Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, abbreviated DSIR was the name of several British Empire organisations founded after the
1923 Imperial Conference
The 1923 Imperial Conference met in London in the autumn of 1923, the first attended by the new Irish Free State. While named the Imperial Economic Conference, the principal activity concerned the rights of the Dominions in regards to determinin ...
to foster intra-Empire trade and development.
*
, a department of the British Government responsible for the organisation, development and encouragement of scientific and industrial research
*
, a now-defunct government science agency in New Zealand, founded in 1926 and broken into
Crown Research Institutes
In New Zealand, Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) are corporatised Crown entities charged with conducting scientific research. In January 2025, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced plans to merge the existing crown research institutes into ...
in 1992
*
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (India)
The Ministry of Science and Technology is the Indian government ministry charged with formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to science and technology in India.
Organisation
The ministry includes the fo ...
See also
*
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency that is responsible for scientific research and its commercial and industrial applications.
CSIRO works with leading organisations arou ...
the parallel organisation in Australia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Department Of Scientific And Industrial Research
Government agencies by type
Former disambiguation pages converted to set index articles