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The International
Agency for Source Country Information (abbreviated to IASCI) is
registered in the Republic of Austria. IASCI is politically
independent, non-partisan and wholly impartial. Its
activities are exclusively non-profit in nature. The Agency has its
legal seat in Breitenfurt bei Wien, Austria and operates in the whole of
Austria as well as abroad.
The purpose of
IASCI is to provide direct support to its Members and Partners by
the carrying out of primary-source, field-based, and specialist research
of a factual nature. Such factual information is to be gained within
identified states and regions, and exclusively from official sources
within the public domain. All IASCI activities are to be carried out in
full agreement with the states and regions of interest, and in complete
accordance with all relevant legal regulations of said states. The
purposes include:
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To establish and
operate, on a non-profit basis, specialized facilities and
procedures to research and obtain, process and edit, and thereafter,
transmit, information to Members and Partners.
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To support
developmental projects of the Members and Partners of the Agency
with informational support, as well as provide capacity building to
local structures and entities within the relevant states and
regions.
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To support and
increase the effectiveness of socio-political projects of the
Members and Partners of the Agency by means of national and
international cooperation.
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To assess,
coordinate and prepare for future information requirements of the
Members and Partners by means of conferences, seminars, as well as
the carrying out of feasibility studies and field missions.
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To provide ongoing
monitoring of specific developmental and socio-political projects of
the Members and Partners of the Agency.
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To provide ongoing
training to the Members and Partners of the Agency, as well as their
respective staff members, to facilitate access and utilization of
the information researched, processed and forwarded by IASCI.
Under the following
links, you can download the original statutes in German language, as
well as an unofficial translation into English:
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International Agency for Source Country Information