1. Lima, 9 de octubre de 2014

2. - However, only 2.3% of Scientific Research is produced in Latin America -9% of World´s population is concentrated in Latin America -40% of the water reserves is in Latin America Water map Scientific research map

3. In order to: Generate Knowledge Build a space of exchange Promote strengthening actions Prompted by IDRC since 2009 12 centers7 countries

4. ILAIPP members are diverse in years of institutionalization, some created in the decade of the 60s and others since 2000 ILAIPP members have different numbers of researchers, from 7 up to 33 researchers on a diversity of fields of study The diversity of ILAIPP members enrich the capacity to conduct relevant research with potential to influence policies in different contexts

5. Knowledge generation and propose to enrich the debate on public policy and the development of Latin America Generate comparative research to bear on the public policy debate Increase the capacity of the centers to do research Construction of a space for exchange, discussion and learning among think tanks in the region, with proposals and experiences to influence public policy. Visualize ILAIPP as a regional leader for Public Policy Research of common interest of members Promote exchange of best practices for incidence among the institutions from the Think Net Promote actions to strengthen the institutional capacities of the centers that comprise Strengthen the organizational capabilities of ILAIPP and Think Thanks members Establish an internal communication system

6. Associate Members Full Members General Assembly Executive Secretary Research Coordinator Strengthening Coordinator Communications Coordinator Executive secretariat Executive Committee Advisory Committee Fund´s Administrator

8. ILAIPP Comparative Research Agenda on Public Policies Interests of ILAIPP members Capacity of ILAIPP members National agendas a public policy debates Funding opportunities for research on Public Policiess Endogenous Factors Exogenous Factors

9. Economic policies of poverty and equity (public budget, poverty reduction) Democracy, decentralization, civil rights and political culture Natural resources, environment and climate change Education, human capital and knowledge generation Quality and Innovation in Education 2015 Regional conference

10. Organizational capacity development Identify organizational needs in research, communication and advocacy dimension Design and implement courses both face-to- face and virtual modalities Evaluate sustainability of ILAIPP – Think Thankers School

11. Implementing the Research Agenda Promote collaborative comparative research projects Develop the Second Regional Conference on Innovation and Quality in Education. Lima, 2015 Conduct research and regional policy proposals related to climate change

12. Deepening skills in communication and advocacy Forming group of communicators (members ILAIPP centers) Learned from experiences that have influenced supranational policies to design ILAIPP strategy to contribute with Latin American public policies