The Civil Initiatives Committee (CIC of KGI; Russian: Комитет гражданских инициатив; КГИ; Komitet grazhdanskikh initsiativ, KGI) is a liberal community of politicians, experts and public figures, positioning itself as a non-partisan association of professionals in key spheres of life (in economy, science, education, healthcare, culture) "around the idea of modernizing the country and strengthening democratic institutions". Created on April 5, 2012 by Alexei Kudrin and a number of other politicians and public figures "in order to determine and implement the best option for the country's development".