{"id":1702,"date":"2018-10-02T06:44:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T06:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2018-10-02T06:44:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T06:44:24","slug":"working-group-discusses-framework-for-classifying-and-assessing-local-think-tanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2018\/10\/1702\/","title":{"rendered":"Working group discusses framework for classifying and assessing local think tanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A working group established by the Commission of Integrity met on Thursday September 27 at Al-Bayan Center to discuss devising a framework of indicators to classify and assess the work of think tanks and research institutes in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The working group &#8211; which includes representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Planning, the Board of Supreme Audit, in addition to Al-Bayan Center and other research institutes \u2013 discussed various assessment criteria that could be adopted as part of a comprehensive framework to assess the quality and impact of the work of local think tanks. The framework includes establishing expert committees and drawing on the views of the general public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al-Bayan Center will continue to host the working group for successive meetings that will include establishing lines of communication with other research institutes in the country.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2018\/10\/1702\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1702 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0049.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_0049-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" 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