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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 Primary and secondary legislation, empowered or deleg ...
of
Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...
of the Republic of China (
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
) 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 (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...
in March 2021, and approved by the Legislative Yuan in December 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology was 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

*
Hsinchu Science Park The Hsinchu Science Park (HSP; ) is an industrial park complex that originated as one campus straddled Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Chunan and Tongluo, later expanded to cover six campuses across Taiwan. It was established by the government of ...
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 Manu ...
Bureau *
Southern Taiwan Science Park The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP; ) is a science park established by the government of Taiwan and straddles in Southern Taiwan. Overview The science park was first proposed at an Executive Yuan meeting on 1 July 1993, and the Southern Taiw ...
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. ...
*
National Applied Research Laboratories The National Institutes of Applied Research (NARLabs; ) is a research institution in Taiwan resulted from the combination of national laboratories into an independent nonprofit institute. It is located in Taipei. In 2025, it renamed to National ...
* National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center *
Taiwan Space Agency Taiwan Space Agency (abbreviated TASA), formerly the National Space Organization (NSPO) from 1991 to 2023, is the national civilian space agency of Taiwan, under the auspices of the National Science and Technology Council (Taiwan), National Sci ...


Schools

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National Experimental High School At Hsinchu Science Park National Experimental High School At Hsinchu Science Park (NEHS; ), situated near the Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan, is a public, coeducational school (pre-primary-12). Founded in August 1983, the school was proposed by the founder of the Science ...
* National Experimental High School At Central Taiwan Science Park * National Nanke International Experimental High School * National Experimental High School At Chiayi Science Park * National Experimental High School At Pingtung Science Park * National Experimental High School At Kaohsiung Science Park


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 Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...
.


Previous logos

File:ROC National Science Council Logo.png, Logo of National Science Council (Before 2 March 2014) File:ROC Ministry of Science and Technology Logo.svg, Logo of Ministry of Science and Technology (Between 3 March 2014 and 6 November 2017) File:ROC Ministry of Science and Technology Logo 2017.svg, Logo of Ministry of Science and Technology (Between 7 November 2017 and 26 July 2022)


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 ...
*
Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive (government), executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China, amended constitution, the head of the Execut ...
*
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

* {{Coord, 25.0247, N, 121.5422, E, source:wikidata, display=title 1959 establishments in Taiwan Executive Yuan Funding bodies Government ministries of the Republic of China
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...