Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester
http://idpm.man.ac.uk/crc

The CRC was initially established as a Development Research Centre, with funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), within the Institute for Development Policy and Management at the University of Manchester. It undertakes research that evaluates the ways in which regulation and competition processes work in markets and organizations in the public and private sectors in developing countries. The activities of CRC in the field of competition and regulation are also supported by funds from other sources including the British Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the World Bank.

Funding from DFID enables CRC to operate as a partnership with seven internationally recognized research institutions in Africa and Asia to provide research and to contribute to the development of capacity building relating to regulation and competition. CRC also works in this field with five research institutions in China and has numerous associations with individuals and institutions around the world.

The IPS has had working relationships with the CRC from the inception and has undertaken many research projects. (For recent projects, refer Applying Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) in Sri Lanka)

Learning Initiatives on Reforms for Network Economies (LIRNEasia)
http://lirneasia.net

LIRNEasia is a regional ICT policy and regulation capacity building entity, incorporated in 2004 as a non-profit organization under Section 21 of the Companies Act No.17 of 1982. LIRNEasia is the Asian affiliate of LIRNE.NET, a collaboration among leading universities in Denmark, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom .

LIRNEasia's mission is to improve the lives of the people of Asia; by making it easier to use the information and communication technologies that they need; by changing the laws, policies and regulations to enable those uses; by building Asia-based human capacity through research, training, consulting and advocacy.

IPS is involved with LIRNEasia in many research projects and one of which is the development of a national early warning system for Sri Lanka. (For recent projects with LIRNEasia, refer Diversifying Participation in the Different Elements of Network Development: Replicating the Grameen Bangladesh Model?

World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/

The IPS has got involved with the World Bank in many research projects and is currently working on the project, Effective States and Engaged Societies: Sri Lanka Case Study (under the Industry, Public Enterprise Reform and Regulatory Policy Unit).