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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 6.27 GMT |
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Sri Lanka
‘Think Tanks’ to receive Canadian support |
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The Think Tank Initiative of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has selected 16 think tanks or independent policy research institutions in South Asia which includes Sri Lanka among the five countries to receive a total of US$21 million to strengthen their roles as influential players in national policymaking.
Each think tank will receive long-term funding, enabling them to conduct research that is fundamental to the development of sound policy.
IDRC and its partners have pledged US Dollars 21 million to bolster ‘Think Tanks’. These funds are to strengthen development policy discussions and contribute to more equitable and prosperous societies, states the Centre’s media release.
“International donors continue to invest in policy research undertaken by Western institutions and sometimes forget that it is strong local think tanks that often generate the most effective policymaking in developing countries,” says David Malone, President of IDRC.
The Initiative received over 150 proposals from a wide range of South Asian think tanks that focus on broad national, social, and economic policy issues. Following a thorough and rigorous review process, 16 institutions were selected from five countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
The Initiative is envisioned as a long-term investment over at least 10 years. The five donors have committed a total of about US$110 million to the program.
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