Espacio Público is an independent think tank, formed by professionals of excellence, which seeks to contribute to the construction of a more fair, inclusive, transparent and democratic society, in order to achieve a sustainable development that benefits all people in Chile and the continent.
OUR VALUES
Impact and influence
Our work is aimed at generating relevant and concrete transformations in our society. At the same time, we seek to involve citizens in the construction of a shared vision of the country.
Independence
We are fully independent from the different political and economic sectors or groups of interest related to the issues we address.
Rigorousness
We have developed a work committed to high technical standards, making rigorous use of existing literature and evidence and also generating new reflections and evidence.
Transparency
We work with high international and transversally validated standards to offer full transparency regarding our operation, financing and studies.
Shared and conscious development approach
Our work and proposals are aimed at generating fair and democratic societies. We believe in the need to move towards sustainable economic and social development, while ensuring that the results benefit all people, respecting diversity, and being aware of its impact on our environmental and social setting.
Broad vision
We understand that developing a good public policy not only implies providing quality technical responses to social problems, but also making complex political and socio- cultural decisions. Because of this, our work takes into account different visions, promoting dialogue and agreements to make our proposals viable. We also seek to integrate diverse perspectives and a multidisciplinary approach.
Collaboration
We want our work to represent relevant concerns for citizens, and the generation of proposals to reflect the collaborative work of experts, users, civil society, academia and the public sector. Thus, we seek to be a true “public space” where people can meet and share knowledge.
Our projects and research focus on improving the design and implementation of public policies, and we develop them by promoting a quality debate (convening different actors to dialogue), working with high methodological standards, involving citizens and influencing authorities and decision makers to set the direction and priorities of the public agenda.
For several years we have been recognized for our contribution to public policies in Chile and the region, and also as one of the most transparent think tanks in terms of funding, both in national rankings and by international organizations such as Transpirify.