The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba (), also known as CITMA, is the

Cuban government Cuba has had a socialist political system since 1959 based on the "one state – one party" principle. Cuba is constitutionally defined as a Marxist–Leninist state. The present Constitution of Cuba, which was passed in a 2019 referendum, also ...

ministry which oversees state politics in matters of

science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, scie ...

environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

and the usage of

nuclear energy Nuclear energy may refer to: *Nuclear power, the use of sustained nuclear fission or nuclear fusion to generate heat and electricity *Nuclear binding energy Nuclear binding energy in experimental physics is the minimum energy that is required t ...

. Its headquarter is in a building of ''Calle Línea'', a street of central

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next to the Malecón, and part of

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, a ward of the

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History

It was founded in 1994, as successor of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. The current minister,

Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya (born November 20, 1960) is a Cuban politician of the Communist Party of Cuba. In 2012 she became Cuba's Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment. Life Pérez Montoya was born in 1960. She is a scientist w ...

, in office from 2012, was preceded by José Miguel Miyar Barruecos, minister from March 2009 to March 2012.Article
on '' Granma''

Functions

CITMA promotes

environmental policy Environmental policy is the commitment of an organization or government to the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues. These issues generally include air and water pollution, waste management, ecosystem ...

and

scientific research The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century (with notable practitioners in previous centuries; see the article history of scientific ...

, as the peaceful usage of nuclear energy, in a coherent integration and coordinated way to contribute to the sustainable development of the state. Besides the common attributions to all the organisms of the central administration of the state, it has the following attributions and specific functions: *Propose and evaluate the strategy and the scientific and technological policies in correspondence with the economic and social development of the country, establishing the objectives, priorities, lines and programs that correspond and direct and control their execution. *Direct and control the process of preparation, execution and evaluation of scientific research and technological innovation programs. *Promote and facilitate the participation of the

scientific community The scientific community is a diverse network of interacting scientists. It includes many " sub-communities" working on particular scientific fields, and within particular institutions; interdisciplinary and cross-institutional activities are als ...

in the development and evaluation of science and technology strategies and policies. *Propose the strategy and policies to follow for the process of developing the plan and the budget for science and technological innovation in accordance with the approved priorities. *Direct, coordinate and control the process of integration of scientific, technological, productive and other factors; in the generation and usage of scientific-technical knowledge, through scientific centres and other forms of integration related to prioritized activities.

Agencies

This Cuban ministry delegates its functions to numerous agencies, centers and institutions related to its management area, among which are: *

Environment Agency The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1996 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and en ...

(''Agencia de Medio Ambiente'', AMA) * Center for Information, Management and Environmental Education (''Centro de Información, Gestión y Educación Ambiental'', CIGEA) * Institute of Geophysics and Astronomy (''Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía'', IGA) * Institute of Tropical Geography (''Instituto de Geografía Tropical'', IGT) * Institute of Meteorology (''Instituto de Meteorología'', INSMET) * Center of Inspection and Environmental Control (''Centro de Inspección y Control Ambiental'', CICA) * National System of Protected Areas of Cuba (''Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Cuba'', SNAP)

References

External links

CITMA official websiteCITMA on healthresearchweb.org
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History

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