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South Asia Center for Policy Studies (SACEPS) is a network
organization involved in addressing issues of regional concern in South Asia.
SACEPS has already established an institutional base, which is used to reach
out to and network with some of the well established national institutions
within the region, which can provide support to build a South Asian Community.
The core strength of the centre lies in its ability to
network with various organizations and institutions within civil society. A
number of leading educational institutions and thinktanks in South Asian region
are associated with SACEPS as collaborating institutions. The founding
institutions include: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Bangladesh, Research and
Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
India, Centre for Policy Research (CPR) India, Institute for Integrated
Development Studies (IIDS) Nepal, Lahore University of Management Science
(LUMS) Pakistan, Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), Sri Lanka and Marga Institute
(MI), Sri Lanka.
It is an independent, non-profit making, regional,
non-governmental organization engaged in promoting policy dialogues, research
and interaction between policy makers, business community and civil society by
drawing in a wider constituency of people committed to promote regional
cooperation in South Asia.
The SACEPS permanent Secretariat was established in mid
2005, and is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Centre has signed Memorandum of
Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Nepal
concerning the Establishment of South Asia Centre for Policy Studies
Secretariat (SACEPS) on 3rd January 2007, which has provided the status of
International Non- Governmental Organization (INGO).
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