Turning Care Knowledge into Action
Every year, hundreds of policy papers, strategy documents, research reports, and recommendations related to care are published around the world. Yet much of this knowledge remains scattered across different sources and institutions. Technical language, lengthy reports, and accessibility barriers often prevent valuable insights from informing decision-making processes.
The Care Policy Recommendations Tool was created to help bridge the gap between knowledge and action.
Developed by Ihtimam, this AI-powered tool helps users navigate existing care policy knowledge and discover relevant recommendations more quickly, clearly, and efficiently.
Why This Tool?
Many of the solutions needed to strengthen care systems already exist.
Researchers, governments, international organizations, civil society groups, and advocacy networks have spent decades developing evidence, policy frameworks, and practical recommendations. However, accessing and translating this knowledge into action can be challenging.
The Care Policy Recommendations Tool helps make existing knowledge more accessible and usable for a wide range of stakeholders.
How It Works
The tool brings together care-related policy documents, strategic frameworks, recommendations, and research from Turkey and around the world.
Users can explore recommendations based on:
- Specific stakeholder groups,
- Policy areas,
- Care populations,
- Organizational needs,
- Emerging challenges and trends.
The tool provides tailored recommendations for audiences such as:
- Policymakers and public institutions,
- Local governments,
- Civil society organizations,
- Companies and employers,
- Researchers and academics,
- Media organizations,
- Philanthropic and funding institutions.
Exploring Different Areas of Care
Recommendations can be filtered across a wide range of care topics, including:
- Childcare
- Long-term care
- Disability support
- Caregiving and caregiver support
- Care economies
- Workplace care policies
- Community care
- Care in crisis contexts
- Aging societies
- Care infrastructure
- Gender equality and care
- Care rights and social protection
This allows users to quickly identify relevant policy ideas and examples without having to navigate hundreds of separate documents.
Democratizing Access to Care Knowledge
Our goal is not only to make information easier to find.
We also want to ensure that the knowledge, experience, and evidence generated in the care field can be used by more people and institutions.
Too often, valuable policy knowledge remains confined to reports, conferences, and expert communities. By making recommendations more accessible and understandable, we hope to support learning, collaboration, and implementation across sectors.
A Bridge Between Research and Practice
The future of care depends not only on generating new ideas, but also on connecting and applying the knowledge that already exists.
We see the Care Policy Recommendations Tool as a bridge between research, policy, and practice—a resource that helps people discover what has already been learned, adapt it to their context, and translate knowledge into meaningful action.
By making care knowledge more visible, accessible, and actionable, we hope to contribute to stronger care systems and more informed decision-making.
