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AccessAsia, the first clearinghouse to track the expertise and current research of specialists on policy-related issues in Asia, was established by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) in 1990. The project currently tracks over 3,000 leading academic, government, and private-sector specialists on Asia, making it the only resource of its kind. AccessAsia makes its findings available at no charge in an online searchable database.
In cooperation with the International House of Japan and with the support of the Center for Global Partnership (CGP) of the Japan Foundation, the Microsoft Corporation, the Freeman Foundation, and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, NBR has joined with other major research and exchange institutions throughout Asia, North America, and Europe to form the AccessAsia Global Consortium. Consortium members track policy-relevant Asia specialists and their current research worldwide and submit this data to NBR. The result is a remarkable database that aims at providing a comprehensive, worldwide source for expertise on contemporary Asia.
AccessAsia Global Consortium Member Institutions
Australia,
Research
School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University
Canada, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Bangladesh, Centre for Policy Dialogue
China, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Germany, Institut für Asienkunde
Indonesia, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Japan, The International House of Japan Inc.
Korea, Center for International Studies, Seoul National
University
The Netherlands, International Institute for Asian
Studies, Leiden University
The Philippines, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies
Taiwan, Institute for International Relations, National
Chengchi University
Thailand, Institute of Security and International
Studies, Chulalongkorn University
United Kingdom, Centre for the Study of
Globalisation & Regionalisation, University of Warwick
United States, The National Bureau of Asian Research
The AccessAsia Global Consortium Vision Statement
The need for expertise and research on
contemporary Asian-Pacific affairs has expanded enormously in recent years as a
consequence of major international developments including the end of the Cold War, new
security considerations, rapid economic growth, globalization of information and capital,
and new multilateral institutions such as APEC. To address the international need for
understanding these developments, leading scholars from the Asia-Pacific and Europe met in
Seattle on the initiative of the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) on November
10-11, 1995, and agreed to cooperate in forming an international consortium of
institutions. This consortium will establish a global database of specialists and ongoing
research on contemporary Asia by building on the NBR project AccessAsia and other national
data collection efforts.
This vision of an integrated network of institutions and a global system for tracking
expertise and research will serve several long-term purposes. It will facilitate
international collaboration on important projects and enhance capacity for analyzing
urgent Asian-Pacific policy issues. In addition, it will make expertise and research
available to a much larger, international clientele: academic institutions, policy
communities, and multinational business. In sum, our vision is to form the global source
of information on Asia specialists and their work.
Contact Information:
AccessAsia
The National Bureau of Asian Research
1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1600
Seattle, Washington 98161
206-632-7370 Phone
206-632-7487 Fax