Kazakhstan

The Public Policy Research Center is a non-government organization created in December 2001at the initiative of the Open Society Institute, Budapest and with the support of the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan and the Center for Analysis and Prognosis. The mission of the PPRC is to identify appropriate solutions to strategic public policy issues and facilitate effective decision-making through professional analysis and open debate. In order to accomplish its mission, the Center has the following goals: to assist in introducing concepts and procedures for public policy in Kazakhstan; to conduct independent surveys; to work out alternative solutions to existing problems by organizing public forums; to provide information from all parties involved – government, society, international organizations; to assist in creating a socio-political environment in Kazakhstan, favorable to democratic reforms; and to create a training center to become a source of reference on issues of public policy in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.