Kuala Lampur, April 15 -- We live in an age of unprecedented data. Governments have more statistics, research, and real-time feedback at their fingertips than ever before. Yet, as a striking new OECD analysis reveals, a profound and persistent gap remains between having evidence and actually using it to design, implement, and evaluate public policy. This isn't just a technical failure; it's a core democratic and governance crisis, where policy too often drifts on currents of intuition, short-term political pressure, or outdated assumptions. There is now a growing call for authorities to conduct research to provide the evidence for decision making. 

The OECD's review, "Mobilising Evidence for Good Governance," performs a vital servic...