Building on the achievements of the previous years, the Institute continues to bring policy research nearer to policymakers with much vigor in 2003. With the Institute at the helm, the entire research community in the country celebrated the first nationwide observance of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). The cooperation and participation of government and academic institutions prove that policy research is positively alive in both the private and public institutions with the government providing the much needed encouragement to complete the picture.