### Title:
“Crafting Policy Solutions: Addressing Investment and Public Safety Issues”
### Attendance:
– 0 students mentioned as absent.
### Topics Covered:
1. **Final Assignment Requirements:**
– Detailed explanation of the final policy paper requirements.
– Problem identification and policy solution as two main parts.
2. **Problem Identification Section:**
– Context and background: Explanation of the problem, historical context, current state, key factors, and impact assessment.
– Stakeholder Analysis: Primary, secondary, and influential stakeholders identified with interests, power, and potential conflicts.
3. **Comparative Analysis:**
– Establishing comparison with another region/country.
– Defining comparative parameters and assessing outcomes using data.
4. **Policy Solution Section:**
– Policy proposal: Stating the solution and its goals.
– Justification of the policy: Addressing counter-arguments and assessing feasibility.
– Implementation roadmap: Step-by-step plan with timeline, stakeholder roles, and enforcement mechanisms.
– Budget and resource allocation: Cost identification and funding sources.
– Monitoring and Evaluation: Defining success/failure, setting benchmarks, and identifying KPIs.
### Actionable Items:
1. **Finalize Topics:**
– Students need to finalize their chosen policy problem and solution.
2. **Empirical Evidence:**
– Emphasize the importance of using empirical evidence in their papers.
3. **Clarification of Stakeholders:**
– Additional examples or clarification may be needed regarding different types of stakeholders.
4. **Page Length and Graphics:**
– Remind students that graphics do not count towards page length.
### Homework:
– Complete a policy paper focusing on a specific issue in Kyrgyzstan, proposed to be 7-9 pages long, due on the 22nd.
– The paper should include all the sections discussed in class, with empirical evidence and a clear articulation of the problem and proposed solution.