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T3-06 · Tier 3 · Job Skills

AI+ for Policy Research

Evidence-Based Analysis in Half the Time

Briefings that land. Evidence that holds.

Your minister needs a briefing by noon. Your inbox has forty consultation responses, three contradictory studies, and a pile of grey literature nobody has read. This book gives policy researchers and analysts a systematic AI workflow for the full evidence cycle — scoping to draft — including the Policy Research Prompt Toolkit (28 prompts), a practical guide to evaluating conflicting evidence without overstating certainty, and clear rules on what can and can't go into an AI tool in a public sector context.

Tier

Tier 3 · Job Skills

Category

Research & Media

Format

Guide

Updated

Q2 2026

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Inside

28 ready-made, market-tested prompts: research framing, evidence searches, source evaluation, evidence synthesis, briefing notes, consultation analysis
A literature search and screening workflow that compresses days of work into hours — without compromising defensibility
An evidence synthesis discipline that handles conflicting evidence honestly and avoids overclaiming certainty
The Civil Service AI Safety Protocol applied to classified, sensitive, and politically charged material
A 30-day plan for policy analysts, research officers, evidence advisers, think tank researchers, and NGO policy leads

Who this is for

Policy analysts, research officers, and evidence advisers working in government departments, parliamentary research services, regulatory bodies, and international organisations. Also think tank researchers, NGO policy leads, and public sector consultants who produce evidence-based policy analysis as their primary work. Cross-context: the discipline of policy research travels across sectors — health policy, education policy, economic policy, environmental regulation, social policy.

Also for:Junior analysts new to policy research; programme officers at development finance institutions and multilateral organisations; senior policy advisers who commission research but need to understand AI's role in evidence production; management consultants supporting public sector clients.

You’ll be able to

Frame a policy research question and design an evidence search strategy using AI as a thought partner
Search systematically across academic and grey literature sources, applying AI to compress search and screening time
Evaluate sources using the TRUST framework adapted for policy contexts, including assessing political capture and evidence bias
Synthesise conflicting evidence into a coherent, balanced policy picture without overstating certainty
Draft core policy products — briefing notes, evidence reviews, and consultation analyses — with AI assistance while maintaining professional accountability
Apply the Civil Service AI Safety Protocol before using AI with classified, sensitive, or policy-sensitive material

What’s inside

Diagnostic: How AI-ready is your policy research?
Chapter 1: AI in Policy Research Right Now
Chapter 2: The Policy Researcher's AI Toolkit
Chapter 3: Scoping the Question
Chapter 4: Finding Evidence
Chapter 5: Evaluating Sources
Chapter 6: Synthesising Evidence
Chapter 7: Drafting Policy Products
Chapter 8: Stakeholder Analysis and Consultation
Chapter 9: Governance, Integrity and Classification
Chapter 10: Your 30-Day Policy Research Plan
Back matter: Skill Summary · Recommended Next Reads · Glossary · Tool Reference

Built by an AI engineering firm — for analysts whose minister needs a briefing tomorrow morning, and whose evidence has to defend itself.

Appears in 2 bundles

IND-07The Government & Public Sector Pack IND-17The Foreign Service & Diplomacy Pack

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