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,
> Iran,  Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,  Korea,  Ku-
> 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