CiC

CIC is an acronym used for a variety of organizations, laws, and terms across different fields. There is no single universally accepted meaning.

In government and public policy, the Central Information Commission of India is an autonomous body established under the Right to Information Act, 2005. It hears appeals and complaints concerning RTI requests and directs public authorities to disclose information, with the aim of promoting transparency and accountability in governance.

In finance, the China Investment Corporation is the sovereign wealth fund of the People's Republic of China, created in 2007 to diversify assets and manage a portion of the country’s foreign exchange reserves through global investments.

In international affairs and policy discussions in Canada, the Canadian International Council is a nonpartisan organization that promotes discussion and scholarship on foreign policy and international relations.

In biology, the CIC gene encodes the Capicua transcriptional repressor, a regulator involved in development and signaling pathways; alterations in its activity have been linked to developmental disorders and cancer in various organisms.

Other uses of the acronym include CIC Insurance Group, a Kenyan financial services company, and a number of smaller organizations, programs, or initiatives that adopt the CIC initials. Because CIC covers multiple domains, context is important for determining its specific meaning in any given instance.