Data to Policy Workshop

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Training Location
Trinidad & Tobago
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Course Overview

The Data to Policy Workshop is a three-day training programme focused on integrating data and artificial intelligence into public policymaking. The workshop supports public officers in applying data-driven and evidence-based approaches across the policy cycle.

What participants will learn

  • How to frame policy problems using data

  • How to map and understand government data ecosystems

  • Principles of ethical data governance

  • Practical data analysis and visualisation techniques

  • Approaches to policy monitoring and evaluation

  • Introduction to AI techniques, including natural language processing and predictive analytics

  • Use of the Data to Policy Navigator, a step-by-step policy design tool

Who are involved

  • Mid- and senior-level government officials

  • Deputy Permanent Secretaries and senior managers

  • Public officers from key ministries across Trinidad and Tobago

  • Total participants: 26 senior public officers, supported by global and regional UNDP experts

  • Training delivered by the UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub

Why this training matters

  • Data and AI are not yet consistently used across government policy processes

  • Skills and capacity gaps limit effective use of available data

  • Supports better, faster, and more inclusive decision-making

  • Strengthens long-term capacity for evidence-based, citizen-centric governance

  • To connect participants to the global, Data to Policy Champions Community for continued exchange and learning.

 

Workshop Facilitators

Christophe Ji

Christophe Ji is a Data Policy Analyst at the UNDP's Chief Digital Office, where he manages the Data to Policy Initiative and the Development Data Partnership. He holds dual Master's degrees in Public Administration and International Relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, and a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from Syracuse University.

Aparna Bhushan

Aparna Bhushan is the Data Protection & AI Governance Lead at UNDP. With experience spanning Big Tech and the UN system, she specializes in building and operationalizing data governance, data protection, and responsible AI frameworks that enable innovation while safeguarding rights, trust, and accountability. 

A trained lawyer, Aparna has previously served as the Head of Privacy at a Fortune 500 e-commerce company and held data policy roles at Meta, Adobe and various startups where she led global privacy programs and advised product, engineering, and leadership teams in complex, high-growth environments.