think tank

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18:55 Jan 22, 2010
English to Catalan translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Additional field(s): Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: think tank
Definition from NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS:
A think tank is an organization that sponsors research on specific problems, encourages the discovery of solutions to those problems, and facilitates interaction among scientists and intellectuals in pursuit of these goals. A public policy think tank explicitly focuses on government policies, usually for the purpose of improving those policies or creating viable alternatives.

Example sentence(s):
  • The 25 most media-prominent think tanks were cited 17 percent less in 2007 than they were the year before, FAIR’s annual survey of think tank citations found. The decline was felt across the board among centrist, conservative and progressive think tanks. FAIR
  • The Think Tank has already played an important role in defining priorities for HIV/AIDS policy formation on HIV/AIDS with in European Union and in its Neighbourhood. European Comission
  • In any event, we encourage you to GET INVOLVED, whether you set up your own NGO/think tank or donate some time and money to existing organizations. Romanian Think Tank
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5 +1equip d'especialistes
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equip d'especialistes


Definition from Wikipedia:
Un think tank és una institució investigadora o qualsevol altre tipus d'organització que ofereix consells i idees sobre assumptes de política, comerç i interessos militars. Sovint estan relacionats amb laboratoris militars, empreses privades, institucions acadèmiques, etc. Normalment aquest terme es refereix específicament a organitzacions on uns quants teòrics i intel·lectuals multidisciplinars elaboren anàlisis o recomanacions polítiques.

Example sentence(s):
  • Telefónica-UPC vol potenciar l'actuació de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya com un think tank, un equip d'especialistes que aporti propostes que potenciïn el desenvolupament de la societat de la informació, fent èmfasi especial en els àmbits de l'administració pública, l'educació, la productivitat i la sanitat. - UPC  
  • # A destacar: la Library Digital Initiative (hul.harvard.edu/ldi/) que és un programa de cinc anys amb els objectius de: * Crear la infrastructura tècnica per donar suport a l’adquisició, organització, accés i arxiu de materials digitals. * Formar un equip d’especialistes que puguin assessorar bibliotecaris i investigadors en l’entorn digital - CBUC  
  • ENTER és el Centre d’Anàlisi de la Societat de la Informació i les Telecomunicacions de l’E scola de Negocis IE. Lidera l’equip d’especialistes (think tank) espanyol en aquest camp, proporcionant informació, anàlisi i previsions des d’una perspectiva digital. - FOBSIC  

Explanation:
Un sinòm seria "equip de reflexió".

TERMCAT:
ca equip d'especialistes, m
ca equip de reflexió, m
fr équipe d'analystes
fr équipe de réflexion
fr groupe d'intellectuels
fr groupe de réflexion
fr groupe de spécialistes
en analytical team
en think tank
en think-in
Montse Ballesteros
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan

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