IICA - Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

IICA has been established by the Indian Ministry of Corporate Affairs for capacity building and training in various subjects and matters relevant to corporate regulation and governance such as corporate and competition law, accounting and auditing issues, compliance management, corporate governance, business sustainability through environmental sensitivity and social responsibility, e-Governance and enforcement etc.

The Institute has been designed with an eye on the future to provide a platform for dialogue, interaction and partnership between governments, corporate, investors, civil society, professionals, academicians and other stake holders in the emerging 21st century environment which has characteristics like:

1. Uncertainty, accelerating pace of change and possible non- availability of long term anchors and reference points.
2. Sustainability and survival of the planet emerging as important factors in business decisions.
3. Ever increasing inter-dependence between nations, economies, societies, people and organizations.
4. Knowledge, technology, on-going learning, flexibility and innovation driving the business.
5. Substantive result oriented partnerships enable ability to establish efficient regulation and responsible business clarity.

The IICA has been setup with a flexible organizational structure with

1. Schools for teaching, training and capacity building in academic disciplines relevant to corporate regulation and functioning
2. Centers and Forums for interaction, innovation and experience sharing
3. A Think Tank for research, studies and policy advice to the government
4. Need-based expert groups, task forces and out-sourced projects
5. A Knowledge management system for continuous creation, collation and dissemination of knowledge and information
6. A network of global partnerships with government, institutions, corporate entities, academic and other institutions.