Simplify the following text for a Grade 16 native English-speaking person.
Original: It focuses its research on politics , culture , economy , education , environment , science and technology in Wales , with the aim of developing proposals for `` policy innovation and improvement '' and promoting new thinking on Welsh issues .
Simplified: It focuses its research on politics , culture , economy , education , environment , science and technology in Wales , with the aim of developing plans for `` policy innovation and improvement '' and promoting new thinking on Welsh issues .