Centre for Public Policy Research conducts and facilitates research on social, economic, political and cultural issues which are unexplored and relevant in the contemporary scenario. These have been published in various reputed journal. [read more]
The CPPR - ACE Summer School 2012 in Research Methodology for Public Policy Researchers, jointly conducted by the Centre for Public Policy Research, Cochin, and the Asia Centre for Enterprise, was inaugurated by Shri. Devi Prasad IES,
(Director, the Fiscal Policy Institute, & Head of the Fiscal Policy Analysis Cell, Govt. of Karnataka) on the 30th of April 2012 with a welcome dinner followed by an interactive session with the audience. Shri. Devi Prasad engaged the participants in a lively debate on the policy perspectives related to governmental action.
The inaugural Summer School on Policy Research Methods is set to commence on Monday the 29th, April 2012. The Summer School attracts policy researchers from the countries of India, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malaysia and Nepal. The Course is set to offer an unique experience to researchers from different fields and thought through a mix of theoretical and practical insights into Research and methodology.
High Commissioner for Canada in India, Mr Stewart Beck visited Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) on April 3, 2012. The visit was to understand the work of a policy think tank in Kerala and analyse the development patterns of a state considered to be a model in different sectors. Mr D. Dhanuraj, Chairman of CPPR gave insights on Kerala’s high standards in Human Development Index, Literacy levels, education and health.
Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) and is proud to launch the ‘CPPR-ACE Summer School: Public Policy Research Methods' in 2012. The first program of the Summer School will be a month-long training on Public Policy Research Methods for researchers from around Asia. The objective of the program is to equip researchers with the necessary tools and techniques to produce outstanding research in terms of both originality of thought and approach.
Course Period: 29 April-25 May 2012 Venue: Cochin, Kerala, India Course Fee: US$ 1500 which includes tuition fees and accommodation and living expenses. Scholarships and travel grants are available for deserving candidates.
Digital RTI Mission is a project by Centre for Public Policy Research which aims at making Kerala the first RTI digital state of India and later expanding it to the rest of India.
L3 (Law, Liberty & Livelihood) This project aims to study the livelihood regulations and entry level barriers for informal sectors in 63 Indian cities.The project is supported by Sri Dorabji Tata Trust and implemented in partnership with Centre for Civil Society (CCS). [read more]
India Development Indicators
India Development Indicators is an online platform that leverages existing investments in data by standardizing, harmonizing, and visualizing development data at various resolutions such as state, district, parliamentary constituency etc.
[read more] School Chain Index
A project supported by Fraser Institute, Canada to trace and analyse managements in India that handle more than three schools. [read more]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
The Right to Information Campaign
CPPR is the leading organisation active in RTI Act Campaign across Kerala. The Centre has conducted numerous awareness sessions to increase the common man's access to the act through practical knowledge dissemination. [read more]
ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms are out of court settlements aimed at settling disputes in an amicable manner. CPPR has initiated a campaign to take the benefits of ADR to the common man to get timely and cost effective justice. [read more]
Externship Externship is a unique concept of CPPR to encourage research entrepreneur- ship among the youth of indegenous and rural communities and empower individuals to generate solutions to their problems. [read more]
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Theatre Workshop
Rangsanskruti, an existing theatre group engages in conducting workshops designed to discover and enhance creative abilities and skills of participants. [read more]
Soft Skills Development Training
It aims to build up the competencies of the employees so that it compliments with the organization’s core strengths in maximizing productivity & profitability. [read more]
URBAN GOVERNANCE
Urban Research
This wing dwells into the importance for urban research as more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Over 90 percent of urban growth is taking place in the developing world. Over 1 billion people live in slums worldwide. Aproximately 360 million people live in the low elevation coastal zone in urban areas.These increasing issues relating to traffic, transport and infrastructural set up in urban areas has led to a paradigm shift in the way we move forward. Urbanization is now considered a key element in promoting economic growth, if well managed. CPPR has taken up this initiative with the focus to help the corporation to find solutions to the urban problems in Kochi, recommend policy changes and to make sure that the policies are implemented on time.
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The inaugural Summer School on Policy Research Methods is set to commence on Monday the 29th, April 2012. The Summer School attracts policy researchers from the countries of India, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Malaysia and Nepal. The Course is set to offer an unique experience to researchers from different fields and thought through a mix of theoretical and practical insights into Research and methodology.
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