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Shaping TomorrowThroughStrategic Foresight & Policy Research
A leading think tank specializing in research analysis, foresight studies and future training across the economy, foreign affairs and digital public infrastructure to inform evidence-based policy decisions.
Latest Publications
Latest commentary
Beyond Free Trade: Tariffs as Tools, Not Weapons
Institute For Future · 25 March 2025
Commentary
Rethinking Remittances: Breaking the Import Cycle
Institute For Future · 26 January 2020
Commentary
Nepal's Next Agenda: Building an Inclusive, Prosperous Economy
Institute For Future · 30 October 2017
Target policy sectors
Five policy sectors shaping the future
Economy
Growth, fiscal policy, trade, and livelihoods.
Governance
Institutions, federalism, public service delivery, and accountability.
Foreign Affairs
Diplomacy, security, and the shifting order among large powers.
Climate Change & Energy
Adaptation, hydropower, and a just energy transition.
Technology & AI
Digital public infrastructure, data governance, and AI's policy frontier.
Our core functions
We provide evidence to inform policy that leaves an impact.
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Policy Research & Dialogues
In-depth research and policy analysis on economic trends, foreign-policy implications, governance, climate change, and technology.
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Strategic Leadership
Capacity-building programmes for policymakers and professionals in emerging technologies and strategic planning.
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Foresight Analysis
Strategic foresight studies to anticipate the challenges and opportunities emerging across key policy sectors.
Foresight
Looking further than the next headline
Our foresight practice — scenario planning, trend forecasting, and risk assessment — does in the open what others bury: it asks what comes next, not only what just happened.
Who we work with
Collaborators & Partners
Dialogues & events
What we're convening
Coming soon
Himalayan Sanctuary Fellowship Program
Institute For Future and the Asian School of Governance (ASG) have signed an MoU to develop the Himalayan Sanctuary Fellowship Program, equipping graduate students to design impact-first investment instruments for the energy transition.
18 August 2026
AI & Energy: The New Architecture of Emerging Economies
Kathmandu, Nepal
Technology & AIAI is pushing electricity demand up sharply just as emerging economies decide how to build their grids. Brian Wong, Professor at the University of Hong Kong and Bibek Raj Kandel, Fellow at Asia Global Institute (AGI) on what that means for Nepal - energy-rich, capital-scarce, and deciding whether clean power becomes an industrial asset or just an export.
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