The state-run Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) continues to be recognized in international think tank rankings for its outstanding public policy research, analysis, engagement and impact. In the 2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Report and Policy Advice of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania, PIDS ranked 40th and 79th on the list of the world`s best social policy think tanks and development think tanks, respectively. The Go To Think Tanks index is a comprehensive ranking of the world`s top think tanks and has been described as the insider`s guide to global marketplace of ideas. For its latest rankings, 6,603 think tanks from 182 countries were invited or nominated to participate in the process.
