Institute of National Affairs

The Institute of National Affairs (INA) is an independent non-profit research institute, or think-tank. Around 80 companies contribute to the running and management of the organization. It was founded in 1979 by concerned individuals from both the government and the private sector to promote dialogue between the private sector and government and to offer alternative advice to that being given by the very dominant public service. It continues that tradition today. The INAs primary role is to carry out research and disseminate the results as widely as possible to the community, government departments, statutory institutions, learning institutions and politicians. Research is carried out by world-class academics, from some of the worlds leading universities, and the Institute has a conscious policy of including PNG academics in its research, where that is possible. The research is generally sponsored by PNG and international bodies. The research is published and made available to the ...