMA Singh | Early Postdoc | IIT, Delhi | Delhi |
| Gorvi Sajnani | Student | Alliance Francaise de Delhi | New Delhi |
| Ipshita Mitra | Student | IGNOU | Noida |
| Ishan Krishna Kumar | Student | PES University | Bangalore |
| J Charles Avinash | Independent Consultant | Self | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Jeetendra Patel | PhD Student | Dr Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar (M.P.) | Sagar |
| Joel Stafford | Associate | Consulate General of Denmark | Bangalore |
| Kashif Shuja Shahidi | SDE 2 | Amadeus | Bangalore |
| Kavitha N | Faculty | Samvada | Bengaluru |
| Kavitha Lakshman | Admin | Samvada | Bangalore |
| Kishor Kumar Dash | Teaching Faculty | Balimela College of Science and Technology, Malkangiri, Odisha | Malkangiri |
| Kripakar CA. | Partner | Sankaran & Sundar | Chennai |
| Kriti Satti | Copywriter | Social Panga | Ghaziabad |
| Kritika Joshi | Intern | Organic and Fairtrade Cotton Secretariat | Almora |
| Lavina Fernandes | Student | IIHMR | Mumbai |
| Mahek Singh | Head of Operations | Freed | New Delhi |
| Mahima Gupta | PhD Student | DMS, IIT Delhi | Delhi |
| Maitreyee Shukla | Researcher | Independent | New Delhi |
| Maj. Dr Gulshan Sharma | DG-ICSI | ICSI-Int Chamber for Service Industry | Chandigarh |
| Majid Durrani | | | |
| Manan Singh | Student | O.P. Jindal Global University | Lucknow |
| Mangesh Baisane | PhD Scholar | Department of Economics Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune | Pune |
| Mayuresh Tripathi | Student | Rishihood University | Sonipat |
| Mohammed Wakif Amin Hussain | Development Consultant | Self-employed | Dergaon, Assam |
| Munavar Attari | Managing Director | FleishmanHillard India | Mumbai |
| Namrah Nadeem | Student | London School of Economics and Political Science | LONDON |
| Nandeen Bhattacharyya | Masters Student | International Institute for Population Sciences | Mumbai |
| Nandika Rohith | Student | Ashoka University | New Delhi |
| Neelima | PhD student | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
| Nehul Goyal | District Resource Person | FES/TISS | New Delhi |
| Olivia Dullapalli | Student | Nil | Hyderabad |
| Omya Joshi | Student | Ashoka University | Navi Mumbai |
| Pallavi Mishra | Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | Bhubaneswar |
| Poonam Aundhekar | Grants Intern | Qure.ai | Port Blair |
| Prashanth Goutham R | Senior Director | AppViewX | Chennai |
| Prerna Jain | Assistant Professor (Guest) | Shri Ram College of Commerce, DU | New Delhi |
| Princel Rosario | PR Manager | Rupeek Fintech Pvt. Ltd. | Bangalore |
| Prithvi Deore | Associate Regional Planner | Southern California Association of Governments | Los Angeles |
| Ramakka Chukki | Student | Samvada | Bangalore |
| Ravina Richards | Research Scholar | Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
| Reshma Jose | PhD Research Scholar | Delhi University | Delhi |
| Rochak Bhardwaj | Head CSR | JK Lakshmi cement | Sirohi, Rajasthan |
| Rochana B Hebbal | Lawyer | Self-employed | Davangere |
| Rose George | Student | Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics | Pune |
| Ruchira Dolai | Na | Na | Bangalore |
| Rudrapati Sravani | Counselling Psychologist | Freelancer | Hyderabad |
| Rupsikha Baruah | Project Associate | IIT Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar |
| Saad Khan | Gandhi Fellow | Piramal Foundation of education leadership | Rajasthan |
| Sai Motupali Nair | Student | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | Bangalore |
| Sakuntala Dash | District Coordinator | ActionAid India | Balasore |
| Samruddhi Gole | Senior Research Associate | Leadership for Equity | Katraj |
| Saranya Pavarala | Student | O.P Jindal Global University | NCR of Delhi, India |
| Satyapal Kokkirala | MD | Galvanizz Projects Pvt Ltd | Hyderabad |
| Shaivi Soni | Self Employed | Self Employed | Noida |
| Shalu Pandey | Student | Vikramaditya college | Bhopal, m.p |
| Shritika Maurya | Environment Planner and Architect | Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), New Delhi | Ghaziabad |
| Shruthi Nair | Intern | Centre for Public Policy Research | Bangalore |
| Shruti Rastogi | Research Scholar | Panjab University | Chandigarh |
| Siddharth Verma | Student | Ambedkar University | Delhi |
| Sneha Puskoor | Software Test Engineer | Tata Consultancy Services | Hyderabad |
| Sneha Sarraju | Not applicable | Not applicable | Tirupathi |
| Soumya Tiwari | Research Scholar | FORE School of Management | New Delhi |
| Sulochana KM | Research Scholar | University of Mysore | Bengaluru |
| Sumesh Dudani | Scientific Officer | Natural Heritage Division, INTACH | Delhi |
| Sunanda Das | Research scholar | TISS | West Bengal |
| Sunil Kumar Ayyappan | Associate General Manager – Projects | Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Tamil Selvi C | Job Seeker | JIPMER | Puducherry |
| Tanvi Adarsh | PhD Scholar | Gautam Buddha University | Greater Noida |
| Vaibhav Srivastava | Associate- Sustainable Development | REC Foundation | New Delhi |
| Vanisha Pandia | Doctoral Student | Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur | Jaipur |
| Vatsala Raghuvanshi | Student | University of Edinburgh | Meerut |
| Vikrant Chaudhary | Founder | Noviga Tech | Nagpur |
| Yamini Khosla | Research Fellow | Bengal Development Collective | Ludhiana |
YouTube Videos:
Session 1: https://youtu.be/oBQHkDD6WfI
Session 2: https://youtu.be/5M39YbtHlRg
Session 3: https://youtu.be/LgOHlgT2fEI
Session 4: https://youtu.be/wnlEBEYn35g
Session 5: https://youtu.be/16QHoXLWZQ0
Session 6: https://youtu.be/FX_M5r_KGzg
Session 7: https://youtu.be/GNuKZBxZr_o
Session 8: https://youtu.be/WP-xRaivbbs
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