Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
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Two Decades at a Glance 1985 -<strong>2005</strong>1985198919911985 - 1996• IPS Project located inthe Ministry <strong>of</strong> Financeand Planning with aResident Coordinatorfrom the ISS, TheHague, with fundingunder Phase I <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong><strong>Lanka</strong>-NetherlandsTechnical Cooperationproject1988• IPS established underAct <strong>of</strong> Parliament No.53 <strong>of</strong> 1988• Appointment <strong>of</strong> theExecutive Director andBoard <strong>of</strong> Governors• Office premises shiftedto the DFCC Building,Colombo 31990• IPS comes into formaloperation under theMinistry <strong>of</strong> Financeand Planning byGazette Notification inApril• Commencement <strong>of</strong> IPSPhase II funding• Appointment <strong>of</strong> a newResident Coordinator1992• Initiation <strong>of</strong> the IPSState <strong>of</strong> the Economy<strong>Report</strong>• Initiation <strong>of</strong>macroeconomic database1997199920011997 - <strong>2005</strong>• Commencement <strong>of</strong> IPSPhase III funding• Introduction <strong>of</strong> the IPS<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>• Appointed as the focalpoint <strong>of</strong> the IOR-ARCacademic group in <strong>Sri</strong><strong>Lanka</strong>• Appointed as theMIMAP project partnerin <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>1998• Introduction <strong>of</strong> amonthly Book Reviewseries• Initiation <strong>of</strong> aPr<strong>of</strong>essorial Chair• Appointed as the focalpoint <strong>of</strong> the SAARCResearch Network• Donation <strong>of</strong> land by theGovernment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong><strong>Lanka</strong> for construction<strong>of</strong> the IPS Head Office• Amendment to the IPSAct• Endowment Fund Trustcomes into operation• Resident Coordinatorposition abolished inAugust2000• Launch <strong>of</strong> the SouthAsia Economic Journal,an international journaljointly with RIS India• Partner Institution in<strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> for the SouthAsia Centre for <strong>Policy</strong><strong>Studies</strong> (SACEPS)• IPS placed underMinistry <strong>of</strong> IndustrialDevelopment byGazette Notificaiton inAugust• Commencement <strong>of</strong> IPSPhase IV Operation• Core ResearchProgramme andResearch Units comeinto Operation• Creation <strong>of</strong> newposition <strong>of</strong> Director-Administration andCorporate Affairs anddecentralization <strong>of</strong>administrationfunctions• IPS placed underMinistry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>Development andImplementation byGazette Notification inDecember• IPS public websitelaunched• IPS library intranetservices launched