Mandate

Established at the request of senior policy-makers of the new Government in 1996, TIPS is an independent, non-profit economic research institution. The organisation initially operated as a project within the IDRC's Johannesburg Office, and became a Section 21 Company in 2001.

Vision

To be a leader in independent economic policy analysis and research in pursuit of development in Africa.

Mission

• Developing an internal critical mass of intellectual capacity to undertake and disseminate ground-breaking and relevant economic research.
• Stimulating debate between policy practitioners and the wider research community to generate viable policy options.
• Building on our links with key international policy-relevant institutions to draw the quality of our research efforts ever closer to international best practice.

Objectives

We are active in both the South African and Southern African economic policy arenas and co-ordinate a wide network of established researchers. Our aim is to remain responsive to the local policy environment, government and other clients' research and information needs; to deliver high-quality, policy-relevant research; and to maintain an overt and strong interest in public policy in the areas associated with developing country economic policy.