Name IM SOKTHY
Date of Birth 3 February 1980
Place of Birth Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sex Male
Nationality Cambodian
Marital status Single
HOME ADDRESS No 112EP, Street 173, Toul Svay Prey I, Chamcarmon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
OFFICE ADDRESS Ministry of Economy and Finance, St.92, Sangkat Wat Phnom,Khand Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2000-02

 Masters’ degree in economics, Royal Academy of Cambodia, Cambodia

1996-2000

 Bachelor of Business Administration, National Institute of Management, Cambodia

1993-99

 High School Certificate, Toul Tom Poung High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

OTHER TRAINING

2005

 Project Management, Singapore International Business Institute, Cambodia

2004

 Short course training on International Politics and Economics for CLMV countries, International Institute of Public Management, University of Malaya, Malaysia, May-June 2004

GOVERNMENT POSITIONS

Present-
  • Research Officer, Royal Academy of Cambodia
  • Member of Secretariat, Supreme National Economic Council

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

NA

WORKING EXPERIENCE

2007 Executive Director, Open Forum of Cambodia
2006 Local Administration Advisor, Partnership for Local Governance, a project of United Nations Development Programme to support Seila’s decentralization and de-concentration reforms.
2004-2005
  • Area Coordinator, Commune Council Support Project
  • Program Coordinator, Commune Council Support Project
2003 Project Coordinator, Open Forum of Cambodia

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

  1. Commune Council Support Project. October-December 2007: Documentation of Case Study on Commune Councils.
  2. Commune Council Support Project. August-September 2007: NGO Network on Decentralization and De-concentration.

LANGUAGES

Mother tongue: Khmer
Foreign Languages: English

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Institute of Human Resource Development

2003

 Micro-economics
Economics and Finance Institute

2004

 Macro-economics

2008

 Macro-economics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Decentralization, fiscal management, ASEAN integration, Private sector development and investment climate in Cambodia,

MEDALS AND DISTINCTIONS

N/A

PUBLICATIONS

Dissertation

  • Im Sokthy. 2002. Tax Reforms in Cambodia. (Masters’ degree dissertation. Royal Academy of Cambodia. Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

Book

  • Im Sokthy, et all. 2005. Partnership of Civil Society in Decentralization and De-concentration Framework. Phnom Penh. (Khmer Language)
  • Im Sokthy. 2007. Case Studies of Commune Councils: Documentation of Unique Practices. Phnom Penh. (Khmer and English Language)

Policy Papers

NA

Conference Papers

  • Im Sokthy (2008). Citizen’s Participation in Local Governance: The Roles of Civil Society Organizations. Presented at CCSP Lecture Series on 18 February 2008.
  • Im Sokthy (2005). Commune Council and Service Delivery: Challenges and Prospects. Presented at in 8th Socio-Cultural Congress on Cambodia, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 2005.
  • Im Sokthy (2004). Cambodia and ASEAN: Issues and Challenges, INPUMA, Malaysia. Presented at Training Course on International Politics and Economics for CLMV countries, International Institute of Public Management, University of Malaya, Malaysia, June 2004.
  • Im Sokthy (2003). Copyright: New Environment for Cambodia’s Economy. Presented at 6th Socio-Cultural Congress on Cambodia, Royal University of Phnom Penh, November 2003.

Hobbies

Badminton and table tennis