The Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) was established in 2022 to conduct interdisciplinary, comparative research on innovative practices in policy and governance that can strengthen societal resilience in the Asia Pacific. CAPRI is based both in Taipei and at the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia. As a nongovernmental, nonpartisan, international organization, CAPRI’s current work focuses on identifying and meeting challenges to resilience at the intersection of health, economic growth, and environmental sustainability, particularly in the high-income societies of the region. CAPRI’s vision is to become a leading international think tank that promotes global discourse and provides Asia-Pacific perspectives on improving governance and addressing these challenges. CAPRI’s mission is to provide informed and insightful policy analysis to governments, academic and business leaders, the news media, civil society organizations, and the informed public in the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide. CAPRI’s initial funding in Taiwan has been provided by some of Taiwan’s leading corporations and philanthropists. Initial funding in the United States has been provided through a gift to the Miller Center by Taiwan’s representative office in Washington, DC. CAPRI’s founding board of directors includes policy analysts as well as corporate and civic leaders from Europe, Taiwan, and the United States, and it is chaired by CAPRI’s founder Professor Syaru Shirley Lin, a former partner at Goldman Sachs and a faculty member at the University of Virginia, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

The Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) was established in 2022 to conduct interdisciplinary, comparative research on innovative practices in policy and governance that can strengthen resilience in the Asia Pacific. CAPRI is based both in Taipei and at the Miller Center of Public Affairs of the University of Virginia (UVa). As a nongovernmental, nonpartisan, international organization, CAPRI’s current work focuses on meeting challenges to resilience at the intersection of health, economic growth, technology, and environmental sustainability, particularly in the high-income societies.

CAPRI’s vision is to become a leading international think tank that promotes global discourse and provides Asia-Pacific perspectives on improving governance and addressing major policy challenges. It does so in several ways. First, CAPRI undertakes objective policy research on best practices in policy and governance, drawing on both its own staff and on a global network of nonresident fellows. Second, CAPRI convenes policymakers, scholars, and industry leaders in global and regional forums to discuss both policy challenges and their most promising solutions. Finally, CAPRI achieves policy impact through engagement with influential leaders across societies and sectors using a variety of formats and media and cultivating research talent focused on the Asia Pacific as the next generation of leaders.

Press release (May 25, 2022): Establishment of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation Announced at Davos