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- A think tank is an organization that sponsors research on specific problems, encourages the discovery of solutions to those problems, and facilitates interaction among scientists and intellectuals in pursuit of these goals. A public policy think tank explicitly focuses on government policies, usually for the purpose of improving those policies or creating viable alternatives. NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
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- The 25 most media-prominent think tanks were cited 17 percent less in 2007 than they were the year before, FAIR’s annual survey of think tank citations found. The decline was felt across the board among centrist, conservative and progressive think tanks. - FAIR
![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/images/wikiwords/small_grey_arr.gif) - The Think Tank has already played an important role in defining priorities for HIV/AIDS policy formation on HIV/AIDS with in European Union and in its Neighbourhood. - European Comission
![](https://cfcdn.proz.com/images/wikiwords/small_grey_arr.gif) - In any event, we encourage you to GET INVOLVED, whether you set up your own NGO/think tank or donate some time and money to existing organizations. - Romanian Think Tank
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- 智库,即智囊机构,最初也称“思想库”,是指由专家组成、多学科的、为决策者在处理社会、经济、科技、军事、外交等各方面问题出谋划策,提供最佳理论、策略、方法、思想等的公共研究机构。严格意义上的智库是独立于政府机构的民间组织。 人民网 - by Jason Ma
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- 美国的智库相当发达,目前全美大约有2000多个从事政策分析的组织,仅华盛顿特区就有100多个。在美国,智库举足轻重,左右着美国政治、经济、军事、外交等一系列重大决策。
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- Un think tank o tanque de pensamiento es una institución investigadora u otro tipo de organización que ofrece consejos e ideas sobre asuntos de política, comercio e intereses militares. El nombre proviene del inglés, por la abundancia de estas instituciones en Estados Unidos, y significa "depósito de ideas". Algunos medios en español utilizan la expresión "fábrica de ideas" para referirse a los think tank.[1]
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- Think tank: Grupo de peritos que buscan soluciones. Comité de expertos. - WORDREFERENCE
by Regina Calcagno - Por su parte en México, existen algunos "Think Tanks", de los cuales la mayoría se encuentra en la Ciudad de México. Entre ellos se encuentran: El Consejo Mexicano para el Desarrollo Económico y Social (COMDES), el Centro Nacional para el Desarrollo Económico (CNDE), El Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo A.C. (CIDAC), FUNDAR, Transparencia Mexicana y Mexicanos Primero por citar algunos. Cabe señalar que en México, muchos de los "Think Tanks", son relativamente nuevos pero se encuentran ganando influencia y muchas de sus ideas han tenido impacto efectivo en políticas públicas.
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- Tankesmedja är en vanlig beteckning på en mer eller mindre lös sammanslutning av skribenter och intellektuella som har som syfte att påverka den politiska opinionen. Wikipedia - by Anders G
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- Tankesmedjor tas ofta till som utfyllnad av Sveriges Televisions nyhetsredaktion. - Susning.nu
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