Strengthening Centre of Government: Why Local Evidence Matters

Across many countries, development partners are increasingly investing in Centre of Government (CoG) reforms to strengthen policy coordination, improve public sector performance, and enhance the ability of governments to deliver services effectively and transparently.

While governance reform often focuses on institutional structures and technical solutions, experience shows that sustainable reform also depends on understanding the local institutional context, stakeholder relationships, implementation realities, and citizens' experiences with public services.

At Insights for Research, Polling and Training, we believe that effective Centre of Government support should combine international technical expertise with strong local evidence and implementation capacity.

For more than 15 years, Insights has worked with Palestinian ministries, public institutions, international organizations, universities, and civil society organizations to provide:

- Political economy and stakeholder analysis

- Institutional and organizational assessments

- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

- Citizen trust and public service perception studies

- Government performance measurement and dashboards

- Public policy research and data analytics

- AI-enabled decision-support and reporting solutions

- Mixed-method research including surveys, interviews, focus groups and administrative data analysis

Our multidisciplinary team combines expertise in statistics, governance, public administration, economics, data science, AI, monitoring and evaluation, and policy analysis, supported by an extensive network of senior Palestinian specialists and nationwide field implementation capacity.

As international development partners continue to support governance and institutional reform initiatives in Palestine, we believe that meaningful local partnerships can significantly strengthen programme design, implementation, learning, and long-term sustainability.

We welcome opportunities to collaborate with international consulting firms, framework suppliers, universities, think tanks, and development organizations seeking an experienced Palestinian technical partner for governance, institutional reform, monitoring and evaluation, research, data systems, and evidence-based decision-making.