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Governance & Institutions
How public bodies design, delegate and account for authority.
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Evidence for consequential decisions.
Northgate Institute conducts independent research and provides advisory services to public institutions, regulators and boards operating under conditions of uncertainty.
50 years
Of continuous independent work
240
Institutional partners
31
Active research programmes
100%
Externally audited funding
Focus areas
Six programmes, one standard of evidence
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Regulation & Markets
Market structure, supervisory practice and competitive effects.
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Technology & Society
Digital infrastructure, data governance and public interest.
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Climate & Resources
Transition policy, energy systems and resource security.
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Public Finance
Fiscal sustainability, procurement and public investment.
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Health Systems
Delivery models, resilience and equitable access.
Read moreWho we are
Independent by statute, rigorous by method.
The Institute was founded to give decision-makers access to research that is methodologically transparent, free of commercial interest and published in full.
Our work is funded through an endowment and disclosed grants. Every study is reviewed by an internal panel and released with its underlying data wherever confidentiality permits.
Insights
Recent publications
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Procurement fragmentation in national health systems
A comparative review of purchasing structures across eleven OECD members.
Report
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Supervisory capacity for digital infrastructure
What regulators need before they can govern platform-scale systems.
Working paper
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Fiscal rules after the rate cycle
Evidence on rule design and credibility from 1990 to 2025.
Journal article
Commission a briefing
Our advisory team prepares confidential briefings for boards, regulators and public bodies. Typically delivered within three weeks.