About Us – BRI Monitor

Who is BRI Monitor?

BRI Monitor is a collaborative effort by five civil society organizations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) of Malaysia, Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute (ADRi) of the Philippines, Sandhi Governance Institute (SGI) of Myanmar, the Institute of National Affairs (INA) of Papua New Guinea and the Future Forum of Cambodia to promote transparency and accountability in major infrastructure projects funded through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region.

These organizations have studied the regulatory environments governing these large infrastructure projects in respective countries, including public procurement, official development assistance, public private partnership (PPP), and more, to identify regulatory gaps. They have each researched a set of case studies to identify implementation gaps and governance gaps. Each case study assesses the level of transparency based on almost 40 data points, from basic project information to the tendering process to project completion. Last but not least, each organization maps out the structure of the projects in question in order to understand the degree of public financial exposure resulting from each project. (please check our research methodology here).

This website is intended to be a platform for the publication of our research outputs and as a knowledge repository. We also hope that the website can be used as a platform for knowledge sharing and a tool to advocate better governance of major infrastructure projects in the region.
BRI Monitor is supported by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).

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Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs

The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) is a nonprofit research institute, dedicated to promoting solutions to public policy challenges, focussing on three overarching missions – advancing a competitive economy, ensuring trust in institutions and promoting an inclusive Malaysia. IDEAS is Malaysia’s first independent think tank, free of personal interests and partisan influences.

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Future Forum

Future Forum is an independent think tank based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Founded by Cambodian human rights leader Ou Virak in 2015, Future Forum an evidence-based think tank that focuses on research, analysis, and public policy and represents a dynamic response to an identified “policy gap” in Cambodia. We seek to stimulate a new type of thinking to enable Cambodian society to make better decisions and to achieve better outcomes, with young people coming to the fore of such types of contributions. Future Forum’s vision is of a just, democratic, dynamic, and prosperous Cambodia shaped by the needs of its people rather than its rulers. To make that vision a reality, our mission is to nurture a community of young thinkers, develop positive policy solutions and engender critical debate, molding the future of Cambodia – “Public. Policy. Forward.” Our core values are: Nurture, Create, and Debate. To find out more about Future Forum, visit our website at https://www.futureforum.asia/ or engage with us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FutureForumAsia; Twitter: @FutureForumAsia.

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Institute of National Affairs

The Institute of National Affairs (INA) is a privately funded, non-profit policy research institute, or ``think tank`` in Papua New Guinea. Its core running and management costs are supported by private companies, with some project support from public institutions and foundations. INA was founded in 1976 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 the public service on economic and social policy. The INA’s primary role is to carry out public policy-related research and disseminate the results as widely as possible to the community, government agencies, statutory institutions, learning institutions and politicians. Research is carried out by world-class academics, from some of the world's leading universities and other institutions, and 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 public. The INA also administers the Consultative, Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) as a mechanism for public, private sector and civil society dialogue on key issues of public interest relating to social, economic and wider development issues in PNG (including running the Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee, FSVAC).

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Sandhi Governance Institute

Sandhi Governance Institute is a Myanmar Policy Research Institute with the focus on enhancing capacity of political parties and civil society organizations, increasing transparency and accountability in public sector and strengthening participation of all key stakeholders in public affairs and major investments to promote democratic governance in Myanmar.

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Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi)

The Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi) is an independent international research organization focused on the in-depth analysis of economic, social, political, and strategic issues influencing the Philippines and the Indo-Pacific region. In the age of geopolitical uncertainties and technological advancements, ADRi gives equal importance to the interdependent nature of states, sectors, and stakeholders in its strategic analyses and solutions design.

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