The goal of the Open Society Forum is to provide the physical and virtual space for high-quality policy research and analysis, broad public access to information resources about policies, laws, and regulations, and a venue for public engagement in the policy formulation and implementation monitoring processes. The work of Open Society Forum is organized under three broad thematic areas: Governance, Social, and Economic. As a general approach, issues are addressed, depending on their nature and complexity, under one or more of the following mechanisms:

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Public Fora & Conferences

• Local, sub-national, and national gatherings (conferences/workshops/seminars) will be organized around open society themes in order to encourage broad public involvement in the discussions and the outcomes.
• On an annual basis, an international event will be organized to feature an important global, regional or national issue. Participants will include an array of recognized national and international experts in a given field.; Papers will be published and disseminated widely.

• A public policy fellows program will be established for Mongolian and foreign analysts and experts in selected fields to build a cadre of professionals likely to support and promote open society values in the future.  Policy fellows will be expected to spend from three to six months pursuing their fields of research, all of which will be directly related to the priorities of the Open Society Forum.
• Other research initiatives will be undertaken/commissioned/supported to fill gaps in knowledge or summarize existing research. 

• An information clearinghouse and library will be established as an integral part of the Open Society Forum to facilitate the work of policy fellows, researchers, policy-makers, academics, civil society organizations, and the general public.
• A convenient one-stop Open Society Forum portal gateway will be established in Mongolian and English languages to facilitate access to latest Open Society Forum news, information, policy research, and a host of additional online information.  The portal will also include online discussion fora, e.g., message boards and discussion rooms, etc.

• A series of policy publications will be developed.  These will include regular and occasional papers, executive summaries of research papers produced by resident fellows, as well as a quarterly policy journal.
• Branded television and radio programs will be launched to foster open and informed discussion of issues, and to broaden public awareness.

Pilot Projects & Demonstrations

• Experiments, pilot projects, and demonstrations that will support further understanding, development or implementation of policy recommendations that emerge from the Open Society Forum.  These activities will likely be time-bound, narrowly-focused efforts carried out by either the Foundation itself or third parties.

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