CASE EPIN Meeting Warsaw, 11 April 2005 International network of think tanks

Stages of Development n Establishment of CASE as a Polish NGO n Entering international projects (technical assistance and comparative studies) n Search for foreign experts (especially in the countries where CASE projects were implemented) n Institutionalization of existing network n Search for “strategic partners” in the region and on the European market (ENEPRI, EUROFRAME) n Internationalization of CASE

Regional network of think tanks

Example of joint work In 1998 CASE launched on a long-term project entitled: ‘Polish Economy Outlook’. The project resulted in a quarterly bulletin, a source of independent economic opinions and reliable short- and medium-term forecasts for Poland. Similar publications, based on the know-how developed by the team of ”Polish Economic Outlook”, have also been prepared by other CASE organizations for Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Network of national outlooks is complemented by „Global Economy”, quaterly revies of the world economy Экономика Украины: Тенденции, Оценки, Прогнозы

Albania Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Kazakhstan Macedonia Constant search for regional partners Serbia and Montenegro Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

Global Development Network Global Research Projects Regional Research Grant Competition UNDP Regional and National HDR EPIN, East-to-East cooperation Consultancy consortia Important Networks

Focus on Europe - ENEPRI European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes 23 members from across EU and candidate countries Joint research projects financed by the EU Commission EFN, European Forecasting Network

EU Eastern Neighbourhoods: Economic Potential and Future Development CASE-M, CASE-KG, CASE-T, CASE-UA CEFIR, CEPII, CEPS, IfW, IME, NUPI, Joint project proposal EU VI Framework Programme

CASE Advisors (Warsaw) Services for private sector Less restrictions on activity Positive cash-flow CeDeWu publishing house (30% of shares) Outsourcing within CASE network Special purpose subsidiaries

Challanges: 1. New directions for research 2. New sources of project financing 3. Support in collecting endowment 4. Attracting and retaining experts