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Project

TTI Phase 2 Institutional Support: Public Affairs Centre
 

India
Project ID
107883
Total Funding
CAD 880,000.00
IDRC Officer
Seema Bhatia-Panthaki
Project Status
Completed
End Date
Duration
54 months

Programs and partnerships

Lead institution(s)

Summary

This funding will enhance the Public Affairs Centre's (PAC) role as a credible public policy institution in India by strengthening its ability to provide high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant research.Read more

This funding will enhance the Public Affairs Centre's (PAC) role as a credible public policy institution in India by strengthening its ability to provide high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant research. About the Public Affairs Centre PAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization committed to improving the quality of governance in India by promoting citizens' active engagement. PAC's research activities are organized under two main themes: public policy and participatory governance. PAC receives its funding from the Think Tank Initiative (TTI). Stronger independent policy research institutions TTI is a multi-funder program dedicated to strengthening independent policy research institutions, or think tanks, in developing countries. The program aims to enhance their ability to provide sound research that informs and influences policy. This second TTI phase (2014?2019) will fund 43 institutions, helping them consolidate their role as credible development actors in their countries, and in some cases, regionally and internationally. For PAC, this project will help enhance its research quality, organizational performance, and policy engagement. Better research, performance, and engagement Through this support over the next 4.5 years, the Public Affairs Centre is expected to -establish itself as a primary resource centre, with a strong team of researchers and a robust research quality assurance system -achieve broader visibility and influence by expanding collaborative research partnerships, alliances, and networks with national governments and international partners working on similar research issues -establish a peer reviewed standard for use by non-profit organizations, including think tanks.