The phrase 'devise policy' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to the creation of a rule or guideline that is intended to be followed. For example: The government must devise a policy to reduce emissions from businesses.
"People came into the civil service in the past because they were interested in policy, they wanted to devise policy.
This tunnel vision prevents policymakers of trying to devise policy which assumes that the many of the assets in the banking system are simply "bad".
That middle way empowers leaders to express well-calibrated uncertainty when they devise policy or recommend actions to the public or shareholders.
Also on Wednesday morning, Mr. Obama is to make an announcement about the process that his administration will follow to devise policy responses to the kind of mass murders that occurred horrifically last Friday in Newtown, Conn.
Some see that as the DH's revenge for the influential charity pulling out of health secretary Andrew Lansley's controversial attempt to improve public health by inviting food and alcohol companies to help devise policy through the so-called Responsibility Deal.
"The truth is the Labour party has always been bothered about immigration, wanting to devise policy to address immigration, from Keir Hardie through to Jim Callaghan in the 1960s".
They all must devise policies and institutions that can meet workers' expectations and enhance productivity.
When we do devise policies the public must be absolutely central to that process.
It is unlikely that either main political party can devise policies that unite these diverse population issues.
And part of this will be to devise policies which deal with the causes of issues rather than their symptoms.
In this way, the project aims to provide insights for policymakers as they devise policies to attract brainpower transnationally.
