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The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC; ) is a
statutory agency A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example reg ...
of
Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. ...
of the Republic of China (
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
) for the promotion and funding of academic research, development of science and technology and science parks. NSTC is a member of Belmont Forum.


History

The NSTC was originally established as the National Council on Science Development on 1 February 1959. In 1967, it was renamed to National Science Council (NSC; ). The NSC became the Ministry of Science and Technology on 3 February 2014. Pursuant to the Act for Adjustment of Functions and Organizations of the Executive Yuan, as proposed by the
Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. ...
in March 2021, and approved by the Legislative Yuan in December 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology is to be reorganized as a ministry-level council named National Science and Technology Council starting 26 July 2022.


Organizational structure


Departments

* Department of Planning * Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development * Department of Engineering and Technologies * Department of Life Sciences * Department of Humanities and Social Sciences * Department of International Cooperation and Science Educations * Department of Foresight and Innovation Policies * Department of Academia-Industry Collaboration and Science Park Affairs


Offices

* Department of General Affairs * Department of Personnel * Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics * Department of Government Ethics * Department of Information Services * Legal Affairs Committee (Petitions and Appeals Committee) * Office of Congressional Relations


Bureau and Agencies

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Hsinchu Science Park The Hsinchu Science Park (HSP; ) is an industrial park established by the government of Taiwan on 15 December 1980. It straddles Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in Taiwan. History The idea of the establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park was ...
Bureau *
Central Taiwan Science Park The Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP; ) is an industrial park in Taiwan. The Central Taiwan Science Park opened in 2003. Around 53,000 people work in the park in 2022, which spans an area of 1,486 hectares. In 2021, Taiwan Semiconductor Manuf ...
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Southern Taiwan Science Park The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP; ) is a science park established by the government of Taiwan. It consists of Tainan Science Park and Kaohsiung Science Park , covering and , respectively. Overview The science park was first proposed at an ...
Bureau *
National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction The National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR; ) is the agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) serving as the technical adviser to the Executive Yuan on disaster prevention and reduction affairs. H ...
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National Applied Research Laboratories The National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs; ) is a research institution in Taiwan resulted from the combination of national laboratories into an independent nonprofit institute. It is located in Taipei. History NARLabs was establishe ...
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National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center The National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC; ) synchrotron radiation facility at the Hsinchu Science Park in East District, Hsinchu, East District, Hsinchu, Hsinchu City, Taiwan as the agency under the Ministry of Science and Techn ...


List of Ministers

Political Party:


Budget

The 2014 budget for NSTC is NT$44.043 billion, in which 79.6% is dedicated for support for academic research, 12.5% for promotion of national science and technology development and 7.9% for development of science parks.


Transportation

The NSTC building is accessible within walking distance South West from Technology Building Station of the
Taipei Metro Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
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See also

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Tsinghua Big Five Alliance National Tsing Hua University Scientific Research Industrialization Platform of Five Universities Alliance (; "Tsinghua Big Five Alliance") is a platform for industrialization of scientific research (industry-university alliance) supported by th ...
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Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. ...
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National Space Organization The National Space Organization (NSPO or NSO) is the national civilian space agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), part of the National Applied Research Laboratories under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan), ...
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Taiwan Ocean Research Institute The Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI; ) is the national marine science and technology institute of Taiwan. TORI is part of the National Applied Research Laboratories under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan). His ...
* Economy of Taiwan#Science


References


External links


Science & Technology Policy Research and Information Center (STPI)
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Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...