Overton - Policy Documents

Our flagship database allows users to discover more than 13 million policy documents and grey literature and their links to each other, to academic papers and to relevant people and topics. Coupled with Overton Engage – a platform to connect experts with decision makers – we’re the leading tool to understand and influence policy.

Yes, Overton is a start-up, but we have some pretty big ambitions. We built our platform with a basic but bold goal – to improve policymaking across the world. Policy decisions shape lives, so it’s obvious to us that they should be based on the best evidence available. Sounds simple, right? To accomplish this, policy must be visible and policymakers must be accessible, so that knowledge can easily flow to those who need it. We see ourselves as a bridge, connecting researchers and policymakers – we want to empower decision-makers to recognise and utilise good evidence and help experts understand how to influence and affect change.