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Together with colleagues at OTT, I’m coordinating the 2018/19 Fellowship. This year it’s being run in partnership with the Think Tank Initiative. The Fellowship is...
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The 1st On Think Tanks Conference is an opportunity for OTT Team Members and collaborators to come together to learn about their work and seek out possible opportunities for collaboration over the following...
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Description Note: This opportunity is for 1 year to replace the current incumbent who will be on maternity leave. Job Overview The Think Tank Initiative (TTI) is a multi-donor Program dedicated to...
You only get what you measure. But what you may be able to measure is not what you treasure Rohini Nilejani is the founding chairperson of Arghyam, former journalist and...