1. Institute for Development and
Social Initiatives “Viitorul”
Knowledge creating
development
Address and Contacts
Chisinau,
Republic of Moldova
10/1 Iacob Hincu Str.
Phone:(+373/22)221844
Fax: (+373/33) 24 57 14
Profile
IDIS “Viitorul” is a research, education and moral and intellectual support and advices invested a lot of efforts in contributing to
outreach organization which activates them regarding their future projects and the development of new policy options,
in the field of economic analysis, gover- initiatives. Consistent with this mission, IDIS generating policy dialogue and cross-secto-
nance, law, political sciences, strategic has forged several linkages between the rial communication. We undertake research
and organizational science. IDIS is also a academic and policy-making environments, and monitoring of targeted issues of public
common platform that brings together generating policy analysis and recommen- interest, plan and undertake publishing,
young intellectuals who are concerned with dations for various areas of public interest, organize wide-national, cross-regional
the success of transition towards the free creating and disseminating of the best and topical conferences on various issues
market and the open society. IDIS helps practices, good governance, and economic related to economic transition, liberalization
them to contribute with their energies, analysis. policies, free trade agreements, conflicts and
values and virtues, providing its logistic, Since its foundation, our Institute has rule-of-law institutions.

2. Affiliations
IDIS is today associated with several networks and
international organizations:
• PASOS (Policy Association of the Open Society)
• TPN (Transitional Policy Network)
• NISPAcee (The Network of Institutes and
Schools of Public Administration in Central and
Eastern Europe, Slovakia)
• NDRI (Network of Democracy Research
Institutes).
• EPIN (Economic Policy Institute Network of the
UNDP)
• ICBSS (International Centre for Black Sea
Studies)
• Stockholm Network
• Danish Development Research Network
• TRIALOG
Our
mission
To be a leading public policy institute essentially
contributing to the growth of independent thinking
environment, competitiveness of the Moldovan socie-
ty and economy, in a well-governed state, favorable to
educated citizenship.
Priority According to our institution strategy for 2009-2014, there are
three major areas in which IDIS “Viitorul” works:
Fields: (1) Modernisation and Europeanisation of the Public Sector;
(2) Strengthening a Functional Market Economy;
(3) Supporting the Emergence of a Competitive Society.

3. Target
The IDIS target beneficiaries include: municipal governments,
central governmental agencies, private business, think tanks,
audience:
accademia, and mass media outlets.
IDIS“Viitorul”consists from a number of integrated teams of experts, economic analysis and forecast, taxation and tax awareness of
with outstanding knowledge and expertise in the following fields: citizens, poverty reduction and other social policies.
Public Sector Department operates as a resource center, Competitive Society Department is specialized in social
training and research division of IDIS, implementing its main policy, civic education democratization, foreign and security
projects in the areas of legal protection of the municipalities, policy analysis, European integration, crisis management and
strategic planning and assistance provided to the associations early warning. The department’s experts perform research
of local authorities, lobbying and tutorials. in the thematic areas and advocate for reforms through
permanent consultations with stakeholders, conduct trainings
Functional Market Economy Department runs regular and organize civic participation campaigns.
Current projects:
• Increasing energy efficiency of Chi- of Slovak Republic Foundation
şinău and Sevastopol municipalities • Profiling pro-EU attitudes in Moldova • Preparing RM for a Comprehensive
based on existing positive experien- – Hanns Seidel Foundation Free Trade and Agreement with EU
ce – European Commission – Black Sea Trust for Regional Coope-
• Advanced political learning for new
• Assisting the authorities from UTAG leaders in Moldova – Hanns Seidel ration
in implementing the Strategy of De- Foundation • Building Effective Private – Public Di-
velopment Economy of Gagauzia alogue through a National Business
through concept DELTA-Moldova – • Monitoring and Auditing the Parlia-
ment in Moldova – Balkan Trust for Agenda – CIPE
LGI/OSI
Democracy • Intensification of the cooperation be-
• Campaigning for local change and tween the Customs Service of RM and
participation – Ministry of Foreign • Bringing to dialog state and civil
actors regarding the future of Mol- civil society on corruption prevention
Affairs of Czech Republic – East Europe Foundation
dovan social state – Friedrich Ebert
• European future of Chisinau Munici- Foundation
pality – Hanns Seidel Foundation
• Actions to support ETF activities in
• Strengthening Critical Thinking on RM in the areas of VET, Education and
Accelerating Conflict Resolution in Business Cooperation, and Mobili-
Moldova through Active Involvement ty Partnership – European Training
of International Actors – Soros Mol-
dova Foundation
• Stimulating debates on foreign poli-
cy at the level of experts and society.
Writing, editing and disseminating a
bulletin on foreign policy of RM – Soros
Moldova Foundation
• Paving the road towards visa-free tra-
vel between the Eastern Partnership
countries and EU member states –
LGI/OSI
• National Convention for European In-
tegration – Ministry of Foreign Affairs

4. Current expertise:
Macroeconomic and microeconomic studies
Agriculture and land relations
Energetic system, national and regional market
components
Monetary and fiscal policies
Study of the labour market, social relations
Policies on decentralization: status, role and
competences of local and sub-national authorities
Strategic planning: options and instruments for
local development
Analysis of state policies in school and university
education system Public-private partnerships institutionalization
Analysis of commercial and banking risks Politic analysis and voting behaviour
Quantitative and qualitative research of public Association management and training on advanced
opinion advocacy capacities
Consumer confidence on national and sector level Impact analysis of certain policies and
governmental decisions
IDIS products:
Economic Statewatch – provides analysis, forecasts and major sources of peril, mid and long term threats that have
early warnings to the Government and the public with challenged the political, social and economic life of the country,
respect to the economic trends and poverty developments in having largely domestic roots, and possible effects in the future.
Republic of Moldova. Social Monitor – quantitative and qualitative research on
Public Policies – periodical studies on key-issues for the the quality of life and components of social capital.
target audience, assisting political leaders to take intelligent Moldova’s Foreign Policy Statewatch - a series of brief
decisions. analyses, written by local and foreign experts, dedicated to the
Policy Briefs – periodical bulletins which outline the most topical subjects related to the foreign policy of Moldova,
rationale for choosing a particular policy alternative or course major developments in the Black Sea Region, cooperation
of action in a current policy debate. with international organizations and peace building activities
Early Warning Report – quarterly product that outlines the in the region.
Contact
Chisinau, 10/1, Iacob Hincu Str., 2009 MD, Republic of Moldova
Phone: (+ 373/22) 22 18 44. Fax: (+ 373/22) 24 57 14
E-mail: office@viitorul.org www.viitorul.org