THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INNOVATION, INC. (ISEI) SHALL BE: CONDUCTING RELATED RESEARCH, ORGANIZING ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. THE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. CONDUCT RELATED RESEARCH. THE RESEARCH WILL CONCENTRATE ON INNOVATIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY, REFINE EXISTING PRACTICES AND DEVELOPS POWERFUL TOOLS TO BEAR IN SOLVING THE MOST PRESSING SOCIAL CHALLENGES IN LESS DEVELOPED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THE RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION WILL DEVELOP EXPERTISE ON SOCIETY-WIDE PROBLEMS ON A WIDER SCALE AND USE A COMBINATION OF ACADEMIC AND PRACTICAL METHODS, WITH COLLABORATION BETWEEN BUSINESS ENTITIES AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE RESEARCH AGENDA OF ISEI IS WIDE RANGING INCLUDING, (1) BIG DATA AND ITS APPLICATION IN GOVERNANCE; (2) AI FOR OPEN SOCIETY; (3) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY, B. ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. ISEI WILL ROUTINELY ORGANIZE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SYMPOSIUMS AND FORUMS THAT ARE