JaniceB wrote:
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> Policy think tanks often influence government policies and
> programs related to information/knowledge dissemination,
> information technology initiatives, etc. List members may be
> interested in a web site managed by the National Institute for
> Research Advancement (Japan), which provides basic information
> on over 250 think tanks (policy organizations) in over 65
> countries. Information can include executive personnel,
> history, areas of research, geographic focus, availability of
> research findings, chief researchers, and funding sources,
> among other data. Contract information is also available.
>
> The URL address is <http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/tt-info/nwdtt96/>
>
> The countries included:
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> Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil,
> Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, China (Taiwan), Colom-
> bia, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt,
> Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
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> wait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia,
> Morocco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan,
> Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal,
> Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Republic of South Africa,
> Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, United
> Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Yugoslavia
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