Policy Innovation Unit
Why was the Policy Innovation Unit established?
The Policy Innovation Unit (PIU) was established in July 2000 as part of a wider programme to develop the policy-making and strategic capacity of the Northern Ireland administration.
Role of the Policy Innovation Unit
This unit is responsible for:
- improving the administration’s capacity to address strategic, cross-cutting issues;
- promotion of good practice and innovation in the development of policy and in the delivery of the administration’s objectives, informed by best practice elsewhere; and
- the promotion of evidence-based policy making, including the dissemination of relevant information and research.
