Providus

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Providus
Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS
Formation2002;22 years ago (2002)
Founder Soros Foundation
Founded at Rīga, Latvia
Type Nonprofit, non-governmental, non-partisian think-tank
Focus policy, anti-corruption
Leader Iveta Kažoka
Funding European Commission, Open Society Foundation in Europe, Die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Sabiedrības integrācijas fonds (English: Society Integration Foundation), Teterevu fonds (English: The Boris and Inara Teterev Foundation) and others
Website providus.lv

PROVIDUS (Full title: Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS) is a non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit think-tank, established by the Soros Foundation in 2002. [1] Think-tank PROVIDUS is a non-governmental organisation operating in the public interest and they are officially recognized as such. PROVIDUS’ mission is to promote evidence-based policy and open society values.

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History and structure

PROVIDUS was established in 2002. The think-tank consists of its board, council and members. [2] Initial founders of PROVIDUS are: Soros Foundation Latvia (now known as "Fonds atvērtai sabiedrībai DOTS"), Indra Dedze, Vita Anda Tērauda, Nellija Ločmele, Didzis Poreiters, Agnese Frīdenberga.

Current organisation's members are individuals that support PROVIDUS' goals, some of the current members are also initiation founders of the think-tank: Lolita Čigāne, Ilze Dzenovska, Valts Kalniņš, Andrejs Judins, Linda Austere, Iveta Kažoka, Dace Akule, Marija Golubeva, Marta Herca, Linda Curika, Ilze Ārnesta, Gatis Litvins, Agnese Lāce, Rasmuss Filips Geks, Līga Stafecka, Linda Jākobsone, Marta Rikša, Olafs Grigus.

PROVIDUS council's members are FDC Chairwoman, Dr.habil.oec. Inna Šteinbuka, partner of Law firm FORT and attorney-at-law Sandis Bērtaitis, public administration consultant Ivo Rollis and PROVIDUS leading researcher Agnese Frīdenberga.

Current director of PROVIDUS (since 2018) is Iveta Kažoka. [3] Previous directors: current member of the Parliament of Latvia Krista Baumane, [4] Dace Akule, current member of the Parliament of Latvia Vita Anda Tērauda.

Field of work

PROVIDUS aims to assist the politicians of Latvia in making better political decisions, fulfills watchdog's functions in the country's politics and promotes citizen engagement in various forms - both on a national and regional level.

From 2017 until 2020 PROVIDUS worked with questions and issues related to migration, [5] [6] [7] [8] political parties [9] [10] [11] [12] and capacity strengthening of public administration, [13] [14] fight against corruption, [15] [16] [17] [18] as well as a fight against populism.

PROVIDUS' main methods of work include research, analysis of policies and legislations, providing recommendations and expert-opinions on legislations and actions, monitoring development of policies, providing political proposals, as well as organizing discussions and educational events.

The PROVIDUS team consists of 7 employees and 5 associated researchers. PROVIDUS council consists of 4 experts.

Projects

PROVIDUS researchers organize and execute various projects of national and international level in cooperation with organisations from Latvia and abroad.

In 2019 PROVIDUS finished and/or continued the following projects:

Sources of funding

PROVIDUS projects are funded with support from the European Commission, Open Society Foundation in Europe, Die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Sabiedrības integrācijas fonds (English: Society Integration Foundation), Teterevu fonds (English: The Boris and Inara Teterev Foundation) and others.

Latest publications (in English)

YearTitle of the publication
2020 Representation of women in the ICT sector in Latvia: public perception and workplace adaptation to gender equality
2020 How can European Affairs Committees be strengthened?
2020 Mapping the ecosystem in which social economy enterprises operate, including access to public procurement contracts
2019 Examples of civic involvement in the municipalities of Latvia
2019 How Latvia protected its elections in year 2018?
2019 The European benchmark for refugee integration: A comparative analysis of the National Integration Evaluation Mechanism in 14 EU countries
2019 Representative Democracy in the EU: Recovering Legitimacy
2019 Guidelines on Incorporating Tolerance and Mutual Respect in Language Tuition and Social Orientation of Refugees and Migrants Presented
2019 Protecting Election Integrity in the Age of Social Media: Best Practices
2019 Report: What affected voters' decisions in the 6 October 2018 parliamentary elections?
2019 Book Publication: Is Europe Facing a Democracy Crisis?
2019 Report on citizens' consultations on Europe in Latvia

PROVIDUS' directresses

YearName, last name
2018—nowIveta Kažoka [29]
2016—2018Krista Baumane [30]
2013—2016Dace Akule [31] [32]
2002—2013Vita Tērauda [33]

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