Kurdish Policy Analysis

  Kurdistan Urged to Modernize Data Infrastructure to Drive Governance and Economic Growth SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, March 27  Kurdish Policy Analysis  – Iraqi Kurdistan has an opportunity to transform its governance and economic development by modernizing its data and evidence systems, experts say, drawing lessons from a recent UK policy report on future-ready national statistics. The  Tony Blair Institute for Global Change   highlighted  the need for real-time, AI-ready data to guide government decision-making, investment planning, and social services. While the report focuses on the United Kingdom, analysts say its principles could provide a blueprint for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as it navigates economic diversification and regional development challenges. “Current planning often relies on outdated or fragmented data,” said a local  policy analyst  in Sulaimaniyah. “Building a robust evidence base would allow the KRG to track economic ...

       UK Think Tank Urges Overhaul of National Evidence Base for the Digital Age Erbil, Iraq, March 25 Kurdish Policy Analysis  – A prominent policy institute has called on the United Kingdom to modernise its national data and evidence infrastructure to govern more effectively in an age of rapid technological change, including increasing reliance on artificial intelligence. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change says traditional statistical systems, such as decennial censuses and slow‑moving government data releases, lag behind the pace of economic transformation and risk leaving policymakers “flying blind.” In a report titled Building a Future‑Ready Evidence Base in the UK , the institute argues that evidence — from labour market trends to industrial change and AI adoption — should be treated as a core public good and national infrastructure. “Without timely, reliable data, government risks misdirected policy on key issues such as schools, healthcar...