A Pulse Check is a survey that delivers data designed to inform key policy and reform processes. It collects this data by placing top, local, non-government experts in the shoes of policymakers and challenging them to grapple with difficult trade-offs facing the Australian development program.
The Pulse Check x Southeast Asia seeks the views of experts in nine Official Development Assistance-eligible countries across Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand.
The Pulse Check is co-funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Office of Southeast Asia and the Development Intelligence Lab. The project, its findings, and subsequent analysis are independently run by the Lab, based on participant responses.