Any document may be downloaded to your PC by simply positioning the cursor over the link and clicking on the right mouse button. Click here for help in setting up your browser to display and download files created in other applications. Key Issues Definition of Policy and Strategy Policies lay down the basic rules and requirements that should guide all decisions and actions. Strategies set out the steps to operationalize or implement the policy. Policies are the what and why.
Strategies are the how, who, when and where.
If policies are well defined, then there are clear guidelines for taking decisions. Without policies, actions can be haphazard, inconsistent, and biased. Typical Policy and Strategy Documents Statements and documents published by public administration bodies. Relevant laws and statutes, especially their preambles and announcements. Decisions of the courts and regulatory bodies on important issues.