Institute on Governance
{{Short description|Canadian think tank}}
The Institute on Governance (IOG) is a Canadian think-tank focused on developing better governance in the public sphere, both in Canada and internationally.{{cite web|title=About the IOG|url=https://iog.ca/about/|website=The Institute on Governance|publisher=The Institute on Governance|accessdate=4 December 2017}} The organisation also uses the French title, Institut sur la gouvernance.Motsi, G., [https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/108918/policybrief34.pdf Two Key Questions For Horizontal Policy Making & Implementation], Policy Brief No. 34, Institute on Governance, published in 2009, accessed on 14 February 2025
IOG is headquartered in Ottawa, with a second office in Toronto and extensive operations in Iraq.{{cite web|url=http://iraqnation.org/en/what|title=What this project is all about|publisher=Iraq Nation|accessdate=1 May 2018|archive-date=1 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224924/http://iraqnation.org/en/what|url-status=dead}} It has roughly 40 staff, and the current president is Toby Fyfe.{{cite web|url=https://iog.ca/about/team/ |title=Team |publisher=Institute on Governance}} The IOG publishes policy documents and briefs on civil society, democracy, good governance, political systems and forms of government, politics and society.{{Cite web|url=http://www.css.ethz.ch/en/services/css-partners/partner.html/57056|title=Partner|website=www.css.ethz.ch|language=en|access-date=2017-07-30|archive-date=2020-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114200148/https://css.ethz.ch/en/services/css-partners/partner.html/57056|url-status=dead}}
History
The IOG was founded in 1990 in Ottawa by Timothy Plumptre, who acted as director and president until 2006. Its budget was C$1.5 million and it counted 18 staff (11 research, 7 administrative/support, 1 visiting) in 2003.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nira.or.jp/past/ice/nwdtt/2005/DAT/1055.html |title=NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks 2005 |access-date=2011-01-19 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722184823/http://www.nira.or.jp/past/ice/nwdtt/2005/DAT/1055.html |url-status=dead }} A paper published by the institute in 2009 listed its current activities at that time as embracing government modernization, board and organizational governance, aboriginal governance, partnership building, health and innovation, and international programming.Motsi, G., "Two Key Questions For
Horizontal Policy Making & Implementation", Policy Brief No. 34, Institute on Governance, published in 2009, text is different from the version currently online
Maryantonett Flumian served as IOG president between 2008 and 2018, during which time the IOG more than doubled in size. This period also saw the IOG expand beyond its traditional focus in the national capital area into projects in Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia and Nunavut, as well as multiple overseas projects, including a multi-year project in Iraq.{{cite web |url=https://iog.ca/maryantonett-flumian-is-leaving-the-iog/ |title=M. Flumian is leaving the IOG |publisher=The Institute on Governance |access-date=2018-05-01 |archive-date=2018-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501224939/https://iog.ca/maryantonett-flumian-is-leaving-the-iog/ |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [http://www.iog.ca Homepage of the Institute on Governance]
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Category:Non-profit organizations based in Ottawa
Category:Political science organizations
Category:Political and economic think tanks based in Canada