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Government
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page contains links and information on Non-African Governmental
and Government-sponsored Science and Technology Agencies, Policy
Research Institutes and Think Thanks.
| Thai Ministry
of Science, Technology and Environment |
The Thai Ministry of Science, Technology
and Environment manages and manipulates science,
technology, energy, natural resources, and environment. It also actively
promotes and embraces the relevant S&T activities to be key factors
for agricultural, industrial, trade and service development.
http://www.moste.go.th
| Philippines
Department of Science and Technology |
The Philippines Department of Science
and Technology is the premiere science and technology body in
the country. It is charged with the twin mandate of providing central
direction, leadership and coordination of all scientific and technological
activities, and of formulating policies, programs and projects to
support national development.
http://www.dost.gov.ph
| Technology
Administration |
Technology Administration (TA) is a US. federal agency working
to maximize technology's contribution to America's economic growth.
TA has three agencies - the Office of Technology Policy (OTP), the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS).
http://www.ta.doc.gov
| Center
of Excellence for Sustainable Development |
The Center of Excellence
for Sustainable Development is a project of the U.S. Department
of Energy that offers a host of useful information to explain the
concept of sustainable development. It includes overview articles,
slide shows, links to other sources of information, recommended books
and videos, and educational materials and programs that can help any
community in its sustainable development efforts.
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov
| Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education |
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is a U.S.
Department of Agriculture-funded initiative that works to increase
knowledge about -- and help farmers and ranchers adopt -- practices
that are economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible. The
Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) is the communications
and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
(SARE) program. SAN is dedicated to the exchange of scientific and
practical information on sustainable agriculture systems using a variety
of printed and electronic communications tools.
http://www.sare.org
| United
States Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service |
United States Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service
(FAS) has the primary responsibility for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
overseas programs -- market development, international trade agreements
and negotiations, and the collection of statistics and market information.
It also administers USDA's export credit guarantee and food aid programs
and helps increase income and food availability in developing nations
by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic growth.
http://www.fas.usda.gov
| US Department
of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library Technology Transfer
Center |
US Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Library Technology
Transfer Center helps to promote the rapid conversion of federally-developed
inventions into commercial products by "getting the results of
research into the hands of those individuals and organizations who
can put it into practical use."
http://www.nalusda.gov/ttic/ttic.html
AfricaLink provides technical assistance in Africa to USAID partner
networks of scientists and policy makers. It supports USAID programs
in agriculture, natural resource management, and the environment by
assisting USAID's partner networks in Africa with access to information
technologies and with effective information management.
http://www.info.usaid.gov/regions/afr/alnk/welcome.html
| United
States Agency for International Development Famine Early Warning
System |
The United States Agency
for International Development Famine Early Warning System (FEWS)
is a multi-disciplinary project that provides sub-national information
to decision makers about potential famine situations, allowing them
to authorize timely initiatives to prevent famine outbreaks.
http://www.usaid.gov/fews/fews.html
LearnLink is a project of the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID) that is operated by the Academy for Educational Development
(AED). LearnLink helps to bridge the digital divide in Africa by working
with NGOs in Ghana and Benin, and with Ministry of Education teacher
training institutions in Morocco, Namibia and Uganda, to help develop
African models for greater participation in the global knowledge society
and economy.
http://www.aed.org/news/LearnLink.html
| Office
of Technology Assessment |
The Office of Technology Assessment
provided congressional committees with analyses of emerging, difficult,
and often highly technical issues. Services included major assessment
reports, background papers, briefings, and testimony. OTA explored
complex issues involving science and technology, helped Congress identify
policy options, and provided foresight about new developments that
could have important implications for future federal policy. The
OTA is closed in 1995. Below are two sites that archive its documents.
http://www.ota.nap.edu
http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota
| Central
African Regional Program for the Environment |
The Central African Regional Program
for the Environment (CARPE) is a long-term initiative by USAID
to address the issues of deforestation and biodiversity loss in the
Congo Basin forest zone, in the middle of the African continent.
http://carpe.umd.edu
| United
States National Science Foundation |
The United States National Science Foundation
(NSF) is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting
science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion
per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science
and engineering.
http://www.nsf.gov
| National
Science Foundation - Policy Office |
The National
Science Foundation - Policy Office is responsible for developing,
implementing and issuing proposal, award and acquisition policy for
the programs of the National Science Foundation and is available to
assist you with questions involving policy related issues.
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/cpo/policy/start.htm
| United
States National Institute for Standards and Technology |
The United States National Institute
for Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the U.S. Department
of Commerce's Technology Administration that strengthens the U.S.
economy and improves the quality of life by working with industry
to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
http://www.nist.gov
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