Vietnam: NISTPASS - National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies
The National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies (NISTPASS) was established in 1996 through a merger of two predecessors. Affiliated with the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), it is tasked with…
Italien: ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Starting as the National Committee for Nuclear Research CNRN in 1960, the Italian Parliament changed CNRN into CNEN (National Committee for Nuclear Energy) in 1960, this being followed by another change into the former National Committee for research…
SFIC - Strategieforum für Internationale Wissenschafts- und Technologiekooperation
Das Strategieforum für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Wissenschaft und Technologie (SFIC) trägt zur Internationalisierung des Europäischen Forschungsraums bei. Die EU-Kommission, die EU-Mitgliedstaaten und die zum EU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm…
Neuseeland: UNZ - Universities New Zealand
Universities New Zealand (UNZ) is the peak body for New Zealand's eight universities. It was established under the Education Act 1961 as the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee. Since 2010 it has operated as Universities New Zealand, a statutory…
Finnland: Business Finland (vormals TEKES Nationale Technologieagentur)
Business Finland is the Finnish innovation funding, trade, investment, and travel promotion organization, headquartered in Helsinki. Business Finland is fully owned by the Finnish Government.
Business Finland was created in 2018 through a merger of…
Tschechische Republik: GA CR - Czech Science Foundation
Grantová agentura Ceské republiky (Czech Science Foundation / Tschechische Wissenschaftsstiftung) GACR was founded in 1993 by the Czech government as an independent research funding organization with two main goals:
- To fund basic (frontier) research…
Tschechische Republik: TA CR - Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (Technologická agentura ČR) is an organizational unit of the state that was founded in 2009 by the Act No. 130/2002 Coll. on the support of research, experimental development and innovation. The creation…
Finnland: Sitra - Finnish Innovation Fund
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund is an independent public fund which under the supervision of the Finnish Parliament promotes the welfare of Finnish society. Sitra’s responsibilities have been stipulated in law.
Since its establishment, Sitra’s…
Finnland: Technology Industries of Finland
Technology Industries of Finland is the lobbying organisation for technology industry companies. The technology industry makes up 50 percent of Finnish exports and 80 percent of research and development investment in the private sector. The sector…
