Daniel Alberto Anavitarte Santillana (Ministerio de Educación, Perú)
Topic:MineduLAB - an innovation lab for education policy
Hosted within the government of Peru – more specifically, the Ministry of Education’s Office of Strategic Monitoring and Evaluation (OSEE) – MineduLab evaluates the effectiveness of innovations with the goal to provide evidence for improving children’s learning throughout the country. In doing so, the lab follows a collaborative approach, combining researchers’ expertise with the political and operational experience of policymakers. The approach ensures that the innovations are informed by existing rigorous evidence and cutting-edge theories on education and behavioral economics.