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ransparency for Iran Think Tank was established in 2014 to improve efficiency, administrative integrity, responsibility, and accountability in governance. Accordingly, the mission of Transparency for Iran is to create a suitable platform for appropriate and desirable governance in order to increase trust and social capital. Transparency for Iran believes that the main basis and solution to the country's major problems depends on the realization of "transparency" as a whole, and related concepts such as public oversight, effective participation of the people in various areas of government, and prevention of corruption.
At the beginning, Transparency for Iran focused on the basic issues of transparency, scientific research, and existing challenges, and in order to adapt these concepts with the context of the country and its localization, several meetings were held at universities, research institutes, and scientific centers. With the maturity of transparency knowledge and the creation of a conceptual network of transparency in governance, efforts to make public discourse and public demand at various levels continued. This led various people with different social believes and positions in social institutions and government to show desire about transparency and related concepts, and led to a wide range of projects and joint work programs.
In this path, Transparency for Iran has always emphasized on two important facts: First is to avoid entering political party issues. Despite the imposition of various costs, a firm belief in this principle has been played an important role in promoting transparency and ensuring the effectiveness of activities. The second fact is to give suggestions to institutions, organizations, and official media, based on scientific principles and by studying global experiences. In other words, Transparency for Iran considers itself as the scientific reference on governance issues in terms of transparency and related concepts such as conflict of interest, open data, civic technology, and so on.
Transparency for Iran is currently co-working with more than 40 experts in Humanities, and Technical-Engineering disciplines in research, discourse presentation, and implementation activities. Since Transparency for Iran believes that the start of governance is originated from transparency, we are warmly ready to accept related subjects with institution’s governance platforms in order to elevate the governance system.