Independent Administrative Institution
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The IAI are semi-governmental organizations. They are regulated by the Basic Law on Reforming Government Ministries of 1998. There are about 100 IAIs.[2]
IAIs employ management methods of private-sector corporations. Each IAI has autonomy in operations and in budgeting.