ITIC is sponsored by many of the world’s leading multinational corporations, professional firms and financial institutions. Sponsors recognize the tremendous value added by ITIC in the countries in which they operate, through the promotion of an environment that welcomes business. Sponsorship is structured into two streams; support for ITIC’s general program, publications and scheduled events through a general sponsorship, and support for specific research programs which focus on a particular topic and/or region. The latter is done through the regional programs where ITIC conducts a series of research programs, meetings and conferences supported by a group of sponsors who see direct tangible benefits to their local subsidiaries operating in the focus country or region.