The document summarizes the activities and strategic priorities of the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) in Kyiv, Ukraine for 2015-2016. It provides statistics on ISER's media appearances, publications, events organized, and contributions to Ukrainian legislation and policymaking. It also outlines ISER's 8 strategic priorities, which include foreign policy, governance, economic development, public finance, regional policy, social policy, construction policy, and energy security.

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THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
IS TO BE AN INTELLECTUAL BRIDGE OF TRUST BETWEEN GOVERNMENT,
BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY
THE MAIN RESULTS
OF ACTIVITY
FOR 2015-2016
Lesi Ukrainki Blvd., 26, 3rd floor, Kyiv, Ukraine
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140appearances on TV
51events arranged
31working groups under
the authorities
20experts
2published studies
150appearances on radio
>100working group meetings
21draft laws
(involved in development)
168publications in print media
63amendments to draft laws
616publications in online media
14drafts of other normative-legal
acts (involved in development)
>1000references, citations, and reprints
ISER IN FIGURES

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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
5. Development-oriented regional policy
6. Fair social policy
7. Modernisation of construction
and the new housing policy: quality and safety
8. Energy security: independence and efficiency
1. Foreign policy as a factor of national security
2. Efficient governance through the changes
in the system of decision-making
3. Acceleration of economic development
4. Efficient public finance
and fiscal transparency

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1. FOREIGN POLICY AS A FACTOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY
Olena Snihyr,
Candidate of Political Sciences,
Chief of International Programs,
Expert on International Affairs
Mykola Kapitonenko,
Candidate of Political Sciences,
Docent, Expert on International
Affairs, Conflictologist
Yulia Kurnyshova,
Candidate of Historical Sciences,
Expert on International Affairs

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2. EFFICIENT GOVERNANCE THROUGH THE CHANGES
IN THE SYSTEM OF DECISION-MAKING
• Reform of work of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
• Reform of regulations of work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Svitlana Kovalivska,
Deputy Director
Anna Isichko,
Legal expert
Viktor Mykhailiv,
Director
Yuriy Mironenko,
Board Member
Anatolii Maksiuta,
Candidate of Economic
Sciences, Honored Economist
of Ukraine, Chairman of the
Board

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3. ACCELERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Yaroslav Zhalilo,
Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Honored Economist
of Ukraine, Chief of Economic
Programs
Kristina Avramchenko,
Deputy Director, Expert on
macroeconomic policy
SvitlanaKovalivska,
Deputy Director, Expert on
investment policy
Anatolii Maksiuta,
Candidate of Economic
Sciences, Honored Economist of
Ukraine, Chairman of the Board
The strategy of
economic development
of Ukraine for
2015-2016
Macroeconomic
review and forecast for
economic development
of Ukraine

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Antonina Deshko,
Expert on financial policy
Yuriy Fedchyshyn,
Expert on tax policy
Anatolii Maksiuta,
Candidate of Economic
Sciences, Honored Economist
of Ukraine, Chairman
of the Board
How to make the
budgetary policy
effective? Practical
recommendations
4. EFFICIENT PUBLIC FINANCE AND FISCAL TRANSPARENCY

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5. DEVELOPMENT-ORIENTED REGIONAL POLICY
• Working with local budgets
• Regional Development Strategy
Kristina Avramchenko,
Deputy Director, Expert on
macroeconomic policy
Viacheslav Zhuk,
Expert on regional policy
Yaroslav Zhalilo, Dr. Sc. (Econ.),
Honored Economist of Ukraine,
Chief of Economic Programs

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6. FAIR SOCIAL POLICY
The Policy
of Social
Pragmatism
Marianna Onufryk,
Candidate of Economic
Sciences, Chief of Social Programs
Igor Yakovenko,
Candidate of Economic
Sciences, Scientific Consultant
Yevhen Gorohovets,
Expert on employment
and socio-labor relations

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7. MODERNISATION OF CONSTRUCTION
AND THE NEW HOUSING POLICY: QUALITY AND SAFETY
Vsevolod Nikolayev,
Dr. Sc. (Econ.), Full Professor,
Scientific Consultant

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8. ENERGY SECURITY: INDEPENDENCE AND EFFICIENCY
Oksana Korotkevych,
Expert on energy
Andrian Prokip,
Candidate of Economic Sciences,
Docent, Expert on energy
DmytroChumak,
Expertonenergy

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PARTNERS
3. INFORMATIONAL
“Dzerkalo Tyzhnia”
“Den”
“Livyi Bereg”
“Delovaya Stolitsa”
LIGA.net
“Focus”
“Ekonomichna Pravda”
“Evropeyska Pravda”
“Novoye Vremia”
“NV-Business”
Delo.ua
“Obozrevatel”
Finance.ua
UBR.ua
Espreso.tv
“Ukrinform”
“Ukraina Komunalna”
Vysnovky.com
TSN.ua
“1+1” TC
“Ukraina Moloda”
“Gamma” TV Channel
“NewsOne” TV Channel
“Holos Stolytsi” (Voice of
the Capital) Radio Station
“Era” Radio Station
“Novynarnia”
Hromadske Radio
“Business”
“RIA-Novosti: Ukraina”
“Business-Censor”
(biz.censor.net.ua)
ZAXID.NET
“Express”
“ZiK” TV Channel
“Interfax-Ukraine”
“UNIAN”
“Ekonomichnie Izvestiya”
“Segodnia”
“OstroV’
“24” TV Channel
2. CO-PROJECTS
International organisations: European
Union in Ukraine, UNDP, Council of Europe,
OSCE, USAid, Universidad de Sivilia, IFC,
Disability Rights International, Hope
and Homes for Children, Partnership for
every child, International Renaissance
Foundation, Foundation “Auchan for
Youth”, Eptisa.
Ukrainian organisations: Institute for
Economics and Forecasting under
the NASU, Research Institute of
Financial Law, Institute of Tax Reform
(ITR NGO), “Rodyna” NGO, Ukrainian
Catholic University, project “One hope”,
Reanimation Package of Reforms,
“OPORA” Civil Network, Association of
Gas Producers of Ukraine, EIR Center,
Ukrainian League promote Hospice
and Palliative Care, Association of
Insurance Business, “MAMA-86”
NGO, NGO “Bureau of Environmental
Investigations”, NGO “Research Institute
on Legal Approximation”, International
Association “Environment-People-Law”,
NGO “Let’s make Ukraine clean”, All-
Ukrainian Public Association “National
Assembly of Persons with Disabilities”,
Early Intervention Institute, All-Ukrainian
Coalition on the Rights Protection of
Persons with Disabilities”, Construction
Chamber of Ukraine, TC 311 under the
MERT, ACF “Right to Defense”, VostokSOS,
KrymSOS, DonbassSOS, NGO “Center
for Social Action”, NGO “Center for Civic
Education “Almenda”, NGO “Center for
Employment of free people”, CF “Rokada”,
NGO “Crimean diaspora”, NGO “Center
for Civil Freedoms”, Donetsk regional
organization of All-Ukrainian non-
governmental organization “Committee
of Voters of Ukraine”, Human Rights
Information Centre, Coalition of patriotic
forces of Donbass, Donetsk Press Club
“Eidos”: Center of Political Studies and
Analysis, Public initiative of Lugansk, CF
“Svoi”, Humanitarian headquarters for
assistance to IDPs.
1. FINANCIAL
ISAR “Unity”
DLA Piper
EBRD
UNDER CONSIDERATION:
UN Development Programme in Ukraine
The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting
You can also support the activity of ISER by
transferring funds to the Institute’s account.
Receiver: NGO “Institute for Social and Economic
Research” (“ISER, NGO”). EDRPOU: 39867470.
Account 26007570403300, UAH, MFO 351005,
PJSC “UkrSibbank”. The purpose of Payment:
Voluntary irretrievable financial support for the
statutory activity